All Community articles – Page 4
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CommunityWelcome to the Lib Dem fringe
Health minister Mike O’Brien likes to include a gag in his speeches, so it was only a matter of time before the opposition health team got in on the act.
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Community
Give Gordon a duster
A former nurse on a recent visit to the prime minister’s Downing Street pad noted that the chandeliers, while very ornate, were rather dusty.
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Community
Nurses fess up on inefficiency
Productivity and efficiency may be the current buzzwords bandied around by the mandarins at the Department of Health - not forgetting quality, innovation and prevention as well of course - but what does the hard pushed frontline think?
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CommunityHumour academies
At an HSJ conference last week, a psychologist said NHS managers should try using their sense of humour to bond with staff.
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Community
Weak clean
The NHS has done much to change public perception of its cleanliness over the years - PEAT inspections, stringent hygiene codes enforced by the Healthcare Commission and the Care Quality Commission and “deep cleans” of wards. But somehow the message does not seem to be getting through.
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CommunityLookey-Likey: Ian Gilmore and Nick Hewer
Royal College of Physicians president Professor Ian Gilmore has been a regular face in the news recently thanks to his - as yet unsuccessful - calls for minimum pricing on alcohol.
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Community
Missing you
The DH’s top brass were up before the health select committee last week for their annual grilling on where a fifth of the total public spending goes.
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Community
Treasury whine
At a Number 10 reception for nurses last week, prime minister Gordon Brown was a suitably charming host - with one small exception.
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CommunityHSJ Offer - Free cinema tickets to see Astro Boy
Subscribers can get free cinema tickets to see the new film Astro Boy. Sign in now to claim your free tickets. Hurry, tickets are limited
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Community
Joint job advert
Having both the big NHS regulators without permanent chairs can’t be an ideal situation as a general election approaches, but every problem presents opportunities.
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Community
Election slip
Any brownie points earned by health secretary Andy Burnham during the Hoon-Hewitt plot to oust Gordon Brown were nearly lost when he appeared to give the election date away last week.
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CommunityExpletive tweeted
Conservative leader David Cameron was desperate not to slip up during a live webcast at the King’s Fund. He was answering questions submitted by the public via email and Twitter - despite having famously called users of the website a rude word during a radio interview last year.
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Community
Trilby hat
Spotted by End Game last week: NHS South West chief executive Sir Ian Carruthers and NHS QIPP lead Jim Easton messing around with a trilby hat in Mr Easton’s office.
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CommunityLookey-Likey: Nuffield Trust and the Village People
HSJ was surprised to come across a snap of a dodgy Village People tribute act on the Nuffield Trust’s website.
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CommunityHappy birthday, Mr Burnham
How would you rather celebrate your 40th birthday? A party? A day out with the family? Or a grilling from the health select committee?
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CommunityLove work?
The Daily Mail loves a good rant about greedy GPs and bungling NHS bosses, but could it inadvertently be harming its favourite type of reader - married couples?
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Community
Unhappy new year
January is always a gloomy month and the Department of Health seems determined to keep it that way.
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Community
Positive spin
While the NHS may be behind on implementing Maternity Matters, at least it is one step ahead when it comes to preparing for bad press.
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CommunityNutty boys
End Game believes that DH senior staff should be commended for their candid descriptions of the recession and impending public spending squeeze.