All News articles – Page 1962
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This man wants to lose his job
The GP charged with spreading good practice in primary care is looking forward to redundancy - it will mean his job is done, writes Laura Donnelly
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Respect 'prized higher than pay'say nurses in jobs quiz
Pay is not the 'panacea' for improved nurse recruitment and retention, according to a report from Middlesex University business school.
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MP goes to war over 'unsafe'hospital huts
An MP is highlighting the 'unsafe' condition of Second World War huts at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in a renewed bid to have them replaced by purpose-built facilities.
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Getting personal
Two human resources directors - one for a PCT, the other for London Ambulance Service - talk to Ann Dix about the highs and lows of their jobs
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Whys and where fores
The relationship between the NHS and its public is changing.One illustration of this is the fact that more people are willing to challenge decisions made by health professionals.The case of Jaymee Bowen (Child B) was one example that received a great deal of publicity and resulted in extensive analysis.
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Employers face tough tests on working lives
NHS employers will have to submit more than 40 pieces of evidence to show their commitment to improving staff working lives as part of a tough standard to be launched alongside the new performance assessment framework for human resources.
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Hello, earth to King's Mill. . .
Corners of the NHS are seemingly untouched by the digital revolution
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Double trouble: drug use makes its mark
Of 270 new patients who presented to Luther Street during the year of the project,34 were identified as having a dual diagnosis - just 13 per cent.But when the centre looked at its total current population of about 1,500 homeless people, it found that 52 per cent met the dual ...
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Respect the don, and we're not talking Oxbridge
The NHS is a mafia; indeed it could teach the Cosa Nostra a thing or two about controlling people and events. It presents itself as a democratic, locally accountable and efficient social service. All of these things are true to a greater or lesser degree (usually lesser), but only insofar ...
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'Stonewalling'working-time directive won't wash
Senior doctors' leaders have accused the NHS of 'stonewalling' on local arrangements to implement the European working-time directive.
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Deprivation and population key to major rethink on Scots funding
The way Scotland's health funding is allocated has been changed, with a shift away from the existing system based primarily on population numbers.
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Resounding defeats leave HA out of pocket
The last day of the legal term produced bad news for Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth health authority, which suffered two resounding defeats in the High Court.
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Days like this
Community health councils should have contracts specifying their role in monitoring and delivering healthcare, according to South West Thames regional chair Baroness Cumberlege. 'The initiative for the shape the contracts take must come from the CHCs themselves, 'she said. Reaction has been mixed, with some CHCs feeling contracts could give ...
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Dunkirk spirit as NHS copes with fuel crisis
The government obtained consent from the Queen and Privy Council earlier this week for contingency powers to control the distribution of fuel across the UK in the face of a blockade of oil refineries and distribution depots.
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How the collaboratives work
The team has compiled a handbook of good practice - on topics such as access, capacity and demand management, triage, and coronary heart disease care.
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Seeking clarity with confusion
The NHS plan advocates 'a renewed public service ethos' and asserts the importance of trust in the dealings between patients and staff. Regrettably, there has been precious little evidence of either over the past 20 years or so. Public services have been unloved, neglected and denied the needed investment. Staff ...