All Health Service Journal articles in 15 November 2007
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All Our Yesterdays
November 14, 1941, Public Assistance Journal and Health & Hospital Review'Treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcer: As soon as a diagnosis of peptic ulcer has been made the patient should be put to bed for a week or more and thereafter for several weeks should spend most of his time ...
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Weird world health
This Facebook lark continues to take hold in the NHS. We were sent a press release from South West Yorkshire Mental Health trust, which is embracing the social networking site to help it encourage local people to get involved with the trust.It wants its group, With all of us in ...
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This week's looky likey
A double whammy look alike this week - another thespian resemblance and another member of the government's health team as National Association of Primary Care office manager Sally Kitt writes to point out that the dapper Ben Bradshaw is not unlike Hugh Grant.
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Neil Goodwin on building a strong NHS board
Developing an effective NHS board requires good leadership from the chairman, who must set the tone, style and the conduct of business
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Maternity services and breastfeeding: a lot of bottle
Unicef estimates four in 10 English maternity hospitals make no effort to encourage more mums to breastfeed. Daloni Carlisle asks what can be done to get them on board
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Ken Jarrold on Darzi's call to shape a world class NHS
No-one who has had the privilege of working with health minister Lord Darzi will be surprised his report Our NHS, Our Future is clear and highly relevant to the challenges ahead
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Long-term conditions: help patients to help themselves
Co-creating Health is a three-year project to encourage patients manage their own treatment. Natalie Grazin explains
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Race equality in healthcare - getting up to speed
The NHS is still behind the times on realising the principles of ethnic equality law for all staff and service users. Caroline White reports
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Richard Gleave on Michael Moore's Sicko
As the US enters the next presidential campaign, Michael Moore's film Sicko has reignited the debate about healthcare
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Sexual safety for all patients
Emma Dent's article on 'the safety scandal' sets out the slow progress and confusion in providing single sex environments. All the main issues are explored, except the diversity of patient groups involved beyond adult mental health, write Philip Sugarman and Fiona Mason
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blind strategy
Hospital specialists, GPs and opticians will be expected to work more closely together under plans to radically improve eye care services in the UK. The RNIB launched a consultation on the UK Vision Strategy this week. The strategy aims to prevent avoidable sight loss, improve treatment services and boost support ...
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social care eligibility
One in 10 councils are planning to tighten their eligibility criteria for access to care services next year. 15 out of 150 councils told the Commission for Social Care Inspection that they will limit the number of disabled and elderly people receiving care services, Mencap has learned. It also discovered ...
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overseas docs
NHS Employers is ‘disappointed’ with an appeal court ruling that has banned the Department of Health from prioritising UK medical school graduates for speciality training posts. Deputy director Sian Thomas acknowledged the contribution of overseas doctors from outside the European Economic Area but said a policy of self-sufficiency would help ...
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Doncaster
A hospital’s refusal to adopt a national pay agreement has raised questions over the limits of foundation trusts’ independence. Maintenance workers atDoncasterand Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust, where the chairman of the pay negotiating council Joe Brayford is human resources director, are striking every Monday for the next four weeks after ...
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patient records
The government is investigating whether patient information used by medical researchers is safe. Arrangements for keeping electronic data used in health research confidential varies ‘considerably’ from those used for immigration and counter-terrorism purposes, the government’s response to the health select committee’s report on electronic patient records states. The new national ...
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Website offers health advice straight from the horse's mouth
A new online networking site is encouraging users to share expertise and advice on a range of issues, including healthcare
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Clinical audit: measurement is only half the story
The Department of Health recently announced its commitment to reinvigorate clinical audit. While we welcome this, we would argue that measurement and audit are crucial but are only half the story. It is equally important to have the tools and skills in place to improve practice based on the results ...
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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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Health Foundation continues quest for quality
The Health Foundation's Quest for Quality and Improved Performance is a five-year, £2.5m research initiative that aims to provide impartial evidence about which policies have the greatest impact on improving the health of the population and the productivity of the NHS.
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Getting to grips with health inequalities
Improving healthcare for people from black and minority ethnic communities is the aim of a new Health Foundation Shared Leadership for Change project.