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NewsHSJ Live 27.01.2014 Patients 'should be more pushy'
Chair of NICE says patients should see themselves as ‘equal partners’ with doctors, and the rest of today’s news
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CommentNo NHS hospital is an island when it fails financially
TSAs might be able to close hospitals without consultation
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HSJ KnowledgeWeekend surgery just got safer
How a trust improved its use of vacant operating theatres
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Blogs
Do we expect higher moral standards from our leaders?
Should we be bothered by what public sector leaders do outside of work?
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Blogs
Committee pity
A recent health committee select hearing provided a fine example of our greatest political minds offering their learned insights into the health system.Sir Bruce Keogh was summoned to discuss a wide ranging agenda focused on his review of accident and emergency services, but also rambling into broader topics such as ...
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NewsRicketts: CSU privatisation 'doesn’t fit with NHS values'
Commissioning support units will not be sold off when they are made independent, in part due to a lack of support for full scale privatisation from clinical commissioning groups, NHS England has confirmed.
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NewsSudden rise in nurse workforce
The number of nurses working for acute trusts has risen dramatically in the past two months, suggesting a significant response to the Francis report’s criticism of low staffing levels.
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Blogs
Young people: Always board
End Game was uplifted to learn NHS England has opened its doors to the nation’s young people.Recent board papers reveal that the mega quango was an enthusiastic participant in “Children’s Takeover Day”, which was all about listening, and learning, and engaging, and connecting.The write up does not confirm whether Bill ...
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HSJ LocalCCGs tell Serco to improve service
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have insisted community services in Suffolk run by Serco are “safe”, a week after a council said they could be deteriorating.
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NewsPatient data opt-out 'difficult'
The government has been accused of deliberately making it hard for people to prevent their confidential patient records being sent to a national database.
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News
Stethoscope 'may soon be obsolete'
The development of new, more accurate and compact ultrasound devices could soon consign the stethoscope to medical history, two US heart experts predict.
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NewsHSJ Live 24.01.2014: Daily Mail admits NICE 'champagne bar' story was wrong
Newspaper prints correction after reporting that thousands was spent on champagne, and the rest of today’s news
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HSJ Local
'Assurances' sought over scrutiny of interim finance officers
A health minister has demanded assurances over the appointment process for interim finance directors to avoid a repeat of a situation where a primary care trust’s financial position was mis-stated by at least £28m.
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News24 January issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Please note: if iPad users have been experiencing difficulties recently with the app we recommend you delete it from the homescreen and download the latest version from www.hsj.co.uk/tablet-appDownload the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app ...
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HSJ KnowledgeEverything must flow: how emergency care can meet demand
Problems must be fixed throughout the system
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NewsDrive to be launched to join up mental health crisis care
All mental health providers will be expected to implement a single point of access for patients suffering crises in the next year, NHS England’s national clinical director for mental health has revealed.
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Comment'Closing the Gap' is a crucial step to mental health parity
Closing the Gap can rectify the NHS’s institutional bias
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CommentHow we bridge the gap between community and acute care
Berkshire trust chief explains their new service model
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SupplementsSeven day working: coming to a hospital near you
Patients should expect to receive the same levels of care everyday