All articles by Laura Donnelly – Page 5
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One damned thing after another
NEWS FOCUS: A West Midlands trust is the subject of CHI's most negative report to date.But will heads roll? Laura Donnelly reports
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Photo finish
NEWS FOCUS: Ken Williams fell on his sword when a picture of exposed bodies stored in Bedford Hospital's chapel of rest was published in the national press.He spoke exclusively to Laura Donnelly about the dark days that followed
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Out of sight, out of mind
NEWS FOCUS: Moves are being made to put prison health services on the straight and narrow.Laura Donnelly joined prison service director general Martin Narey on a visit to one prison struggling to turn its service around
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Bedford bodies in chapel photo was set up say security probe
The chief executive forced to step down over the 'bodies in the chapel' furore at Bedford Hospital trust has said his version of events has been vindicated by publication of a summary of a security report into the incident.
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Picking up the pieces
NEWS FOCUS: Shifting the Balance has appeared at last, showing how all the structural changes in the NHS 'jigsaw'fit together.Laura Donnelly compares the final cut with an earlier draft, leaked exclusively to HSJ
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Bristol report triggers tussle over blame for clinical failures
Key figures who played a management and supervisory role in paediatric care at Bristol Royal Infirmary were bracing themselves for a damning report as HSJ went to press.
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Off message
NEWS FOCUS: The departure of the DoH's communications director has led to accusations of ministerial control-freakery over media relations.Could this be a sign of things to come, asks Laura Donnelly
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Quiz - Test of faith
NEWS FOCUS: So there you are, trotting along as a modern and dependable manager.Thanks to the wonders of deed poll, reform is now your middle name. And suddenly, it turns out that there are alternatives to the one true faith. To offer a soupcon of light r
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Over my dead body
NEWS FOCUS: One of CHI's first reviews deals with the bodies-in-the-chapel 'scandal'. The man who paid the price, Ken Williams, talked exclusively to Laura Donnelly
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Off message
The departure of the DoH's communications director has led to accusations of ministerial control-freakery over media relations.Could this be a sign of things to come, asks Laura Donnelly It is almost exactly a month since Tony Blair said today would be polling day. In one fell swoop, the civil service ...
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Media chief quits over 'total' ministerial control
Department of Health communications director Helen McCallum has left her high-profile Whilehall job because of the 'frightening level of ministerial control' thwarting her ideals.
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Plane speaking
Will a National Patient Safety Agency create confusion in the clinical governance era? Chief medical officer Professor Liam Donaldson speaks exclusively to Laura Donnelly about why urgent action was needed
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Socket to them
The NHS does an outstanding job making artificial eyes for patients who need them. But, as Laura Donnelly discovered, There is a lot more to the service than that
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Coming clean
The number of 'red'dirty hospitals has fallen after being named and shamed, but those in trouble still get the headlines, writes Laura Donnelly
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Warnings of 'changes in style'as new broooms sweep key regions
Acting regional directors John Bacon and Ruth Carnall have been appointed to take up substantive posts in London and the South East.
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Livingstone holds on to bulk of budget plan
The London Assembly has resisted its last chance to force the mayor to make cuts to his budget on health, housing and social exclusion.
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Turning the tables
Private companies are making nice profits from producing highly contentious hospital league tables. is not it time the NHS built up its own expertise in collating performance data? Laura Donnelly reports