News – Page 2063
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NICK SUMMERTON ON 'MINOR CONDITIONS'
Last week as I towelled down the patient, mopped the surgery floor and hung my jacket up to dry I realised that it was a long time since I had syringed ears.
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FIRST OPINION
I am beginning to wonder if rudimentary training in economics ought to be included in medical training. I had always thought of myself as economically fairly innumerate, but some of the ideas expressed in the medical press have no contact with economic reality except in a parallel universe with free ...
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CRASH TEST
The government's scanning contract with Alliance Medical was intended to overcome the shortage of staff and equipment in the NHS. But it has not been a smooth ride so far, as Sally Flood explains
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The radiology reversal
GOOD MANAGEMENT - One trust's radiology services were in crisis until a review looked at everything from training to systems, writes Stuart Shepherd
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POSITIVE IMAGE
Digital scanning systems look set to revolutionalise diagnostics. Alexis Nolan examines the progress of England's Connecting for Health 'vanguard sites'
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Councils and trusts - a winning partnership
GOOD MANAGEMENT - Joint working between the NHS and local authorities is becoming increasingly important - but remains difficult to achieve. William Little looks at four key areas aiming to break this trend
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HELEN BEVAN ON CONFRONTING MORTALITY RATES
Across the US, a healthcare quality phenomenon is occurring. The senior leaders of more than 2,000 hospitals (a third of all US hospitals) have publicly signed up to a campaign organised by the Institute of Health Improvement.