All News articles – Page 1343
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Leak reveals plan for Ofcare regime of fines and closures
Underperforming trusts will face fines and closure under powers given to new health and adult social care regulator Ofcare, HSJ has learned.
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Hillingdon to invite private commissioner
The first primary care trust has been given the go-ahead to invite the private sector to run part of its commissioning function.
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Confederation opens doors to private sector
Private sector healthcare providers are set to become full members of the NHS Confederation as the NHS Partners Network joins the organisation, HSJ understands.
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Tide turns on health secretary's 'undermining' local influence
The health secretary's influence over local decisions means the system has 'no credibility', according to key observers. Oliver Evans reports on moves to curb her power
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Patient opinion website increases its scope
The independent website that allows patients to comment on their NHS experience is set to become available throughout the country this week.
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NHS delivers £500m surplus
The NHS has reported a £500m surplus for 2006-07, according to figures published today by the Department of Health.
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Hammersmith Hospitals trust appoints interim chief
Derek Smith, chief executive of Hammersmith Hospitals trust, will leave the organisation at the end of the month to become a healthcare consultant. Mark Davies will become interim joint chief executive of the trust along with St Mary's Hospital trust.
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New guidance for GPs on managing hepatitis C
New guidance to improve the management of hepatitis C in primary care has been launched by the Royal College of GPs.
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New digital x-ray technology 'will cut waiting times'
Hospital trusts in the South of England are to receive digital x-ray technology to speed up patient diagnosis and reduce waiting times.
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Healthcare Academy appoints new manager
Sarah Ellis has been appointed manager of the Lean Healthcare Academy.
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Next steps for national alcohol strategy
Public health minister Caroline Flint and Home Office minister Vernon Coaker have launched Safe, Sensible, Social - next steps for the national alcohol strategy.
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BUPA partnership to cut waiting times
The Department of Health has announced the details of a new partnership designed to reduce waiting times and increase choice for NHS patients in the North East.
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Estate facelift improves patient care, report claims
A report on the NHS estate published today claims that a £29bn investment in hospitals, health centres and equipment has played a major role in driving forward improvements in patient care.
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Study probes mental health in the workplace
A new report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and Active Health Partners claims that mental ill health is the second largest cause of time lost due to sickness absence in UK organisations.
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Emma Dent's Malawi diary - day 1
International overnight flights should have been banned under the Geneva Convention. The 15-hour journey from Heathrow to Kamuzu airport, with a dash across Johannesburg airport to catch a connecting flight, was my first flight either outside Europe or lasting more than four hours. Although the tiny time difference means that ...
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Emma Dent's Malawi diary - day 2
An early start today. Contrary to my preconceptions about laid back African living, Malawi seems to be an early to bed early to rise kind of place; perhaps not surprisingly when it goes dark (and by dark I mean pitch black as there are no street lights; even city dwellers ...
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Emma Dent's Malawi diary - day 3
At breakfast in the hotel we are joined by Alex, a freelance journalist who used to work as a media officer for Oxfam after being a journalist and returned to the third estate a few years ago. (He was once a war correspondent after starting out as an arts writer ...
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Emma Dent's Malawi diary - day 4
I am woken at dawn by the muezzin from the Lilongwe mosque and prevented from getting back to sleep by the cleaners, whose stockroom is on the same floor, not long after starting work with a great deal of bucket clattering..
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Emma Dent's Malawi diary - day 5
This morning we head in different directions; we say goodbye to Claire as she heads home and Alex and Abbey go back to Bwaila to sweet talk its management into letting them take photos there, Karen and I to meet the Water Employees Trade Union.