All Policy articles – Page 229
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HSJ Knowledge
Understanding Darzi: harnessing medical leadership
Lord Darzi's review puts forward bold plans for increasing clinical leadership in the NHS. Clinicians must step up to the challenge if their influence and expertise are not to be wasted, writes Susan Shepherd
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Comment
David Lee on board to board meetings
Now that we have over 100 foundation trusts, it is appropriate to set a moment aside for the less fortunate among us: those who have yet to experience the thrills of the 'board to board' meeting with Monitor.
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HSJ Knowledge
One year on from the smoking ban
One year into the smoking ban in England it is still too early to predict its long-term effects on public health but there are reasons to be cheerful, says Stuart Shepherd
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Comment
Ken Jarrold on looking after chief executives
It is 30 years since I made my first presentation at a national conference. It was based on the paper I had prepared as part of the Institute of Health Services Management's evidence to the Royal Commission.
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Comment
David Woodhead on tackling alcohol abuse
The evidence is clear. We should drink less. As a nation, we stumble and fall after lengthy bouts of drinking. Pints are downed and spirits are necked.
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Comment
Robina Shah on speaking Darzi's language
Nelson Mandela once said: 'If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.'
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News
New funding system for third sector
Care services minister Ivan Lewis has outlined new funding arrangements for third sector organisations wishing to provide health and social care services.
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HSJ Knowledge
Jon Restell on praise for the NHS
I am writing this column soft-eyed at the close of the busy next stage review/NHS 60th anniversary week, with Nye Bevan staring exhortation at me from my desk calendar.
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Comment
Your Humble Servant takes a look at Tory targets
To: Don Wise, chief executiveFrom: Paul Servant, assistant chief executiveRe: Outcomes, schmoutcomes
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News
Public health gets lift from social marketing
The Department of Health is to boost access to public health training and population profiling tools to help embed social marketing principles in health improvement work.
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News
Happy staff equal happy patients
Healthcare organisations with happy staff are more likely to have satisfied patients, the Healthcare Commission has revealed.
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Leader
The size of the mountain PCTs must climb is becoming clear
With only a few months to go before primary care trusts have to submit their strategic plans, the scale of the world class commissioning challenge is becoming clear.
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HSJ Knowledge
Drifting apart: why health inequalities are getting bigger
Is it fair to expect the NHS alone to stop health inequalities widening when they are shaped by so many factors in society - income, housing, education - or is the health service failing in its basic responsibilities?
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News
Chief medical officer's annual report confronts surgical safety
Survival rates 30 days after surgery should be analysed and made public, the chief medical officer has demanded.
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News
Watchdogs call for alcohol and obesity focus
Alcohol abuse and obesity must be tackled more systematically or they could 'derail' overall health improvements, the health and spending watchdogs have warned.
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News
£300m fund to tackle end of life care skills shortage
The Department of Health has unveiled nearly £300m of funding for end of life care and told strategic health authorities to resolve significant skills shortages among staff working in the sector.
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News
Alan Johnson reveals end of life strategy
Health secretary Alan Johnson has launched the government's end of life care strategy.The report, backed with £286m of funding, will see primary care trusts work with local authorities to ensure that rapid response community nursing services are available in all areas.
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News
GP access survey reveals mixed picture
Satisfaction with GP opening hours has dipped slightly, but patients are reporting improvements in access, the latest GP patient access survey has revealed.
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News
Alcohol and obesity threaten public health work, regulators say
Alcohol abuse and obesity must be tackled more systematically or they could 'derail' overall health improvements, health and spending watchdogs have warned.
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Comment
Alyson Morley on the push for polyclinics
Do polyclinics spell the end of the patient-doctor relationship in favour of faceless big business intrusion into health services? Or are they the must-have health facility of the future?