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A cultural flaw in the plan
Slow progress of quality reforms exposes the NHS plan's major weakness
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Days like this
The internal market reforms are being discredited by the breakneck speed of their implementation, says King's Fund College director Gordon Best. He told HSJ that in 20 years he had 'never before seen such intense top-down political pressure. Honest dissent is now categorised as opposition'. He added: 'I know from ...
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England posts homecare deficit
The amount of homecare purchased by English local authorities has exceeded the amount directly provided by them for the first time, according to analysts Laing and Buisson.
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Keeping 'em keen?
Are primary care professionals suffering from post-NHS plan tension? Health minister John Denham warned members of the NHS Alliance about this new syndrome. Ann McGauran reports
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Facts at their fingertips
The latest IT strategy has been consolidated in the NHS plan, as Jane Dudman reports
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Finding their feet
Shaky beginnings maybe, but the Sure Start scheme is a sure-fire success with local people. Claire Laurent reports
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The future on a shoe-string
If you earn your living telling people that computerising the NHS is an expensive and near-impossible business, don't visit Highland trust at Inverness. The shock could be too great.
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GP system uses images to limit the use of keyboards
MediDesk has introduced its new clinical system made by GPs for GPs.
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Scottish GPs seek to wrest purse strings from PCTs
Scottish GPs want to take control of local spending priorities from primary care trusts as part of their submission to Scotland's version of the NHS plan.
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Health service in our hands
Palmtops could soon provide a wealth of information about patients and appointments - plus instant access to a vast pool of data, says Jane Dudman
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Hospital tests risk tool
Risk management procedures which have been successfully applied in the defence sector are being brought to the NHS through new software being piloted at the Royal United Hospital in Bath.
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Trusts to monitor hospital-acquired infections
Health minister John Denham has announced that all trusts will be required to monitor levels of hospital-acquired infection, focusing on infections that pose a serious threat to health such as 'superbug' methicilin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. The government aims to prevent 15 per cent of the 100,000 HAIs annually, saving the NHS ...
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Trust sets up paperless records for ICU staff
Guys and St Thomas' Hospital trust is introducing an electronic clinical record, creating a completely paperless environment in its intensive care unit.
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Scope to improve
Clinical governance has yet to alter NHS culture, according to a survey of trusts. Kieran Walshe and colleagues report on their findings
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Manslaughter law threat to managers
Senior managers and doctors could face criminal charges under government proposals to change the law on involuntary manslaughter, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has warned.