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CommentMichael White on the effect of unemployment on health
A flurry of excitement hit the Commons press gallery when it was rumoured health minister Ben Bradshaw had said unemployment would be good for British men.
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HSJ KnowledgeImprove dementia care through a pathway to early diagnosis
Launched in February, the National Dementia Strategy identifies 17 main objectives for improving the quality of services to people affected by the condition.
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HSJ KnowledgeDeliver dignity with single sex wards
With the health secretary effectively fining hospitals that are still using mixed sex wards from 2010, action is needed now to segregate patients says Daloni Carlisle
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Integrated care will be tested by only 16 organisations
Just 16 organisations have made it onto the Department of Health’s integrated care pilot scheme.
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Bullying 'permeating' patient care, warns Healthcare Commission
A bullying culture in the NHS is “permeating the delivery of care”, Healthcare Commission chair Sir Ian Kennedy has told HSJ.
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NewsInfections fines may put Leeds trust at risk of financial deficit
Leeds Teaching Hospitals could be the first trust to fall into deficit because of fines levied by the primary care trust for failure to bring hospital infections under control.
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Care Quality Commission officially launched
The NHS Confederation has welcomed the launch of the Care Quality Commission on the day of its official launch.
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National quality board to study standards warning system
The national quality board is investigating how the NHS identifies potential failings in light of the serious problems at Mid Staffordshire foundation trust linked to up to 1,200 deaths.
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NewsPay award creates them and us culture, say NHS managers
The government’s decision to impose a 1.5 per cent pay rise on NHS board directors is divisive and “wrong”, managers are arguing.
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NewsHealthcare Commission criticises older people's mental healthcare
Older people with mental health concerns are often denied the full range of services offered to the young
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CommentJulia Tybura on communication and patient safety
Having just returned from a week’s winter sun, I was reflecting on one of my holiday reading selections, Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers. It struck me how his case studies on paddy fields and plane crashes resonated with my experiences in the NHS.
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HSJ KnowledgePlaying to your personal strengths
Character traits you perceive as a strength may be seen by others as a weakness
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NewsPatient outcomes linked to nursing staff levels
The more nurses that a trust employs per bed the fewer of its patients are likely to die or to experience long hospital stays.
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Failed asylum seekers have no right to free healthcare
Failed asylum seekers are not entitled to free treatment on the NHS, but trusts can decide to treat people if they cannot afford to pay for it, Appeal Court judges have ruled.
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NHS told to help staff get healthier
NHS organisations have been told to follow private companies’ example to help their staff get fitter - and save the health service an estimated £1bn a year.
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London unveils diabetes strategy
Healthcare for London has unveiled a three year strategy to transform diabetes care in the capital.
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NewsWeak pound triggers pharmaceutical supply shortages
Pharmacists could ask the Department of Health to reopen negotiations on their contract following supply shortages triggered by the pound’s low value.
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NHS failing in duty to help tackle knife crime
Less than one in five hospital trusts are sharing information with the police on stabbings, the Liberal Democrats have claimed.
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Care Quality Commission to regulate primary care
Primary care providers will have to register with the Care Quality Commission and conform with a single set of standards, the government has confirmed.
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HSJ Knowledge
This week - 23 October 2008
HSJ editor Richard Vize discusses this week’s hot topics in health service management