All Health Service Journal articles in Opinion – Page 32
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The history of hospital administrators
What is the earliest reference to hospital administrators?In his book The Crusades through Arab Eyes(2006, Saqi Books) Amin Maalouf refers to the severe wounding of Buri, the leader of Damascus and son of Tughtigin, in 1131.
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Nicholson: mixed reviews but the right idea
Six weeks into the job, NHS chief executive David Nicholson has had a few days in which he will have felt the full force of the pressure he must withstand in his role at the centre of the increasingly heated debate about the future of the NHS.
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Emma Dent on the unhealthy English
'I knew that sales of Superkings are kept afloat by our friends in the North, but was hoping that, these days, the death rate would not differ so much from north to south.'
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Outspoken Wanless returns to judge a dream deferred
It comes as no surprise that Sir Derek Wanless believes that the promise laid out in his seminal 2002 report is becoming a dream deferred.
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Tim Gilling on why scrutiny committees will become more important
'We should be encouraged by evidence that shows a collaborative, improvement-driven approach'
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HSJ Knowledge
No need for foundations to get in a stew if the mix is right
The new governance code provides the five key ingredients with which foundation trusts can help boards develop effective leadership and cultivate roots in the community. Monitor chair Bill Moyes explains
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Robert Greene and Paul Ray on foundation finances
Patient choice presents particular challenges for foundation trusts, so good revenue forecasting is needed, say Robert Greene and Paul Ray
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Cameron speech: Tories elbow their way to the front on independence agenda
'Strategic health authorities will be less happy with the inference that they will become a local arm of the Department of Health, much reduced in power.'
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Emma Dent on slim pickings
Overhearing 17-year-olds fixating on how much weight you can gain and still look 'normal' has made me distinctly uncomfortable of late
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David Lock on an independent NHS
An independent NHS board would be good news for ministers - but what about managers, wonders David Lock
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David Woodhead on gardening for the mind
'She was clear that picking up a spade and plunging it into the ground enabled her to channel some of the anger she had felt the previous week at work.'
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Comment: Win some and lose some - our verdict on the conferences
So as this year's party conferences recede over the horizon, who had a good or bad time of it?
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Comment: Keeping afloat in a topsy-turvy market
'Central and Greater Derby primary care trust deserve congratulation for innovating in a way that promises to improve the quality of services.'
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Hilary Thomas on talking about illness
'Two messages from old friends began 'What terrible news about your health' and 'Not good news!' and then switched subject in the next line'
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David Mobbs on health inequalities and the market
Nuffield Hospitals' David Mobbs argues that those who rail against the market stand to make health inequalities worse
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Your Humble Servant: washing your hands of it
‘Pathology will be exported to Belgium, mental health will now fall under the council’s community support officers and treated with ASBOs.’
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Mike Cooke on mental health
'For mental health and related illness, problems and conditions one needs to be convinced about the who, what and why of the choices on offer.'
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Charles Core on Hepatitis C
1 October brings World Hepatitis Awareness Day, but on the domestic stage the NHS is struggling to cope, writes Charles Gore
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Comment: Boards and charters are not simple politics-free fixes
'Without a link to elected people, the board would feel adrift and vulnerable.'
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Comment: Referrals must soar for ITCs to fulfill intended role
'Concerns will be increased by the fact that the second wave of ITCs will not, as previously indicated, be risk-free to commissioners.'