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NewsNon-executives appointed to Newcastle PCT's board
Two positions on the board of Newcastle primary care trust have been filled with re-appointed non-executive directors.
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NewsNHS leaders vow to cut emissions by 10pc
NHS organisations are being urged to make a public commitment to cut their carbon dioxide emissions by at least 10 per cent during 2010.
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NewsDH to review ‘penalty’ for day case payments
The Department of Health is to review the way day case patients are funded under the payment by results tariff.
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NewsFraudulent NHS finance director is struck off
A former NHS finance chief jailed for forging his trust’s valuation reports has been struck off by his professional body.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: 54 Approaches to Organisational Healing
You will find this book especially valuable if you are working in an environment where change has often been tried but failed again and again and where employees are apathetic and cynical as a result.
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HSJ KnowledgeHealth overview and scrutiny committees: building better relationships
How can NHS trusts build an open, amiable relationship with local authority health committees? Stuart Shepherd explains
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HSJ Knowledge
AIDS prevention
The Newham and Tower Hamlets HIV/AIDS Prevention Partnership is a joint initiative funded by NHS Newham and NHS Tower Hamlets.
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HSJ Knowledge
Patient safety interventions
The University Hospitals of Leicester trust was one of the first large acute trusts to sign up to Patient Safety First in June 2008. Representatives from the hospital heard about the campaign from networking events they had attended and since they had recently introduced a new patient safety strategy, ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Infection control
Patient Safety is about working together day in, day out, 365 days a year. It requires hard work and commitment to the cause, with each individual playing a vital role in preventing errors being made.
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InformationIan Dalton's swine flu update - critical care capacity under review
In his third weekly update for HSJ and Nursing Times, national director for NHS flu resilience Ian Dalton discusses the expected autumn swine flu surge
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NHS trusts asked how long they take to pay suppliers
Every health trust in the UK has been asked to state how quickly it pays its suppliers by a business organisation eager to discover whether its members are being kept waiting.
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CommunityHSJ Offer - Free cinema tickets to see Julie & Julia
Registered users can get free cinema tickets to see the new film Julie & Julia. Sign in now to claim your free tickets. Hurry, tickets are limited
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NewsMRSA screening programme to begin in Scotland
Ten hospitals in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde are to introduce MRSA screening for every patient arriving for a planned operation.
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NewsAlcohol-related hospital admissions 'on the rise'
Alcohol-related hospital admissions in England have seen a 33 per cent increase in the last three years, according to official figures.
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NewsNHS patients 'eat worse than prisoners'
Prisoners are better fed than NHS hospital patients, even though prisons spend less per person on meals, researchers have said.
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CommentJenny Rogers on NHS teams without leaders
With redundancies on the horizon and the exhortation to “strip out layers of bureaucracy”, what do you bet that we will see the resurgence of “self managing teams” and “flat hierarchy” as the solution to all NHS management ills?
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HSJ KnowledgeSwine flu: lessons from the first wave of the pandemic
From managing masks to shaping public messages, staff in flu hotspots have plenty of advice for trusts braced for an autumn surge in cases. By Jennifer Taylor
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NewsNHS trusts slammed by DH over 'unacceptable' plans to export drugs
NHS hospital trusts have been slammed by the Department of Health over “wholly unacceptable” plans to cash in on the weak pound by exporting medicines intended for NHS patients.
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NewsSwine flu cases on the decrease
The number of people newly diagnosed with swine flu in England continues to fall, with an estimated 5,000 cases last week, figures reveal.
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NewsPost-Shipman drug regulations working, says CQC
Measures brought in to prevent a repeat of the case of homicidal doctor Harold Shipman have been successful, the Care Quality Commission has said.