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Thoroughly modern matron
She's making a comeback - but how will the new-look matron differ from her former incarnation, and how loved and respected was she really first time round, asks Janet Snell
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HUMAN RESOURCES - MATRONS
'Meticulous in details on which the life of a patient depends' 'In general, matrons are over-conscientious and not good at delegating. They have not been trained in management and their training as nurses - meticulous in details on which the life of a patient depends - leads in a contrary ...
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Lean on me
High absence rates prompted a trust to make a new appointment so staff could vent their worries and resolve their conflicts. Charlotte Allen reports on its success
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Quick quick, slow
Early evaluations of everything from primary care groups to personal medical services are being ignored in the rush to press on with the next wave regardless, writes Brenda Leese
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Patient Information
With the emphasis squarely on patient involvement, the challenge now is to produce good-quality information and training for medical staff.
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Bleak days behind us?
Community care and the law Second edition By Luke Clements Legal Action Group 530 pages £30 Before the year is out, a new set of laws governing community care services will have been approved by Parliament. These changes - concerning charges for nursing care, the creation of care trusts and ...
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Two hours to clinical focus
Clinical effectiveness A practical guide for the community nurse By Cheryll Adams Community Practitioners'& Health Visitors'Association 84 pages £7. 50 to members of CPHVA, £10 to non-members This practical guide booklet is a wonderfully easy-tofollow text, managing to combine practical procedures or steps with clear explanations of the underlying theoretical ...
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Shadow boxing
The Conservative opposition is so unlikely to land a hit on health during the election campaign that it has taken to producing only what looks like a policy. Lynn Eaton reports
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NHS forced to bail out cash-strapped council
Princess Margaret Hospital in Swindon has hit crisis point as two local councils can no longer afford care for elderly people moving into residential and nursing homes. Swindon and Marlborough trust has been forced to buy in beds it has no money for, to bale out the social services departments.
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Tayside to sue ex-staff for £26,000
Tayside health board is planning to take legal action against two of its former senior managers in a bid to recover overpayments of £26,000.
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Days like this
A major shift of resources from secondary to primary care has been signalled by NHS chief executive Duncan Nichol. He called for greater integration of health authorities and family health services authorities, and said that in the long term money would move from hospitals to GP practices. But he denied ...
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Weathering the storm
Extreme climate changes are posing a major challenge for the NHS. Can it cope, asks Lynn Eaton
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Wheeler dealers
The ever-tightening grip of hospital-acquired infections is leading many experts to call for a public health role within trusts. Ann McGauran reports
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Who's watching?
There is no shortage of pressing topics that could potentially occupy an enthusiastic trust public health director. It is over a year since the publication of the National Audit Office report The Management and Control of Hospital Acquired Infection in Acute NHS Trusts in England.
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Clinical depression
An unpublished action plan seen by HSJmakes wide-ranging criticisms of Oxford Radcliffe Hospital trust's accident and emergency services. Claire Laurent wonders if the plan will do anything to stop the haemorrhaging of staff
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Digging deep
Internal and external reviews, plus pressures ranging in source from the RCN to CHI, mean the Oxford Heart Centre is still struggling to win back confidence. Ann McGauran reports
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Ever-decreasing circles
The appointment of Richard Douglas as the NHS's new head of finance has been greeted with universal approval. But there are tricky times ahead, warns Paul Stephenson