All articles by *Mark Gould – Page 6
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A dying shame
One patient dies per week in unexplained circumstances on NHS psychiatric wards. A four-year investigation will attempt to explain and prevent such tragedies in the future, writes Mark Gould
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All aboard?
HSJ rode the Clapham omnibus to find out what people thought of New Labour's track-record on the health service. It found many of them less than enthusiastic. Our man with the notepad and travelcard: Mark Gould
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The price is right?
With trust chiefs getting a 6 per cent pay rise, you'd think they'd be laughing.But a new pay and conditions survey suggests the truth is something more sober.Mark Gould reports
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Troubleshooters rally support for NHS Direct
A new troubleshooting team will rally support for government plans to make NHS Direct the single point of access for all out-ofhours services.
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Join the club
Doctors agree that the GMC's old-boy network image must go. But they are arguing about how to achieve this, as Mark Gould explains
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50 per cent cash help for trusts' in Alder Hey burial cost fallout
Trusts have been ordered to prepare a business case for financial help towards the burial or cremation of tens of thousands of organs retained without proper consent, in the fallout from the Alder Hey scandal. Only trusts which have 500 or more specimens will get help of up to 50 ...
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Too many cooks spoil the froth
Celebrity chefs are to beef up the hospital menu, but two-Mars-Bars-a-day man Mark Gould has his doubts
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Hospital put patients to bed in midafternoon
Patient groups have criticised a hospital where staff shortages were so severe that nurses say they were forced to put elderly patients to bed at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
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'Superior' Scots NHS plan will demand speedy end to 'turf wars'
The Scottish health plan will 'differ from and better' the English NHS plan in key areas like tackling waiting lists, according to leaked drafts of the document seen by HSJ.
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Heart czar calls for inequalities in regional care to be redressed
'Heart czar' Dr Roger Boyle has said the cardiac care map of England needs to be redrawn to overcome an imbalance of treatment benefiting London and the South East.
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Nervous tick
Health managers perceive CHI to be about punishment and censure, despite its protestations to the contrary. Mark Gould reports on a revealing HSJ survey
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Something completely different
The NHS plan could be the death knell for regional offices, or it could mean they'll be busier than ever. Mark Gould assesses their future
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Cut to the chase
The NHS has long been thought of as a soft touch for criminals. But now managers are being given the chance to catch fraudsters. Mark Gould reports
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Firm under attack for costs will bid for TV and phone contract
One of the prime contenders for a multi-million-pound contract to provide a television and telephone at every NHS bedside has been criticised for the cost of the service already provided at some hospitals.
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Concerns grow over clinical consequences of merger
Consultants and patient groups have signalled their opposition to a merger of trusts involved in a controversial £250m private finance initiative hospital rebuilding project.
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Electronic records on hold in PFI deal
A unique deal to provide a sophisticated electronic patient record system as part of a private finance initiative scheme has been put on hold, less than two years after it was signed.
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Vacuum task
Are the candidates for London mayor ignoring health as an issue? As the election - and HSJ's own mayoral debate - approaches, Mark Gould finds out
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MPs hit out over 'systematic failings' in care inspections
A Commons select committee has attacked 'systematic failings in impenetrable' inspection and complaints procedures for vulnerable people in long-term care.
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Dissolution of NI Assembly brings reform schedule juddering to halt
Major reforms of Northern Ireland's health service have been put on ice following the return to direct rule from Westminster.
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No arms done?
Trusts and charities thrive on their caring image. So why are they investing in companies connected with the arms trade? Mark Gould reports