All News articles – Page 1196

  • News

    Darzi and patient power

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    There is no doubt Lord Darzi is a distinguished surgeon, respected and trusted by professional colleagues. And this is at once the strength and weakness of his final report.

  • News

    Make it count for mental health

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    Lord Darzi has set out a far-reaching vision for the health service. Giving people who use health services for long periods control of their own budgets can revolutionise healthcare in this country.

  • News

    Conservatives will support parts of Darzi review

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    The Conservatives have welcomed parts of the Darzi review, saying they will support proposals that chime with their policies.

  • News

    Proper incentives for clinicians

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    At Imperial College Healthcare trust we have been looking at how we might develop the idea of rewarding performance and achievement.

  • News

    Managers put faith in Darzi's clinical vision

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    Managers believe Lord Darzi's vision for the NHS, where quality is financially rewarded and commissioning is the lynchpin of the service, is achievable within the next 10 years.

  • News

    Unions call for caution on direct elections move

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    Unions have called on the Scottish government not to divert money from frontline care by introducing direct elections to NHS boards.

  • News

    Lansley slams Darzi's 'bureaucratic' regional roles

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    Greater influence proposed for strategic health authorities has raised fears about regionalising the NHS.

  • News

    HSJ talks to Gordon Brown and Lord Darzi

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    While the past 10 years of NHS reform were designed to increase capacity, the next task is to increase quality and personalisation and give more power to clinicians and patients. Gordon Brown and Lord Darzi explain their plans to Richard Vize

  • News

    Darzi bowls us a googly

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    Lord Darzi's final report is a welcome boost for quality of care but fails to address the quality of those key local NHS responsibilities that lie beyond healthcare settings.

  • News

    Leadership roles for clinicians get a boost from Darzi

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    Lord Darzi's workforce strategy unveils sweeping reforms to workforce planning and education.

  • News

    Board members resign from troubled Scarborough trust

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    Three board members have resigned from the troubled Scarborough and North East Yorkshire trust.

  • News

    DH behind in Olympic planning race

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    Senior managers have attacked the Department of Health for failing to face the health and safety challenges of the 2012 Olympic games.

  • News

    PCT-backed integrated care pilots to go ahead

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    Lord Darzi's primary and community care strategy, due today, will push for integrated services and new rights for primary care trust provider staff.

  • News

    Trust ends contract after pay nightmare

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    University Hospital of North Staffordshire has withdrawn from its contract with a payroll provider after months of mistakes in the pay packets of hundreds of staff.

  • News

    Will Darzi bring about a renaissance in maternity services?

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    A number of regional Darzi plans have promised midwife-led units and better information. Daloni Carlisle asks if this vision will become a reality

  • News

    Darzi quality incentive puts £1bn at stake

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    Up to £1bn - or 3 per cent - of annual hospital trust income will be contingent on meeting service quality requirements by 2010-11.

  • News

    Managers called on to heed maternity standards

    2008-07-02T11:21:00Z

    The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has called on NHS commissioners and managers to follow a comprehensive set of maternity standards in their service and workforce planning.

  • News

    DH celebrates anniversary of smoking ban

    2008-07-02T11:17:00Z

    More people are trying to quit smoking, the air in pubs and bars is cleaner and rates of compliance with smoke-free laws is high, according to the Department of Health report published to mark the first anniversary of the smoking ban.

  • News

    Consultation on vascular check programme

    2008-07-02T11:09:00Z

    The Department of Health is consulting on the modelling undertaken by its analysts, which shows its proposed programme of vascular checks for patients aged 40-74 is likely to be very cost-effective and result in significant health improvements.

  • News

    More work needed to boost organ donation - BMA

    2008-07-02T11:05:00Z

    Doctors today called on the government to do more to increase organ donation in the light of a report that shows the UK lags behind other European countries.