All Health Service Journal articles in October 2006 – Page 3
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Wanless warning: future of NHS hangs on obesity action
The government has failed to tackle obesity - and unless it does so, the future of the NHS hangs in the balance, says the man who persuaded ministers to pump record sums into the service.
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NICE insiders criticise Alzheimer's drug decision
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has been criticised by its own senior advisers for not listening to experts when deciding to limit the use of the only drugs available in the UK for Alzheimer's disease.
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News analysis: Five years and billions of pounds later, what has changed since Wanless?
Sir Derek Wanless's 2002 report prompted the chancellor to pump billions into the health service - but called for reform too. Now he is back to pack another punch by examining how wisely the money was spent and set out lessons for the future. Daniel Martin reports
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Andrew Jones on financial influence
'Providers under fire are likely to react to fill up their capacity and treat more invasively. This will mean more operations and more investigations.'
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Lansley: at-risk hospitals 'better off as charities'
Many community hospitals at risk of closure 'would be better off with charitable status' than remaining in the NHS, shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has said.
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Food still leaves bad taste in patients' mouths
Almost half of hospital patients supplement their hospital food with offerings brought in by visitors, the biggest survey of its kind has revealed.
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Sharing management between hospital and community
Glaucoma treatment: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals foundation trust
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'A win-win for both patient and budget'
Finance - Claremont Medical Practice in Exmouth, East Devon
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Nicholson calls for 'headroom'
Creating 'financial headroom' this fiscal year is essential in coping with the risk of increased costs as healthcare shifts from hospitals to primary care, NHS chief executive David Nicholson told a Downing Street press conference on Tuesday.
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NHS chief sets out surplus expectations
The NHS is aiming for a surplus of 0.5 per cent by 2008-09, David Nicholson told the Commons public accounts committee on Monday.
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South West chief execs move in
As senior appointments for the newly reconfigured PCTs continue to take shape, HSJbrings you the latest recruits in the South West
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NHS Employers: far fewer job cuts than first claimed
The threat hanging over 20,000 NHS posts has amounted to fewer than 800 redundancies so far, NHS Employers has claimed.
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Dr Natalie-Jane Macdonald on GPs and commissioning
'Strategic health authorities and GPs must represent the best interests of the citizen and patient... However, they face some pretty daunting challenges'
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Dignity nurse plan scrapped
Plans for hospitals to appoint a 'dignity nurse' have been dropped after the proposal was 'misinterpreted'.
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DoH pledges support teams
The Department of Health is to create a national support team to help primary care trusts and local authorities tackle public health.
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Gender-specific services: equal, but not the same
From next April, trusts will have a legal duty to demonstrate gender equity across all areas of service provision. But as the deadline approaches, the national picture is looking decidedly patchy. Gabriel Fleming looks at how it will work
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In practice: reducing length of stay
Reducing hospital length of stay is an effective way to address the challenges of productivity and NHS financial efficiency.
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'Unbundling' options promised soon
Ministers are to review financial incentives to encourage the NHS to rehabilitate older people in the community, rather than acute settings.
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NHS Immunisation Statistics, England: 2004-05
Office of National Statistics report, published in September 2005, on vaccines uptake among children: MMR vaccine uptake rose slightly year-on-year, uptake of vaccines for dipththeria, tetanus, etc remained stable at 93 per cent.
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Statistics on Alcohol: England, 2006
Document from the National Office of Statistics, published in July 2006, on alcohol use and misuse, examining drinking among school pupils, adults, and a survey of drinking-related ill-health, and country-wide economic costs. Among the report?s findings: 74 per cent of men and 59 per cent of women reported drinking an ...