All Clinical Leaders articles – Page 80
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Darzi quits ministerial post
Health minister Lord Ara Darzi is quitting his post as health minister.
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Employers could contribute to occupational health costs
Employers should contribute to an NHS national occupational health service to tackle absenteeism and ill health, according to a report by health professionals.
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HSJ Knowledge
Smoking cessation: how clinicians can break the habit
GPs and nurses who treat smoking as a clinical dependence and not just a lifestyle choice are more effective in referring people to cessation services.
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Computer virus warning for NHS hospitals
NHS computer systems were infected with more than 8,000 dangerous viruses last year, an investigation has found.
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Pathology service shake-up starts to take shape
The Independent Reconfiguration Panel has approved in part proposals to reorganise pathology in Lincolnshire.
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NPSA says investigations would be unhelpful
The government should be wary of MPs’ calls for thorough investigation of all serious safety incidents, the National Patient Safety Agency has said.
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Call for debate on redundancies as data shows where cuts will fall
NHS leaders are calling for the third year of the pay settlement to be renegotiated to avoid mass redundancies.
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PCTs' swine flu plans 'being tested by real life'
Primary care trusts’ swine flu plans are now being “tested by real life events”, the Department of Health has said.
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Comment
Andy McKeon: saving £15bn-£20bn will be no summer holiday
This summer senior NHS managers have been set a problem they will still be studying for months ahead - how to save £15bn-£20bn over three years from 2011.
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Comment
Simon Stevens: on lifestyles and living beyond 100
If all goes well, next month my wife’s grandma will turn 100. That is a birthday only around one in 5,000 of her peers will be around to celebrate. Not bad for a woman who, like millions of others, emigrated between the two world wars from eastern Europe to New ...
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Public views sought on plans for new North East hospital
Proposals for major changes to NHS services in Northumberland and North Tyneside have been put out for public consultation until July 28.
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Comment
Helping GPs help patients: NICE's role
There’s more NICE can do to help doctors help patients, writes Simon Fradd
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Comment
Clinicians and managers - shedding some light on the dark side
What is it really like for clinicians who become managers in the NHS? Mark Johnston and Yasmin Ahmed-Little take a closer look
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GPs 'getting unclear advice' on swine flu
Only 9 per cent of GPs had been given regular, clear and concise guidance about swine flu, a poll has found.
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Former NMC chief executive got £122,000 payoff
Former Nursing and Midwifery Council chief executive Sarah Thewlis received a payoff of nearly £122,000 after resigning last year, according to the regulator’s accounts.
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CMO reassures over supplies of Tamiflu
The government’s chief medical officer has said that Britain has enough Tamiflu after it was revealed that the number of new swine flu cases could hit 100,000 per day.
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Bruce Keogh tells doctors to ‘seize control of NHS’
NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has told clinicians to “stop whinging” and “seize control” of the NHS.
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NHS staff may gain from John Lewis model
NHS organisations could become employee-owned businesses like John Lewis and Kaiser Permanente under proposals set out by health policy experts.
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Darzi says focus on long term conditions
Regions should consider shifting their attentions from waiting times to long term conditions to reflect the changing economic climate, health minister Lord Darzi has said.
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Monitor hails Darzi progress report
Attempts by health minister Lord Darzi to boost clinical leadership in the NHS have been welcomed by Monitor, the foundation trust watchdog.