All Clinical news (NICE, NSFs) articles – Page 12
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SupplementsMedical revalidation - an HSJ special supplement
Revalidation will be introduced towards the end of next year in the most significant reform of medical regulation in 150 years, writes General Medical Council chief executive Niall Dickson. Read this exclusive HSJ supplement on revalidation in association with the GMC to find out what it means for you.
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NewsFertility treatment bans reversed by PCTs
A number of primary care trusts which imposed tight restrictions on infertility treatment have now reversed the policy.
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Call to introduce national hydration strategy
The government should introduce a nationwide policy to ensure elderly patients in hospitals do not get dehydrated, a former head of Age Concern has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to measure activity and workforce planning for clinical research staff
A workforce planning tool for clinical researchers adapted from US clinical research centres has helped staff in the UK with widely accepted metrics that provide recognised, valuable data and evidence, as members of the UK Clinical Research Facility Network intensity working group explain.
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NewsExpert panel to debate pathology services - free online Q&A for HSJ readers
Pathology services are set to transform over the next few years - but what shape will they take and what practical problems will organisations encounter? HSJ puts together an expert panel to answer your questions in a live online Q&A session.
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SupplementsThe future of pathology - an HSJ roundtable discussion
A roundtable discussion on the future of pathology, in association with Roche Diagnostics, led to a lively debate on how it will exist in the future, what effect it will have on clinicians, and whether there is even a proper definition of pathology. Alison Moore reports.
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HSJ KnowledgeCan hospitals fully stop airborne transmission?
Despite well establushed procedures across the healthcare sector, hospital acquired infections are still a significant threat to both patients and staff. How can hospitals address the problem further, and take a step closer to eradicating HCAIs, asks Dr Abdel Ezbiri.
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NewsChildren's care quality can be improved - study
The largest case-based study into children who died after surgery has found there was room for improvement in more than a quarter of cases.
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NewsGuidance 'misconstrued' as commissioners restrict drugs
Primary care trusts are “misconstruing” official drugs guidance in order to restrict access to treatments, a coalition of patient bodies has warned.
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NewsAudits of clinical outcomes to cover new areas
Plans to extend the monitoring of the results of healthcare in the NHS have been set out by health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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NewsRevalidation push lacking sufficient resources
A third of organisations say they have insufficient resources to properly check doctors’ fitness to practise through the revalidation system.
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HSJ KnowledgeThirst for knowledge? Why the NHS should take clinical research seriously
A survey by HSJ and the National Institute for Health Research set out to discover how seriously NHS organisations take clinical research. Daloni Carlisle studies the results.
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HSJ KnowledgeManaging medicines: avoiding ethical and legal difficulties
Substituting expensive medicines for less costly alternatives might be a measure earmarked for cutting costs, but financial and legal issues surround this approach and need careful adherence, warns Peter Feldschreiber.
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Comment'After destructive debate, the case for reform needs to be rebuilt'
The government needs to find a way to make the ingredients of reform seem like opportunities for positive change rather than threats, writes Asthma UK chief executive Neil Churchill.
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NewsMS patient care not improving, report claims
NHS services for multiple sclerosis patients have barely improved at all in the past five years, a report has revealed.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow town planners can help integrate better health practices into the community
A new online guide highlights how spatial planners can integrate health into local plans and practice to help improve public health in the local area, as Richard Powell and Andrew Ross explain.
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HSJ KnowledgeIs more surgery the answer to the nation's obesity crisis?
Obesity is perhaps the biggest crisis facing the nation’s health. Effective treatments such as bariatric surgery must be used more widely, say David Haslam and Carel Le Roux.
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News£625m synthetic insulin had 'no clinical benefit'
The NHS has spent hundreds of millions of pounds on synthetic insulin unnecessarily over the past decade, according to a report published today.
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HSJ KnowledgeLearning from lean: the techniques transforming pathology services
Pathology services at a general hospital are being transformed by activities and approaches utilising lean techniques. Sue Stanley and Mark Eaton explain.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow pairing clinicians with managers could speed up clinical excellence
‘Buddying’ clinicians with managers could help both groups collectively create an environment where clinical excellence is inevitable. Bob Klaber and colleagues report.