All News articles – Page 1903
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Dear Mel. . .
I was very worried recently when I read about the manager who was ticked off for sending a memo telling his staff not to show the national cleaning hit squad the 'grotty' bits of his hospital. How should he have acted?
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Days like this
HSJ 7March 1991 : Managers to face psychological 'audit'. . . High salary warning. . . Trust bids to break deadlock. . . Hospitals refuse contracts. . . Hotel beds pioneer
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Short cuts
New frameworks will cover children and neurology Plans to produce two new national service frameworks - one on children's services and one on long-term neurological conditions - have been released by health secretary Alan Milburn. The children's services framework, which will also incorporate maternity care, will be published in 2003 ...
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news focus - Control experiment
Is the Labour government's promise not to privatise clinical services cracking wide open? Ann McGauran reports
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'Chapel' trust settles dismissal claim
The trust in the 'bodies in the chapel' case has settled a longrunning claim for unfair dismissal by a union representative, just days before her employment tribunal was to begin.
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'Local champions'start to make their mark on NHS plan working
A picture of new partnerships and joint working is beginning to emerge from the local boards, committees and taskforces charged with leading on implementation of the NHS plan at trust and health authority level.
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Catch a falling star
With doctors'performance high on the political and media agendas, Martin Roland and colleagues report on how a special panel is tackling poorly performing GPs
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New care home standards spark plea for funds
Care home owners have called for 'new money' to fund the national standards for nursing and residential homes issued by the government last week.
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House calls
Come the election, health campaigners will be aiming to take their causes to the top - by standing for seats at Westminster.
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Taking to the Bush
Political gridlock may leave US health reform in abeyance until the 2002 Congress elections. In the meantime, the new administration is busy appointing anti-abortion proponents.
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Livingstone holds on to bulk of budget plan
The London Assembly has resisted its last chance to force the mayor to make cuts to his budget on health, housing and social exclusion.
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IN BRIEF
The number of people on NHS waiting lists in England increased by 4,500 to 1,039,000 in January, compared with an 11,000 rise in January last year. The government claims it is still on target to cut waiting lists by 100,000 while the Conservatives argue lists have increased by 32,000 since ...
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Food guru backs waiters on the wards
Waiters and waitresses should serve food to patients in all hospitals, restaurant critic and hospital food guru Loyd Grossman has said following an initiative being piloted in Nottingham.
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CHC axe fails to kill off optimism
Widespread recognition that users must have strong voice is heartening