All Clinical Leaders articles – Page 99
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Noel Plumridge on commissioning for quality and innovation
We now know the 'road test' phase of tariff setting for the English NHS begins on 8 December, when the draft tariff for 2009-10 will at last be published.
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Hygiene inspections: trusts must clean up in fear of harsh penalties
Last week's Healthcare Commission report found most trusts are not sticking to the hygiene code. The launch of the new regulator next year means they may not get away with it for long. Alison Moore reports
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Alan Johnson opens UK's first GP led health centre in Bradford
Health secretary Alan Johnson attended the launch of the first GP-led health centre in Bradford last week.
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Preparing for medical revalidation
Medical managers need to prepare themselves to meet the challenges of implementing revalidation. Dr David Scott, chair of the British Medical Association's medical managers sub-committee, and Dr Doug Russell, the committee's primary care representative, explain
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NHS dentists face £100m in penalties for underperformance
NHS dentists are being charged more than £100m in penalties for underperformance against contracts in 2007-08, a report claims.
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Cancer reform progress report stresses early diagnosis
Earlier diagnosis should be a priority for further improvement in cancer services, the Department of Health's cancer czar Mike Richards has concluded.In his first report on progress against the government's five-year cancer reform strategy, the national cancer director identifies as priorities tackling diagnostics delays and improving the quality and safety ...
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Lesley Wright on lean thinking and respecting NHS staff
Managers and clinical staff interested in lean healthcare often stall at the same point: 'We want to adopt lean thinking but want to call it something else. 'Lean' is hard to sell to our staff.'
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More to do on BME mental health - Healthcare Commission
NHS managers must work harder to improve mental health services for black and minority ethnic groups, the Healthcare Commission has urged.
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Panel warns of European working time directive's risks
Growing concerns about NHS staffing could lead to service change plans neglecting accessibility and safety, the Independent Reconfiguration Panel has warned.
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Social enterprise given three year shield from competition
New social enterprises in the health sector will be offered uncontested contracts for up to three years.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhat is causing GP referrals to rise?
The 15 per cent growth in GP referrals to hospital in quarter one 2008-09 is putting pressure on both providers and commissioners (see first graph).
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Quality accounts: pressure on to pick a winning combination
In 18 months, trusts will have to produce their first quality accounts, based on a selection from hundreds of indicators. Dave West asks how trusts should choose their criteria, and how to act on what they find
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Healthcare Commission under fire after hygiene report
A row has erupted between the NHS Confederation and the Healthcare Commission, with the regulator accused of 'talking down' trusts in its latest report on the hygiene code.
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Social care funding split could lead to schemes based on age
Health chiefs are considering splitting social care funding into separate schemes for people of working age and those in retirement.
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Failings in end of life care waste £100m every year
Failings in the commissioning and provision of end of life care services are costing the NHS more than £100m every year.A damning National Audit Office report has found massive service variations, with a difference of more than £1,500 per death between the highest and lowest spending primary care trusts.
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Steve Feast on leading care across boundaries
Achieving world class outcomes for patients challenges clinicians to ensure all parts of care pathways operate effectively and co-operatively.
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Nursing and Midwifery Council 'making progress'
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is making 'real progress on all issues' since a highly critical regulatory review of its work, its stakeholders have said.
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Give lifesaving care at a stroke
An Essex trust is proving what fast stroke response can achieve, by introducing a specialist acute unit. Mark Hunter explains
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Is cancer campaigning skewing health priorities?
It is a disease that grips both public and media attention and has become a dominant force in health policy as a result. But is vociferous campaigning over cancer care skewing priorities, asks Emma Dent
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Ali Mohammed on NHS professions of the future
One of the issues that the good and the great are pondering is the role of different professions in the future.