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InformationIan Dalton's swine flu update - vaccinating at-risk patients
In his weekly update for HSJ and Nursing Times, national director for NHS flu resilience Ian Dalton discusses the latest developments in UK swine flu preparations
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NewsFoundation trust chair replaced by Monitor
The chair of a financially troubled foundation trust has resigned and a replacement has been appointed by Monitor.
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NewsNHS plea for more organ donors
NHS Blood and Transplant has launched a campaign to boost the number of people prepared to help the thousands who face death unless without an organ transplant.
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NewsSir Liam Donaldson warns of swine flu pressure
The government’s most senior medical adviser has warned that the swine flu pandemic is putting NHS hospitals under a “lot of pressure” in coping with the most seriously ill patients.
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NewsPatients 'to get private care right'
The legal right to free private care will be granted to patients who do not receive the treatment they need from the NHS within 18 weeks, The Times has reported.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to signpost NHS services clearly and consistently
Seeking enlightenment about NHS services on most trust websites leads to a world of pain, says Michael Guida
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Blogs
How well do you listen?
Listening is not about being passive, nor is it an unspoken agreement with what the other person is saying; listening makes people feel valued and respected
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Blogs
In response to relatively popular demand
Why does it matter if GPs can earn interest from their “hard cash”?
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Blogs
Economic downturn and the opportunity for Foundation Trusts
I suspect from recent comments on ways of handling the economic downturn that the pre-election phoney war is now beginning. Views against initiatives such as workforce reductions have started to emerge but perhaps based more on philosophical grounds rather than rigorous analysis.
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Blogs
On organising to change the world: from Californian farm workers to Obama’s election campaign to NHS transformation: part two
The wisdom of Marshall Ganz, unofficial mobiliser-in-chief of Obama’s election campaign on how we can challenge the status quo, the vested interests and perverse incentives in the current NHS system that get in the way of delivering high quality, high value care for all.
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Blogs
Personal Impact
Self awareness and personal impact are hugely important, we must not underestimate this.
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NewsCall to close gender pay gap
Most people think employers should have to audit their wage rates to help close the gender pay gap, according to a new report.
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NewsRise in swine flu cases
There were 78,000 new cases of swine flu in England in the past week, up from 53,000 the week before, new estimates show.
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News
Better mental healthcare 'may have stopped killing', report finds
The death of a man stabbed by a mental health patient could have been averted if his care had been better, a report has said.
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NewsNHS guidance providers win accreditation
NHS Evidence has named the first three organisations to be approved by its new accreditation scheme.
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CommentMichael White on unaccountable PCTs
Rare indeed is a Sunday night call by this column which yields a mention of primary care trusts and ancient Greek philosopher cum intellectual hard man Plato, virtually in the same breath.
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS fraud: how to recover losses
Daniel Purcell explains how to recover losses as part of a counter-fraud strategy
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HSJ Knowledge
GP-led services
GPs will increasingly call the shots about how and where money is spent in the local health economy, writes Conor Burke