All articles by Lynn Eaton – Page 2
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NEWS FOCUS: The modern patient has come a long way from the submissive, respectful individual of yesteryear. How should health providers respond in an era of greater expectation? Lynn Eaton reports
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Tool shortages cause ENT wait-time breach
Patients around the country - many of them children - are having to wait more than the government's agreed time limit of 18 months for surgery, following difficulties buying disposable equipment for tonsillectomies.
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Access systems fail on patient 'types'
Health service managers are failing to take account of how different people react to new ways of accessing health services, such as the Internet or NHS Direct, according to research from the Institute for Public Policy Research.
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Tenants extra
The need for affordable housing for key NHS workers has never been greater. Some trusts are trying to address the problem. Lynn Eaton reports
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Bridging the gap
A move from NHS dentistry into private practice, combined with dentists'general reluctance to work in 'unattractive'areas, is leaving great swathes of the population without dental care. Lynn Eaton reports
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Raid on cash for child mental health service
Psychiatrists are furious that the final year of government money for improving services for thousands of children with mental health problems is effectively being lost - because the money is no longer ring-fenced.
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Stepping off a springboard
A mixture of excitement and apprehension was evident at the National Association of Primary Care conference, as around 130 new primary care trusts prepare to go live.Lynn Eaton reports
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Farmers turn to NHS helpline
A helpline offering advice to farmers and those affected by the foot and mouth outbreak across Wales has seen an increase in calls from people who are suicidal.
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Major NHS plan areas at risk as HAs 'raid' heart and cancer cash
Some of the government's top priorities under the NHS plan could be in jeopardy because of the higher-than-expected costs of pay awards and National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidance.
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Czar warns that fast community follow-up is key to saving lives
Major changes are needed in the community follow-up for patients recently discharged from psychiatric hospital - even if it means existing patients see the community team less frequently, says the mental health czar.
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Food guru backs waiters on the wards
Waiters and waitresses should serve food to patients in all hospitals, restaurant critic and hospital food guru Loyd Grossman has said following an initiative being piloted in Nottingham.
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Drugs price drop gives health authorities unspendable surplus
Health authorities are struggling to deal with an unexpected budget surplus which could amount to hundreds of millions of pounds, thanks to last year's cut in the cost of drugs.
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Weathering the storm
Extreme climate changes are posing a major challenge for the NHS. Can it cope, asks Lynn Eaton
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NHS forced to bail out cash-strapped council
Princess Margaret Hospital in Swindon has hit crisis point as two local councils can no longer afford care for elderly people moving into residential and nursing homes. Swindon and Marlborough trust has been forced to buy in beds it has no money for, to bale out the social services departments.
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A working arrangement
It has been a big year for human resources. Lynn Eaton examines what the NHS plan and the HR strategy mean for training
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One thing leads to another
It is all systems go with the Leadership Centre for Health again, which aims to nurture a new generation of excellence. Lynn Eaton meets the woman setting it up and her deputy
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Hic hic hooray
The government may at last be getting somewhere with its national strategy on alcohol misuse - but what are A&E staff already doing to manage the problems they encounter? Lynn Eaton reports
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The 'free-for-all' in freefall
Some deft re-wording was enough to save the day when Scotland's wrangling over personal care costs turned ugly. Lynn Eaton examines the new promises
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The foresight sagas
The weather affects patterns of sickness, so predicting it can help the health service plan for outbreaks of flu and other illnesses. Lynn Eaton reports
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