All News articles – Page 1871
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Show some age concern
Do MPs care about the misery generated by bed-blockers and the inadequate care of vulnerable elderly people? Of course they do. But if they care, why do these problems persist?
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Apology after elderly man is kicked to death
Chief executive of Leicestershire and Rutland trust Martin Taylor has apologised to the family of a 72-year-old man kicked to death by a patient with schizophrenia.An inquiry by Leicestershire health authority criticised the care of Kevin Hewitt, who had stopped taking his medication and had not been seen by a ...
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Addition to traffic lights in bid to spare high-profile blushes
The Department of Health has decided to introduce an extra category in the traffic-lighting system as speculation mounts about how it can avoid high-profile managers being associated with trusts that are seen to be failing.
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The view from above
The early days of a PCT may be marked by feelings of loss and ambiguity.It is important to clearly define roles and responsibilities, explains Barbara Kennedy
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Uniform values
first person : Spending time at the coalface on a clinical placement can help managers see things from a different perspective.Such an experience can - and should - be shocking and amazing, says June Andrews
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Room at the top
nurse consultants : Ever since the Blair government called for 1,000 nurse consultants, there has been confusion about what their role should be.One trust undertook to develop a set of core competencies. Brigid Reid and Alison Metcalfe report
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A virtuoso performance
conference focus : Conductor and management guru Benjamin Zander got the conference off to a 'transformational'start by getting delegates singing, clapping and joining hands.Paul Smith was there
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Image problem
radiology : Job demarcation between radiographers and radiologists is a complex and vexed issue.Yet, as Robert Royce reports, it makes sense to look at ways of extending the radiographer's role
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Mental health service hit by scandal gives patients voice
Mental health services which were the centre of a high-profile patient abuse scandal have made huge leaps to involve patients in their management, local service users have declared.