All articles by Laura Donnelly – Page 7
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Sweeter than Honey
The new chief executive of the troubled London Ambulance Service has come in for universal praise. What's his secret, wonders Laura Donnelly
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Talking it through
Nurses found a lot to like in the NHS plan, but. . . Laura Donnelly reports from a summer school for nurse leaders on the profession's worries for the future
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Conspicuous consumption
TB is perceived as a poverty-related disease of the distant past, but it is making a comeback, especially in London, writes Laura Donnelly
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Action promised as LAS admits failure to meet modest targets
London Ambulance Service trust has promised action after admitting that it has failed to meet 'even modest performance targets' and cannot always provide a clinically safe service.
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Livingstone heads for fluoride dispute
Cracks have appeared in the relationship between the Greater London Assembly and London regional office over whether to put fluoride in the capital's water.
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Trusts sidelined cancer funds out of research, MPs discover
MPs have accused trusts of funnelling away funds earmarked for research on cancer.
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Make or break
Was it worth the wait? HSJ opens its six-page analysis of the NHS plan with the Commons announcement - a crucial day for the government, as Laura Donnelly, Tash Shifrin, Lyn Whitfield and Kaye McIntosh report
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Mental health strategy damned as MPs call for hospital closures
The Commons health select committee has launched a fierce attack on key strands of government policy on mental health.
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Paddington plans laid bare
An ambitious scheme to transform heart and lung services at one site in west London will shake up hospitals in the capital. Laura Donnelly reports
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Trusts clamp down on free condoms
Two community trusts have defended decisions to stop providing free condoms to prostitutes and HIV-positive gay men, at a time when infection has reached record levels nationwide.
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Beyond the pale
Ken Livingstone may have appointed a health adviser, but his bold campaign pledges about a healthier London have made way for more cautious words. Laura Donnelly meets the mayor
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Something in the air
It's a tricky role, but the head of the new Health Development Agency is confident that success is within his grasp. Laura Donnelly met him
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When it's time to get even
A pioneering scheme offering support for staff with mental health problems has put one trust ahead of the rest on employment opportunities. Laura Donnelly looks at the scheme in the light of last week's guidance by the Department of Health
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Government may press on with a 'closer-to-home' beds strategy
The government looks set to push a long-term strategy to expand 'closer to-home' intermediate care services - despite a lack of evidence about whether such schemes actually work.
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Survey will seek to address NHS discrimination against disabled
An NHS drive to increase the number of staff with disabilities will include a national survey to establish the extent of discrimination at board level.
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Liddell departs for Internet job
NHS director of planning Alasdair Liddell has resigned to join a new Internet company specialising in communications between government and business.
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Delays in HIV funding attacked
The government has come under fire over delays dogging both this year's funding and the national strategy for HIV and AIDS, promised three years ago.
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Ambulance chief says extra cash is for 'failure to change'
'Maverick' ambulance chief executive Roger Thayne has attacked the government for 'rewarding the reluctance of the service to change' - weeks after receiving official recognition for his 'pioneering' work to cut emergency response times.
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Stranger than friction
Number-crunching former chief executive Jim Waits encountered political infighting at close range. Now he has written a novel about it. Laura Donnelly reports
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No way out
Government plans to lock up dangerous people with severe personality disorders have met with almost blanket opposition from mental health professionals. So where to now? Laura Donnelly reports