News – Page 1961
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Idea to link PFI with outcomes 'is dangerous'
Unison has attacked proposals for a radical development of the private finance initiative drawn up by a working group for centre-left think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research.
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Doctors must prepare for savvy public says Turnberg
Doctors with knowledge across the breadth of medicine and society as a whole will be needed as patients become better informed, a leading health academic has claimed.
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Delayed discharges rise as winter looms
The latest social service performance indicators have exposed an increase in the delayed discharge of elderly patients from acute hospitals, a trend which could lead to more blocked beds this winter.
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CHCs angered by silence from the 'centre' over future for their staff
Community health council staff have voiced frustration over the lack of official information on their future once CHCs are scrapped in line with the NHS plan.
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Stick to the letter of socialism
The following letter to the health secretary Alan Milburn has been leaked. It was copied to Scottish health minister Susan Deacon, who also had socialist tendencies once.
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PFI protest strike on hold after Denham intervention
Strikers at Dudley Group of Hospitals trust voted for a 12-day stoppage after health minister John Denham said the government was 'working closely with Unison at a national level' to end the dispute. The 600 mainly ancillary workers voted last week for a sixth round of strike action against their ...
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PCT's mental health services damned by report
A damning report examining mental health services run by Highlands primary care trust says a 'constant demand for change has paradoxically led to a stagnation of the services'. The Scottish Health Advisory Service report highlights 'a significant lack of shared vision' which has hindered the implementation of the local framework ...
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RCN to decide on healthcare assistant membership
The Royal College of Nursing was set to decide this week whether to admit healthcare assistants to membership. The groundbreaking vote was due at the union's annual general meeting in Cardiff yesterday. The move to ballot on widening the college's membership follows more than a decade of debate and a ...
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Lobby of Unison branches backs expelled activists
Two Unison activists launched their appeal against expulsion from the union last week. University College London Hospitals Unison branch secretary Candy Udwin and chair Dave Carr were supported by a lobby of members from 15 other branches at their appeal hearing. The UCLH Unison branch is one of the best ...
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HDA guidance will support heart disease framework
The Health Development Agency has issued draft guidance on preventing coronary heart disease. The guidance, to support the preventive aspects of the national service framework for coronary heart disease, provides an evidence base for local interventions. Health authority delivery plans are required to be in place by the end of ...
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Payroll pilots will explore shared services
All NHS payroll and accounts services could be dealt with by as few as 10 shared service centres under plans being discussed by the NHS Executive.
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Troubleshooters find failings in critical areas at Bart's
A regional troubleshooting team called in to the crisis-hit Barts and the London trust has found failures of performance in 'critical areas'.
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NHS plan prompts hard-pressed HA to scale down its savings
A financially beleaguered health authority has scaled back its savings in the light of the NHS plan.
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Cancelled ops spark 'red alert'
A trust 'named and shamed' as failing to meet outpatient waiting targets was last week forced on to 'red alert' as it cancelled 40 elective operations.
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Alternatives to readmission for elderly people
The article by Andy Levy and colleagues about medical readmissions ('We'll meet again', pages 30-31, 5 October) was a timely reminder that hospital-based problems may have whole-system solutions.
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Tackling mental illness in Asian communities
As an Asian person who has experienced mental illness, I know how the stigma in the Asian communities often discourages people from seeking effective help.
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The rich history of NHS buildings could be lost
Your picture focus on the London Open House event (pages 16-17, 5 October reminded me that the NHS has a large capital stock of buildings with much history to tell.
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New range of tableware to impress your guests
Monitor's item about the unusual Orkney pottery (5 October) is of great interest to those of us who know the potter, Andrew Appleby.
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A website initiative can help harness our collaboration on health inequalities
Since the current government came to power there has been a renewed interest in health inequalities. In the research community, health inequalities have formed a focus of interest in a variety of disciplines, including economics, epidemiology, geography, philosophy, public health and sociology, among many others.