All Health Service Journal articles in 22 November 2007 – Page 4
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News
Millions have undiagnosed lung disease
Almost 3 million people in the UK have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - more than three times those diagnosed, the British Lung Foundation has estimated.
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Comment
Patients are driven to distraction by parking fees
Are hospital car park charges becoming a tax on patients and carers?
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News
EU law opens safety loophole for foreign workers
A new European law could undermine patient safety by allowing foreign health professionals to work in the UK with minimal checks, clinical representatives have warned.
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News
Scotland health spending 'flatlining' for three years
Health services in Scotland are losers in the first SNP government's budget, seeing a real terms increase of just 1.4 per cent next year, a leading economist has warned.
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Comment
Minority report: shameful race record harms staff and patients
A Healthcare Commission survey has revealed scandalously poor compliance with race equality legislation (for more on the survey, click here).
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News
Mental health: PCTs to target potential offenders
Commissioners will work closely with neighbourhood police to keep the mentally ill out of jail, the government's director of prison health has announced.
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News
In this week's HSJ
NewsThe NHS is heading for a record£1.8bn underspend this financial year, HSJ can reveal. The total surplus will be almost 2 per cent of the NHS budget. It is understood to be causing embarrassment at the Department of Health amid concerns that it will be accused of presiding over a ...
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News
Pay-offs to managers are 'not a perk'
The NHS must reform the way managers are held to account rather than 'pointing the finger' at those who receive pay-offs, union Managers in Partnership has argued.
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HSJ Knowledge
Andrew Castle on planning outpatient services
Co-ordinating outpatient clinics in a way that avoids overbooking, delays, over-running, underutilisation and inappropriate attendances requires a clear understanding of the demands on the system, as well as sound planning
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HSJ Knowledge
Cancer care - reaching out to communities
The Bengali Cancer Health Advocacy and Cancer Awareness Service was set up to address the needs of the Bengali community in Tower Hamlets. Caroline Moren and Ruth Bradley report on its progress
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HSJ Knowledge
Informed consent - can trusts ever meet the legal standard?
Despite clearer guidance on informed consent, trusts should take precautions to protect themselves from litigation in the event of misunderstandings. Frank Burns explains
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