All Opinion/columnist articles – Page 44
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Comment
Michael White on contaminated blood
It never ceases to amaze me how society attaches different value to different lives.
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News
BME mental health: patchwork picture says volumes
Censuses of mental health inpatients confirm disproportionate numbers from black and ethnic minority groups. Ignoring the causes of this discrepancy does them a disservice
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Emma Dent on eating for two
'Pregnancy puts surprisingly little demand on your calorie intake, with the average woman needing no extra calories during the first six months, and only 200 more a day for the last three - the equivalent of just half a ham sandwich.'
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Stephen Eames on the new NHS leadership
I recently read some research comparing performance between NHS hospitals and UK private sector hospitals and industrial companies.
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Comment
Mike Cooke on health research and innovation
The health research and innovation field is complex but exciting. It needs to be joined up much more in future to make research and researchers more 'service facing' and also to make the NHS more receptive to translating research and innovation into clinical practice.
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Fight healthcare acquired infections with conviction
Techniques for minimising healthcare acquired infection are well understood. Success is now just a matter of ensuring they are prioritised by all staff, says Janice Stevens
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Michael White on the Health Bill
The world economy may tremble, but life goes on. So the House of Lords is getting stuck into the government's ragbag new Health Bill in its own inimitable way.
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Your Humble Servant on councillor counselling
‘We are faced with a glorious mix of councillors, some so young they’d obviously been selected for seats they hadn’t been expected to win and have had to be parked out of trouble until they are out of nappies’
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Noel Plumridge on the grim reality of NHS finance
'Look out, not up' is a phrase currently being muttered in the corridors of power at the Department of Health.
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Community
Media Watch: obesity threat to mankind
Cancers caused by obesity pose a threat to mankind 'akin to that of climate change' the papers warned this week.
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Stephen Ramsden on seeing patient safety through
The national Patient Safety First campaign has asked that any trust signing up commits to making the safety of patients its highest priority.
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Community
Media Watch: complaints about NHS complaints
It's not been a great few days for the NHS in the national media this week, with extensive coverage of the Healthcare Commission's overview of how trusts handle patients' complaints.
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News
Michael White on the NHS cash crisis
Funny really. As the public mood darkens, the dog that should have loudly barked during Alan Johnson's monthly grilling by MPs, health question time in the Commons, was still conspicuous by its silence.
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Simon Stevens on NHS lessons from the circus
At a recent dinner I found myself sitting next to the worldwide chief operating officer of Cirque du Soleil.
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Emma Dent on reader feedback
Shocking as readers may find this, feedback from the audience is quite rare for most journalists.
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Ruth Thorlby on justice for all
As Barack Obama begins his first term as president, many US minorities will be watching to see what action he takes to improve healthcare.
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Public health: a slim chance of healthier lives
The Change4Life initiative to combat child obesity is the latest in a long history of public strategies and, says Niall Dickson, success will rely on it grabbing public imagination
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Jon Restell on taking notice of European health directives
All my life I have failed to show any serious interest in the workings of the European Union.
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Michael White on gambling with public health
Health ministers have taken two steps along familiar paths in the past few days, one to promote smoke-free conditions for pregnant women, the other to create an 'alcohol-free childhood'.