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Member of 'Yorkshiregate' board to chair supertrust
A former Labour councillor and member of a regional health authority board which was collectively criticised by MPs over management failures has been appointed chair of the new pounds440m Leeds 'supertrust'.
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Food scare?
Food scare? Not everyone takes willingly to eating greens so dieticians and nurses at Halifax General Hospital dressed up as fruit and vegetables to get children interested in healthy eating. They were helping to promote national food awareness week (9-15 March), masterminded by the British Dietetic Association. Putting the message ...
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Bulletins challenge maternity care
The first of a series of health evidence bulletins for Wales has challenged common practice in maternity care. The bulletin on maternal and early child health says there is 'no evidence' that bedrest helps women at risk of miscarriage and that prescribing low-dose aspirin for women at risk of high ...
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Country's first health and social care trust proposed
Talks are underway to set up what could be the country's first mental health and social services trust.
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Mental health policy review details emerge
Details have emerged of the government's mental health policy review which suggest ministers are not turning their back on community care.
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Academic to replace Sir Duncan as head of HSMU
Former NHS chief executive Professor Sir Duncan Nichol is stepping down as director of a high-profile health services management unit - to be replaced by a more 'neutral' academic.
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11th-hour attempts to save HIV/AIDS centre
Last-ditch attempts to save a purpose-built centre for people with HIV and AIDS from being sold were being mounted this week.
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pounds500m cash boost brings total to pounds2bn
Chancellor Gordon Brown this week announced a pounds500m budget boost for the NHS and said it brought Labour's extra investment in health to around pounds2bn since coming to power.
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Opposition parties are 'disappointed'
Shadow health secretary John Maples said the extra pounds500m for the health service announced by chancellor Gordon Brown was 'disappointing'.
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Professional bodies praise moves to tackle poverty and ill health
The Association of Public Health welcomed the introduction of the working families tax credit, guaranteeing a minimum income for low-paid families, and the increase in child benefit by pounds2.50 a week .
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Managers' leaders welcome pounds500m but warn of longer-term problems
Managers' leaders greeted the extra pounds500m for the NHS as a vital 'first instalment' that would help them to tackle long-term waiting list problems.
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NURSES ARE TELLING US WHY THE GOING IS TOUGH
Two factors were missing from the otherwise excellent review of the current and predicted nursing shortage ('When the going gets tough', pages 28-31, 26 February).
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PLAIN ENGLISH ISN'T EASY WHEN JARGON SEEMS TO LEND CREDIBILITY...
Hilary Spiers is partly right ('Clarity begins at home', pages 28-30, 5 March). It is certainly a better solution to choose the right words from the beginning than translate from jargon. I am all for a culture that promotes this.
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...BUT HELP IS ON THE WAY WITH A NEW CENTRE FOR INFORMATION QUALITY...
As Hilary Spiers points out, supporting provision of clear information for patients is an important part of the patient partnership strategy. As part of that, the NHS Executive is funding the Centre for Health Information Quality.
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...AND WHILE IT'S A STRUGGLE AGAINST NOTIONS OF 'PROPER' WRITING...
Hilary Spiers poses an important question: why can those working in the NHS not use simple English? Over the past few years I have taught about 400 effective writing courses in various parts of the health service, and I am constantly having to fight the notion that anyone who uses ...
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...THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRUSTS TO RESEARCH BETTER COMMUNICATION
Your articles on communication and Jane Beenstock's feature ('In the clear', page 32, 12 February) are a timely reminder of the importance of this issue. There is far too little published work in this area.
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THERE IS A WAY BETWEEN DISTRICT GENERAL AND COTTAGE HOSPITAL...
I was interested to see the article on Kent and Canterbury Hospital (News, page 7, 26 February). Across the UK there are many proposals for reconfiguring acute services, and local communities are understandably concerned about the potential loss of their district general hospital. There are, however, successful and proven ways ...
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...BUT WE MUST EXPECT MAJOR CHANGES TO CREATE SOME LOCAL TENSION
As your news story and leader make clear, major reviews of hospital services do severely test the NHS's internal partnerships and do create tension between local NHS organisations.
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COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCILS STILL NEED TO RAISE THEIR POLITICAL PROFILE
I agree with Victoria West's letter (5 March). The Welsh white paper Putting Patients First, refers to community health councils a little more than the English version, but in no more positive terms.