All News articles – Page 2054
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High-dependency units lacking
An audit of Scotland's high-dependency units has produced a list of the seven hospitals with the worst facilities.
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Tips from over there for over here
The corporate practice of medicine Competition and innovation in healthcare By James C Robinson University of California Press 261 pages £11. 95
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The long-term race to win nation's hearts and minds
Is there enough money to bring cardiac services up to European levels?
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North Wales HA launches key strategic review
North Wales health authority has announced a strategic review of community, general and specialist services at Llandudno General Hospital. The review follows the recent decision to relocate services from Conwy Hospital to Llandudno. Reporting in June, the review will examine links between Llandudno and other healthcare services, and examine the ...
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A great leveller
The NHS job evaluation scheme should iron out some major anomalies in pay and conditions - and will extend to the very top. Paul Stephenson reports
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Out-of-hours GP review launched
Health minister John Denham has launched a review of out-of-hours GP services examining the possible future role of the NHS Direct helpline as a first port of call for access to primary care.
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A lot of knowledge is a good thing
Health management information systems A handbook for decision makers By Jack Smith Open University Press 345 pages £22. 50
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Give and let live
Changes in the rules for organ transplant in the US have raised important issues about which patients should get priority. Howard Berliner reports
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'Outcome focus' urged for partnership working
Successful partnership working in mental health can only be achieved if teams are 'outcome focused' and well supported, according to a paper launched this week by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health. It highlights six key models of partnership working and outlines key factors in successful partnerships between health services, ...
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Facing hard truths
A day of visits to assess care for detained, mentally ill black and ethnic-minority patients found worrying gaps in meeting their cultural, religious and communication needs, write Lesley Warner and colleagues
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Uncle Sam shows off his relative values to ill effect
Have you heard the one about the sick and elderly people who hire a bus to drive them across the border to buy prescription drugs in a neighbouring country where they are up to 80 per cent cheaper than at home?
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Public trust in doctors stays high despite Shipman
The public's trust in doctors remains extremely high - despite recent bad publicity over cases such as the Harold Shipman murder trial, according to a MORI public opinion poll carried out for the British Medical Association. The survey of more than 2,000 people found that 87 per cent would generally ...
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Days like this
Pressure for mergers. . . 'Keep internal market simple'. . . 'Mortal danger' warning. . . Funding charges rejected. . . 1 million 'awaited treatment'. . .
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Floodgates open for increased damages
As compensation awards for clinical negligence soar, an almost unnoticed High Court judgement delivered at Newcastle upon Tyne could open the floodgates for even bigger damages.
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Disability criteria under scrutiny
An intensive care nurse has won £800,000 in an out-of-court settlement over two workplace back injuries, which have made him unemployable.
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Toned up, but in a tricky corner
Discreet relaxation of guidance on use of private facilities may be on its way
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The second coming
A rise in cases of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases has led to talk of a time-bomb more reminiscent of the mid-1980s. Laura Donnelly asks how services will cope
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Climbing out of the chair
Health service managers will be familiar with trust chairs taking a hands-on approach, but one has swapped roles entirely - and become a chief executive. Kaye McIntosh reports