All Stroke articles – Page 14
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Careers: TGI Monday
Jobseekers have ranked healthcare management among the most desirable careers. Louise Hunt finds out why
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Three clinical leaders awarded quality fellowship
Three national clinical leaders of the future were today announced as Health Foundation quality improvement fellows.
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NICE calls for quicker access to specialist stroke treatment
Commissioners and providers should ensure all patients with a suspected stroke are admitted as quickly as possible to an acute stroke unit.
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Darzi quality incentive puts £1bn at stake
Up to £1bn - or 3 per cent - of annual hospital trust income will be contingent on meeting service quality requirements by 2010-11.
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Radical ideas can keep service out of casualty
On the eve of Lord Darzi's next stage review, the new director of the Ambulance Service Network says ambulance services' impact can extend far wider than just emergency care and help reduce inequalities
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Health Foundation raises concerns over stroke care
The UK lags behind other developed nations in stroke care and England is far from meeting its own targets, according to a new Health Foundation report.
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Defining the role of the physiotherapist
With more than 35 million work days lost each year in the UK to occupational ill health and injury, it has been widely acknowledged that physiotherapists should play a key role in delivering future occupational health strategies, which in turn must be brought into mainstream healthcare provision.
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Campaign for better stroke care
Nine out of 10 stroke survivors in England are left unsupported and isolated, according to new figures from the Stroke Association, which today launched an awareness campaign.
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£64m research project boost
Seven new partnerships between NHS organisations and universities will get a total of £64m to research ways of improving treatment and new ways of working.
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Yorkshire publishes vision for delivering Darzi reforms
Higher life expectancy and fewer admissions to hospital for patients with long-term conditions, brought about in part by increased patient responsibility, are among the goals for NHS Yorkshire and the Humber.
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UK behind on stroke care - Health Foundation
The UK lags behind other developed nations in stroke care and England is a long way from meeting its own targets, according to a report by the Health Foundation.The charity's report, to be published on Monday, includes data on performance, best practice and cost implications. It shows the UK achieved ...
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Stroke prevention power
I was pleased to see your story highlighting the importance of prevention in reducing the burden of stroke care in London, writes Chris Streather
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Flexible learning for the healthcare workforce
Christina Pond looks at why healthcare employers need to develop a motivated, flexible and highly skilled workforce
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London must focus on prevention
Service reform in the capital must go beyond Healthcare for London proposals and focus on prevention if fatal strokes are to be avoided, the London health observatory has warned.
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Mayor flags up his blueprint for the future of London's health
Preventable inequalities in health are unacceptable in a leading world city and have huge economic and social consequences, according to London mayor Ken Livingstone.
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Clinical research presentations: patient benefit - the value of networks
The 2007 UK clinical research network annual meeting took place at the Kensington Conference Centre,Londonon 21 November.
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Stroke strategy calls for quicker MRIs
The government today announced its 10-year strategy for stroke services.The £105m package includes plans to spend £12m on a public awareness campaign.
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Stroke care - leading the way
The Health Foundation has responded to the Department of Health's consultation on a national stroke strategy in England.
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Acute Healthcare Organisation of the Year
Winner South Tees Hospitals TrustIn the space of a little over two years South Tees Hospitals trust has pulled itself back from the brink to become a dynamic and innovative centre of clinical and leadership excellence.The exceptional work that took place to achieve such a turnaround has all been done ...
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A day in the life of a therapy assistant
At Whittington Hospital trust in London, a Skills for Health demonstrator site has been set up to design a new therapy assistant role at assistant practitioner level.