External contributors – Page 298
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Malcolm Lowe-Lauri on aspiring to good service
'Complex systems and difficult interfaces - isn't that supposed to be us?'
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SHA shrinkage drives questions on the future of a regional role
'The greatest concern is that SHA shrinkage is outstripping the growth in capacity and expertise among PCTs'
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Bring community medics in from the cold
'The culture shock of moving from the intensity of a hospital to community work is profound'
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Phil Kenmore on Agenda for Change
With a lack of focus on underlying behaviours, Agenda for Change cannot deliver long-term results, says Phil Kenmore
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Weird world health
It’s official(ish)…more NHS Networks pollsters have better things to do with their time than indulge in Facebook or MySpace frivolities, with just over 40 per cent eschewing either. The poll also showed that 13 per cent actually have both set ups, but slightly more, 14 per cent, confess to being ...
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David Peat on sharing good practice
'Our European health colleagues listened intently as I told them how our working together principles operated'
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Review of Modernising Medical Careers was handled properly
The Department of Health has been transparent throughout Professor Neil Douglas's review of Modernising Medical Careers and the Medical Training Application Service, says health minister Ben Bradshaw
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Shak Gohir on new media
A deep-vein thrombosis diagnosis project is part of the new generation of high-quality medical information, say Shak Gohir and Eve Knight
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Paul Robinson on double standards
'Both the independent sector and the NHS collect data - but different items for different purposes, making direct comparisons virtually impossible'
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Frank Burns on championing the champions
'We need to encourage the champions and enthusiasts who are still out there'
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Lyn Whitfield on information creep
'Sooner or later the NHS will be caught up in a major scandal involving records'
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Alan Maynard on medical safety
'It may be efficient to let marginal patients die from avoidable infections'
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Alan Maynard on medical safety
‘It may be efficient to let marginal patients die from avoidable infections’
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Healthy Schools is raising the bar, not slipping behind
I am pleased that HSJ recently chose to publish an article on the National Healthy Schools Programme, emphasising its importance as a good example of health and education collaboration at the local level (see 'A game for two players'.)
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Your Humble Servant: The Darzi Ultimatum
‘I know the director of nursing was impressed that you poked her’
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Noel Plumridge on ambition to expand
'Market advocates praise choice, but those within them do their best to create a monopoly'
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Timely action will save lives and restore public confidence
'Media coverage of mental health killings obliterates shades of grey'
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Misleading forecasts could spell disaster
'Chief executives and others must encourage openness and transparency in financial reporting'
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Media Watch
There's a whiff of former health secretary Patricia Hewitt's infamous map of NHS-trouble-spots-which-could-cost-Labour-MPs-their-seats to the weekend's coverage of service changes in Greater Manchester.