Latest news – Page 2797
-
News
Keep your distance
Why do so many NHS staff address adult patients by their first names? Many patients do not like it, particularly elderly ones, and especially their relatives. It may be well-meaning to ask patients on admission to hospital, 'What do your friends call you?' or 'What do you like to be ...
-
News
'Unproductive and unfulfilled'- but how nice to be the butt of management contempt at last
As I am one of his 'unproductive and unfulfilled' public health doctors, I was interested to read Steve Ainsworth's assessment of my competence.
-
News
Water-tight debate '
Steve Ainsworth does his memory an injustice in assuming the risk of community-wide infection is past. He forgets the vital role that his public health colleagues took in publicising the health risks of water rationing proposed by Yorkshire Water when stocks ran alarmingly low a few years ago.
-
News
Despair over cheap jibe at primary care cover during the festive season
Having been a GP in active practice for over 30 years and worked in various NHS structures trying to advance a needs-led service, I despaired at your article, 'There is a crisis. I'm not denying it' (news focus, 14 January).
-
News
Key points
Health authorities are likely to emerge as the poor relations in the current NHS reorganisation, just as they did following the 1990 reforms.
-
News
HAs beens?
The future for health authorities is unclear as primary care groups take on part of their role. But should they be changed or replaced? And with what?
-
News
Panel games
The system of assessing people for long-term care homes is being subverted for financial reasons - and elderly people are suffering, says Tom Moody
-
News
Home service
Winter pressure on hospital beds can be reduced by providing emergency care in patients' own homes. Bronwyn Croxson and colleagues explain
-
News
How Castle helped nurses storm pay barrier
A big pay increase for nurses? Baroness Castle of Blackburn has seen and done it all before. As an embattled social services secretary in 1974, she gave nurses a massive 30 per cent rise.
-
News
Ballot winners choose to focus on health issues
Two winners of the private member's bill ballots last December have chosen to address health issues, with one bill standing a good chance of becoming law.
-
News
Appointments
Paul Williams is to be the chief executive of Bro Morgannwg trust. The new trust is taking over the services run by Bridgend and District trust, which Mr Williams has led for six years, and services in Neath and Port Talbot provided by Glan-y-Mor trust.
-
News
Bob Becomes GM
Bob Williams has become general manager, paramedic emergency services, for Greater Manchester Ambulance Service trust. He joined GMAS from Derbyshire Ambulance Service, where he was a sector manager paramedic.