All News articles – Page 1111

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    Ambulance trust plans lower target for rural call-outs

    2008-11-06T09:00:00Z

    An ambulance trust is proposing to reach a smaller proportion of life-threatening emergencies within eight minutes in rural areas than in urban.

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    HSJ survey shows 'racism alive in NHS'

    2008-11-06T09:00:00Z

    The bleak plight of black and minority ethnic staff across the NHS has been exposed in an exclusive HSJ analysis of recruitment rates, employment relations and workforce figures.

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    NHS Wales chief to step down to focus on 26-week target

    2008-11-06T09:00:00Z

    The chief executive of NHS Wales is to stand down and focus on the country's 26-week referral to treatment target, which organisations are struggling to meet.

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    Reapplying for NHS management jobs

    2008-11-06T01:00:00Z

    Poor Richard Beeken, I feel for him, being so angry and upset by Liberal Democrat deputy leader Vince Cable's suggestion that people such as himself should reapply for their own jobs and take pay and conditions cuts.

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    Mental well-being drive

    2008-11-06T01:00:00Z

    The report published by think tank Foresight on the need to build mental capital and well-being is essential reading for all policy makers and service providers.

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    Emma Dent on smoking

    2008-11-06T01:00:00Z

    Readers may be unsurprised to learn that I have a number of pet hates.

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    Organ donor reforms speed delivery of gift of life

    2008-11-06T01:00:00Z

    Organ transplant services say they have had to succeed in spite of the structures around them. Under bold new plans local managers will play a pivotal role in increasing donations. Stuart Shepherd reports

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    NHS constitution debate

    2008-11-06T01:00:00Z

    Your leader claims the NHS Confederation and NHS Employers 'appear to' say that the NHS constitution is over-prescriptive. This is a misrepresentation.

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    Congratulations to all NHS staff

    2008-11-06T01:00:00Z

    I would like to congratulate all the NHS staff who have worked so hard to implement the changes that have energised the workplace and helped to smash targets for reducing waiting times for hospital treatment and to increase hospital safety through reducing infection rates.

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    Academic health science centres

    2008-11-06T01:00:00Z

    Ann McGauran's article on supertrusts describes the development of academic health science centres (exclusively in London) in terms of strategic alliances leading to global competitiveness.

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    Health committee gets cooking with Jamie Oliver

    2008-11-05T15:48:00Z

    Celebrity chef gives evidence to the parliamentary health committee's inequalities inquiry

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    PCTs to share £3m to tackle alcohol misuse

    2008-11-05T12:43:00Z

    The Department of Health has announced which 20 primary care trusts in the most deprived areas will receive a share of a £3m pot to tackle alcohol misuse.

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    North East Ambulance Service reform plans 'can go ahead'

    2008-11-05T12:36:00Z

    The Independent Reconfiguration Panel has thrown out an attempt by Tees Valley councillors to halt plans to reform the North East Ambulance Service.

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    HSJ Awards 2008 - book your table now!

    2008-11-05T12:00:00Z

    The HSJ Awards celebrate and reward every aspect of healthcare management. With more than 1,000 industry leaders already attending the gala event on 1 December, make sure you book your table now to avoid disappointment. View the shortlist here to see who you could be celebrating with on the night. ...

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    NHS managers support top-up payments, HSJ poll reveals

    2008-11-05T11:38:00Z

    NHS managers support the decision to allow top-up payments but believe it will make the NHS less equal and doubt it will work as a long-term solution.

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    Trust withdraws job offer from chief convicted of drink-driving

    2008-11-05T10:44:00Z

    A hospital trust has withdrawn the offer of a job from its new chief executive - two weeks after publicly announcing she was to take up the post.Jane Perrin had been due to take over at Trafford Healthcare trust towards the end of the year and had already met some ...

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    NHS top-up review results announced

    2008-11-04T16:30:00Z

    Primary care trusts will be expected to collaborate on commissioning decisions as a result of national clinical director for cancer Mike Richards' reforms to rules on topping up NHS care.

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    NHS staff numbers expected to rise despite downturn

    2008-11-04T15:17:00Z

    NHS workforce directors believe their staff numbers will rise in the next year despite the economic downturn, according to an NHS Employers survey.

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    Teen pregnancy 'linked to sexual content on TV'

    2008-11-04T12:19:00Z

    Teenagers who watch a lot of television programmes with a high sexual content are twice as likely to become involved in a pregnancy, research by the Rand Corporation has claimed.

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    Safeguarding vulnerable adults is inconsistent, says watchdog

    2008-11-04T12:10:00Z

    Disabled and older people who experience abuse get a varied level of support due to the uneven progress of local authorities and care services in developing safeguarding measures, a report by the Commission for Social Care Inspection has said.