All Primary care articles – Page 264
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'NHS family' accused of stifling entrepreneurialism
Established NHS organisations are stifling entrepreneurialism by engaging in 'obstructive, disruptive and protectionist behaviours', the NHS Alliance has warned.
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Cautious backing for vulnerable mothers scheme
Health visitors have given a cautious thumbs-up to government plans to help vulnerable mothers.Prime minister Tony Blair and social exclusion secretary Hilary Armstrong will today outline plans to give troubled first-time mothers intensive support by health visitors during the first two years of their baby's life.But trade union Amicus is ...
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DoH launches occupational health projects
The Department of Health has announced that businesses in Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire, London and Hampshire are to benefit from demonstration projects designed to improve occupational health. The projects will share £10m to help boost the mental, physical and social well-being of local staff.Health minister Rosie Winterton said: 'The funding of ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Improving data on private sector healthcare
As the proportion of NHS patients treated by the independent sector continues to rise, the Information Centre for health and social care.is focusing on new ways of improving the quality of.information submitted by private sector health providers, particularly about NHS-funded care.
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Working with Oakleigh Consulting
The Information Centre for health and social care's commercial management team is working with Oakleigh Consulting.to make information on the NHS more accessible.
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HSJ Knowledge
Encouraging clinicians to use data
The Information Centre for health and social care.has launched a new initiative to work more closely with clinicians to improve the quality of data used to measure patient outcomes.
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Breastfeeding on the rise
More mothers than ever before are choosing to breastfeed their newborn babies, according to a report published today by the Information Centre for health and social care.The 2005 infant feeding survey shows 76 per cent of mothers in the UK now start out breastfeeding - up 7 per cent since ...
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Ad campaign launched to prepare for smoking ban
A smoky atmosphere is the single biggest reason for avoiding a pub or bar, according to a survey published by the Department of Health.The government has also launched a national advertising campaign to remind the public what the legislation will mean when the smoking ban comes into force on 1 ...
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Survey reveals public satisfaction with GPs
A patient survey has found 21 categories in which GPs' patients feel services have improved over the last three years.Almost half rated their satisfaction levels as excellent and over 30 per cent as very good. Areas that showed most improvement were opening hours and appointment times.Read the survey here
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DoH rejig indicates future direction of policy
After many tremors below the surface, the detail of the restructuring of the Department of Health has emerged this week. NHS chief executive David Nicholson has created a new NHS leadership team, with new posts, and some clear water from the rest of the department (read news item on Nicholson's ...
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Reduced government funding leads to significant drop in smoking cessation efforts, FOI figures show
A 41 per cent cut in Department of Health funding for smoking cessation advertising last year was accompanied by a marked drop in the numbers of quitters, figures obtained by HSJ can reveal.
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Final fitness for purpose results name at-risk PCTs
Cumbria and Western Cheshire primary care trusts are at the greatest risk of being unable to meet baseline performance goals in the next six to 12 months, according to the third and final wave of primary care fitness for purpose results.
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Comment
1997 and all that: Blair remembered
The NHS has transformed remarkably since Tony Blair entered Number 10 in May 1997, reinvigorating a struggling monolith with record investment.
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David Nicholson on service transformation
'We can only deliver genuine transformation of health care services if our staff understand what we are trying to do'
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HSJ Knowledge
Provider service specifications
The Commissioning from Foundation Trusts Network requested examples of service specs for primary care trust.provider services or other documentation that might help to develop service specifications from a PCT perspective.
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HSJ Knowledge
New network supporting refugee healthcare professionals
The Reachout Network is a newly formed, UK-wide network for people working to improve support for refugee healthcare professionals. A variety of projects will exist around the country and the network aims to bring together all working in the field.
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Local Hospitals Network conference success
The inaugural conference of the Local Hospitals Network, The Future of Local Hospitals: Our greatest challenge?.was held in London on 21 March 2007. All the presentations are available to download from the conference page.
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Pharmacy pages added to NHS Networks website
The latest addition to the NHS Networks Resources section is a subsection on pharmacy.
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DoH launches national special interest framework
A national accreditation framework for GPs and pharmacists with special interests has been launched by the Department of Health. It aims to ensure standards of care in the community are equivalent to those in the acute sector.
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Community foundations set for pilots, but names under wraps
Pilot community foundation trusts are being considered by the Department of Health, with the aim of the first one going live by the end of 2008, although the DoH will not confirm who is on the list.