All Leader articles – Page 34
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Darzi review kicks central control out of the frame
Tomorrow junior health minister Lord Darzi releases another part of his next stage review. It demonstrates some deft political footwork.
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PCTs that venture into NICE's territory face dangers
The move by public health directors to play a lead role in advising on new treatments puts primary care trusts squarely on territory that was previously dominated by NICE.
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BMA staff survey: excoriating verdict on out-of-touch union
It is not just the government that finds the British Medical Association out of touch and stuck in its ways.
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Welsh health service set on different path
Proposals to abolish the internal market, end the purchaser provider split and fund services from the centre are setting Wales' health service on a different course from the rest of the UK.
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London's red alert on Darzi will affect other regions
NHS London has highlighted concerns over the implementation of Lord Darzi's proposals for healthcare, raising its rating of the risks of insufficient leadership from amber to red.
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Introducing Board Talk, the new voice for non-execs
Today HSJ is launching Board Talk, a free service on hsj.co.uk for trust non-executive directors.
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Fines could turn access screw - if they do not scare off GPs
The plans being discussed by junior health minister Lord Darzi to effectively fine GPs when patients inappropriately use walk-in centres, accident and emergency departments and minor injury units, illuminate some of the darker corners of primary care policy.
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If it is this bad for staff, it is no wonder that patients complain
The annual Healthcare Commission staff survey has revealed a communication chasm between senior managers and staff.
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HSJ Awards: give your team something to celebrate
This week we launch the health service's annual celebration of excellence - the HSJ Awards.
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PCTs must take action to tackle quality framework disparities
The data HSJ reveals today on the patients GPs exempt under the quality and outcomes framework raises questions about whether the system is being abused.
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Practices' minimum income is a guarantee of health inequity
Figures obtained byHSJ this week reveal huge variations in the amount GP practices are paid for doing their job, regardless of how many patients they serve or the severity of their needs.
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Freedom of information: accountability is part of the job
Hounslow primary care trust's failure to meet its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act was so severe that the information commissioner Richard Thomas served draft High Court papers to force it to reveal information - the first time this has happened under the act.
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Richard Granger – an apology
Our recent article headlined “Informatics policy finally gets direction after years of drift”(HSJ 7 February 2008) included a report of statements, made during a conference by Mr Tom Denwood, who is managing the Department of Health on-going review of its NHS informatics strategy.
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Time to come clean on the private sector
‘The role of independent providers under Gordon Brown is one of the most opaque areas of health policy’