All Off Diary articles – Page 4
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Joint job advert
Having both the big NHS regulators without permanent chairs can’t be an ideal situation as a general election approaches, but every problem presents opportunities.
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Election slip
Any brownie points earned by health secretary Andy Burnham during the Hoon-Hewitt plot to oust Gordon Brown were nearly lost when he appeared to give the election date away last week.
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CommunityExpletive tweeted
Conservative leader David Cameron was desperate not to slip up during a live webcast at the King’s Fund. He was answering questions submitted by the public via email and Twitter - despite having famously called users of the website a rude word during a radio interview last year.
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Trilby hat
Spotted by End Game last week: NHS South West chief executive Sir Ian Carruthers and NHS QIPP lead Jim Easton messing around with a trilby hat in Mr Easton’s office.
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CommunityHappy birthday, Mr Burnham
How would you rather celebrate your 40th birthday? A party? A day out with the family? Or a grilling from the health select committee?
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CommunityLove work?
The Daily Mail loves a good rant about greedy GPs and bungling NHS bosses, but could it inadvertently be harming its favourite type of reader - married couples?
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Unhappy new year
January is always a gloomy month and the Department of Health seems determined to keep it that way.
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Positive spin
While the NHS may be behind on implementing Maternity Matters, at least it is one step ahead when it comes to preparing for bad press.
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CommunityNot so lovely bubbly
In these tighter times, the sight of the champagne flowing all night at the NHS Confederation Christmas reception raised a few eyebrows.
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Why God created FTs
Foundation trusts were created as a key plank of new Labour’s NHS reform process. True or false? Well, false actually.
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Here's one I read earlier
Top marks to the NHS Sustainable Development Unit for its imaginative use for old copies of HSJ.
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Simply long-winded
End Game’s new year reading list includes what must be the Department of Health’s most ironic publication of recent months.
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The Daily Hate Mail
Blooper of the week goes to the Daily Mail. A hack phoned a senior member of the editorial team overseeing HSJ and its sister magazine Nursing Times, to ask for the name and contact details of an agency nurse.
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CommunityDon't mention the tar!
Shh! We all know smoking kills, but reminding smokers of the fact apparently sends them into a nicotine laden depression.
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CommunityDrivel drowns
If talk of back office cuts left the Department of Health feeling glum last week, at least it could revel in the fact it was the only government department to win an “award” from the Plain English Campaign.
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Ash-en faced
Publications have to be terribly careful about the adverts they place next to stories, as a bungled decision can lead to a storm of angry letters.
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CommunitySatisfaction or your life back
On the day the media was full of horror stories about Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust, End Game was unsurprised to receive an email from the Essex County Council and NHS South West Essex press offices.
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Groundhog day
Politicians do tend to reannounce sexy policies, and there is certainly a need for a bit of glitz at the moment.
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CommunityTalking bull
The Department of Health learnt a lesson about partnership working last week, when it turned its hand to climate change policy.