All articles by Tash Shifrin – Page 4
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Blears raises 'Voices' in bid to replace CHCs
Controversy over patient and public involvement broke out again this week as junior health minister Hazel Blears launched revised proposals for a new system replacing community health councils.
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Celebrity menus prove difficult to swallow
Hospital caterers fear that trusts may not not be able to fund the extra costs of implementing the NHS menu, with dishes created by celebrity chefs costing significantly more than traditional meals.
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Return of the saint
NEWS FOCUS: Health minister Gisela Stuart, who first went to Parliament on St Gisela's day four years ago, is hoping she can hold on to her seat for a second term.Tash Shifrin met her on the campaign trail
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Signs of the times
NEWS FOCUS: Managers could be caught between NHS staff angered at increased private input into the NHS and the government. Tash Shifrin reports from Unison's conference in Brighton.
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Fair to middling
NEWS FOCUS: There is nothing wrong with public-private partnerships in principle, but there is a lot wrong with them in practice. So says the IPPR commission's 'subtle'final report. So where to now, wonders Tash Shifrin
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Sighs of relief as waiting times replace numbers as target priority
Health service managers may be able to celebrate this week as Labour's long-discredited waiting-list target looks set to bite the dust.
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Polls apart
Heckling was banned at the RCN's annual congress, whatever the provocation. Tash Shifrin heard the politicians vie for the profession's votes
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New leadership head to target stereotypes
The new head of the Leadership Centre for Health aims to 'break down the stereotypes' of different professional groups to link leadership development with improved patient care.
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A sense of perspective
He learned his trade marketing Smarties. Now Andrew Foster is turning his attention to winning over a new generation - to a health service career. Tash Shifrin profiles the NHS's new human resources director
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Milburn puts his name to proposal for 'an end to outpatient' services
The NHS Confederation is pushing for a radical restructuring of the way health services are delivered in a move that would see an 'end to outpatients'.
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It is the final countdown
Did the annual embarrassment of casualty watch encourage ministers to abolish CHCs? We may never know, but Tash Shifrin assesses their last snapshot survey of A&E waiting times
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It never rains but it pours
Parliament is awash with legislation - recently passed or in the pipeline - that has enormous implications for the health service. Tash Shifrin reports from an HSJ conference that tried to keep delegates afloat
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Inhale and hearty
Exercise, chilly lessons, bodybuilding, meals of suet and porridge - a new book recalls the heyday of the open-air school for sick children. Our woman with the frozen ink: Tash Shifrin