All Community articles – Page 10
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Off diary: another compliment down the toilet
At last week’s public accounts committee hearing on healthcare acquired infections, chair Edward Leigh treated NHS chief executive David Nicholson to a rare compliment.
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Tongue tied
Which political dynasty does shiny new health secretary Andy Burnham hail from?
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The Heartbreak Kid
The departure of Department of Health director general for commissioning and system management Mark Britnell has left hearts broken across the NHS, not least at the Care Quality Commission.
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Crime drama
Worried about crime? Never fear, the NHS Counter Fraud Service has swooped on a criminal network operating at the very heart of the health service.
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Snail porridge
Heston Blumenthal is the latest celebrity chef to revamp hospital menus, and is working on more “exciting” meals for older people.
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Hard knight
NHS and Department of Health bosses checking into their NHS Confederation conference accommodation should have taken note of its name - the Hard Day’s Night Hotel.
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Eye strain
Travel to the NHS Confederation conference from London was derailed by signalling faults.
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Running on empty
It seems the DH’s efforts to promote regional strategies are lost on NHS managers.
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Lookey Likey: Jim Easton and Vince Vaughn
A junior manager reckons NHS South Central chief executive Jim Easton is “absolutely identical” to Hollywood actor Vince Vaughn, star of countless New York rom-coms and Dodgeball: a true underdog story.
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NHS in pictures
The latest NHS and independent sector healthcare management pictures. Send your pictures to hsj.co.uk@emap.com
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Vexatious verbosity
Doctors and patients are perplexed by the lack of plain English used in NHS documents, according to delegates at a British Medical Association conference last week.
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Stoate's gloat
Despite bravely picking up the gauntlet from Monitor to ride to the rescue of scandal hit Mid Staffordshire foundation trust, interim chief executive Eric Morton was never going to get an easy ride in front of the Commons health committee last week.
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Food fight
Picture the scene: NHS Ayrshire and Arran is putting together a press release about its healthy catering service. The cafe has won the “coveted” Healthyliving Award Plus with a menu that uses less salt, more fibre and healthier types of oil, scribble the communications officers.
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Capitalist pigs
Labour may not have met all its manifesto pledges but thanks to swine flu, at least the party has achieved one long held, if unofficial, objective - the closure of Eton College.
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Lookey Likey: Barnett and Reeves
A number of readers have commented on the likeness between NHS Confederation chief executive Steve Barnett and comedian Vic Reeves.
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Bank to basics
Primary care trusts were unfazed when health select committee MPs slated their financial abilities earlier this year.
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Crystal balls
Patients will have leapt for joy now it is easier than ever to find a genuine crystal healer, as opposed to the phony sort.
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White noise
Hot on the heels of its advice on what to do if approached by a sneezing piglet in a sombrero, the Department of Health has issued tips on how to survive the impending heatwave.