All News articles – Page 1984
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Days like this
'Threat' to community care. . . IHSM hits out. . . Sop to royal colleges. . . Fundholding warning. . . Dental deal. . . £600,000 from RHA's private suite
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Workforce plans see managers in control
Health managers are set to gain control of workforce planning under government proposals put out for consultation last week.
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When push comes to shove
One in four women experience physical violence. Many turn to the NHS for help. But do healthcare professionals have the skills to cope? Barbara Millar reports
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MrMop's clean conscience is symptomatic of the times
Milburn's hygiene missive proves desperate need for managerial champions
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CHI opts to investigate 'wrong-kidney' scandal
The Commission for Health Improvement is to investigate the trust at the centre of a high-profile kidney surgery blunder just weeks after it said such a move was unlikely.
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Three chairs for democracy
HSJ invited the four leading London mayoral hopefuls to debate health. Three couldn't stop agreeing with one another - but the fourth was a trifle late in putting his argument. Lyn Whitfield reports
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The coffin they carry you off in
Diane Charlton of the conservation workshop at Bradford Industrial Museum completes the restoration of a hand-drawn hearse that doubled as an ambulance when the glass top was removed. The vehicle was built in 1908 and used in the Yorkshire Dales village of Burneston.
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In brief: Pharmaceutical industry
A taskforce to investigate how to maintain the competitiveness of the UK as a base for the pharmaceutical industry has been announced, chaired by junior health minister Lord Hunt and Dr Tom McKilop, chief executive of AstraZeneca. The taskforce will report to the prime minister.
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In brief: Performance management framework
A new performance management framework for the NHS in Wales has been published. Deputy health and social services secretary Alun Pugh said this fulfilled 'a key pledge' in the Putting Patients First white paper.
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In brief: Dyfed Powys
A clinical futures group has been set up in Dyfed Powys, chaired by former trust chief executive Dr Norman Mills, to review clinical services and draw up options for change to be implemented in 2000-01.
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In brief: Lord Hunt
Junior health minister Lord Hunt has announced the publication of guidance by the Hospital Caterers Association and NHS Estates on reducing the estimated £45m of food wasted annually in the NHS.
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Trusts braced for surge in injury claims
This month sees big changes in the funding of personal injury litigation.
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Over our dead body
The demise of the Clinical Standards Advisory Group begs questions of how different its successor's approach will be. Lynn Eaton reports
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MPs turn tables on Fritchie over bias claims
The row over political bias in the appointment of non-executive directors to trust and health authority boards flared up again this week, with an attack on commissioner for public appointments Dame Rennie Fritchie.
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Behind closed doors
The selection process for non-executives can be far from fair - and it is easy for the outspoken to find their applications unsuccessful, Madhun Foolchand found
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When trust becomes a must
One of the most annoying precepts that gets bandied about in the partnership debate is the need to form 'trusting relationships'. Unlike some of the more tangible aspects of joint working, such as new structures and strategic statements, trust is elusive both as a concept and a working tool. So, ...
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Bad relations 'put city HAZ at threat'
An independent review has found that Leicestershire health authority's relationship with Leicester's social services department was so poor that the city's health action zone risked going 'completely off the rails'.