All News articles – Page 2292
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A share of the blame
How much responsibility should commissioning authorities bear for detecting the kind of problems uncovered at Bristol Royal Infirmary's paediatric cardiac surgery unit?
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Warming up for the big fight
Campaigners fighting to 'save' Wallingford Hospital like to draw attention to its pioneering history.
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Two cheers for Better Wales
Academics have raised 'two cheers' for the government's 'new approach' to tackling health problems in Wales.
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A CULTURE THAT KNOWS HOW BEST TO NETWORK
David Hunter (Live from Leeds, 7 May) raised interesting issues about the co-ordination and networking requirements of health action zones and health improvement programmes.
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Human resources strategy delayed until the autumn
The government's promised new human resources strategy for the NHS has been delayed until the autumn, the Journal has learned.
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HOW TO IDENTIFY A LACK OF READING AROUND
Rowena Barnes' and Karen Hansed's article about the effectiveness of clinical audit ('Check-up time', pages 26-27, 21 May) showed such a breathtaking ignorance of both the literature on and the practice of clinical audit and quality improvement in healthcare, it is hard to know how to begin to respond.
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THE VOICE OF APH SPEAKS OUT LOUD AND CLEAR
Following Barbara Millar's report (News focus, page 9, 14 May) on the prospect of a new organisation for public health emerging from the alliance of the Association for Public Health and the Public Health Alliance, I'd like to point out that I am now co-chair of the APH.
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BY HOWARD BERLINER Anti-tax sentiment in ashes
The debate over the responsibility of tobacco companies for the medical costs of illness related to smoking still rages in the US. Most recently, the tobacco industry agreed to pay $6bn to the state of Minnesota, just as a jury was about to begin final deliberations. This action has given ...
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Confederation top team quits en bloc to leave Thornton alone at the helm
NHS Confederation chief executive Stephen Thornton appeared to be isolated at the head of the organisation this week after it emerged that the entire top management team he inherited just six months ago is quitting.
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All together now
Integrated healthcare has a royal seal of approval, but evidence of its effectiveness remains limited. Pat Healy reports
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WHY IS THERE SUCH A CLIMATE OF DISTRUST WHEN ALL SPEAK SENSE...
The NHS is to enter a new world from April next year, led by the newly created primary care groups. Yet there is a struggle between the Department of Health and GPs' representatives about how things will take shape.
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Alarm unheard or unheeded?
When things began to go wrong at Bristol Royal Infirmary, who knew, and who could have done more to prevent the tragedy? Linda Davidson talks to whistleblower Helen Stratton and HA chief executive Pamela Charlwood
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Doctors accuse trust chief over patient cuts
Consultants at Southend Community Care Services trust have accused chief executive Mike Harrison of 'colluding' with South Essex health authority to 'destroy patient services'.
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Manager and 999 crew get formal warning
A manager who ordered an ambulance crew to give her and a colleague a lift home after a night on the town has been disciplined. The move follows a four-week inquiry sparked by a tip-off from a member of staff.
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Unison says pounds3.60 minimum wage will affect few and vows to fight on
One healthcare assistant in 10 is likely to benefit from the proposed pounds3.60 national minimum wage, public service union Unison predicted this week. But it says it intends to go on fighting for a rate of pounds4.61.
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Wales' lists climb to 74,000 with scores of 'long-waiters'
Hospital waiting lists in Wales have risen more rapidly than in England, and government figures show hundreds of patients still having to wait more than two years for treatment.