All Health Service Journal articles in October 2006 – Page 5
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HSJ Knowledge
Stephen Thornton on global patient safety challenges
'I was struck by how hospitals in Malawi and the UK face similar challenges in making healthcare safer for patients' The chief executive of the Health Foundation and our new regular columnist discusses the global challenges of patient safety and some possible responses
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News
PbR 'fundamentally flawed' says coding chief
The current system of payment by results is 'fundamentally flawed and unacceptable' the head of the Professional Association of Clinical Coders warned last week.
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News
West Midlands chiefs named
HSJ introduces eight new primary care trust chief executives appointed by NHS West Midlands
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HSJ Knowledge
First findings from clinical measurement scheme show where more work is needed
The Health Foundation used this year's party political conferences to explore what impact national clinical measurement schemes are having on the NHS.
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News
Warner: PCT consultations 'pretty inept'
Primary care trusts have been criticised by government ministers and opposition MPs for sparking public protests by their handling of reconfigurations.
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HSJ Knowledge
Out of harm's way: developing the PICU
Psychiatric intensive care units are meant to serve patients who are too ill for general inpatient treatment. Emma Dent investigates how they are developing their role in the absence of mandatory standards
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HSJ Knowledge
New efficiency indicators launched
The National Institute for Innovation and Improvement has launched a set of efficiency indicators, a number of which have a people management dimension.
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News
Fall in Welsh waiting times
The number of people waiting for over eight months for inpatient or day-case treatment in Wales has fallen by 737 over the last quarter - a 10.5 per cent reduction. In outpatients, the number of people waiting over eight months for a first appointment has ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Identifying 'ghost' patients in residential and nursing homes
There are plenty of methodologies for systematically validating list of patients registered with primary care trusts to identify 'ghost' patients - those who no longer live at their recorded address or do not exist.
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HSJ Knowledge
Research shows how patient involvement can improve healthcare quality
Involve the patient for better health outcomes and efficiency. That's the strategy suggested by new research from the Health Foundation.
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News
New pay-off packages to reflect length of service
New redundancy and retirement packages based on length of service rather than age have been agreed by the Department of Health.
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HSJ Knowledge
Bolton Hospitals trust - lean thinking
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News
Hewitt warns: patients will vote with feet
Patients will 'vote with their feet' and refuse to be treated at poorly performing hospitals, health secretary Patricia Hewitt has said.
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News
NHS pay rises 'eaten up by inflation'
Big rises in the basics of daily living eat up 'cost of living' increases for NHS staff covered by the nurses and other health professions pay review body, according to research by Unison.In its evidence to the review body, the union says that last year's 2.5 per cent pay rise ...
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News
Warner congratulates PCTs on practice-based commissioning progress
Primary care trusts and practices should be congratulated for 'keeping their eye on the ball', in spite of reorganisation, according to health minister Lord Warner. He was speaking after figures published today showed that at the end of September 82 per cent of PCTs had plans in place to achieve ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Legal briefing: commissioning change after North Eastern Derbyshire PCT
PCTs need to be aware that commissioning of health services has to meet basic standards of transparency and fairness under European Union law
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News
Tobacco control: Fresh air for the North East
There are encouraging reports from an independent tobacco control agency set up in an area with the highest adult smoking prevalence in the country
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News
NHS London chiefs to face London assembly
The chair and interim chief executive of NHS London Dr George Greener and Ruth Carnall are to be questioned by the London Assembly's health and public services committee this week.Questions on finances, service provision and immunisation are expected at the Wednesday meeting.Foe more information go to ...
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Fall in Scottish winter deaths
Winter deaths in Scotland have reached a record low. Nearly 1,000 fewer deaths were recorded between December 2005 and March 2006 than in the same period the year before.The winter had been relatively mild with no serious flu outbreak.For more on the figures click ...