All articles by Richard Vize – Page 5
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LeaderOur mission is clear: to help our readers
Last weekend the Mail on Sunday ran a full page article claiming an HSJ reporter (Sally Gainsbury) wrote a news story in the magazine as part of a Labour “sting” to undermine Conservative health policy.
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LeaderTargets’ rebirth as NHS constitution rights will not ensure a cultural shift
Labour claims it is planning another healthcare revolution.
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LeaderOne year down Darzi’s road the way ahead looks a lot tougher
A year on from the launch of Lord Darzi’s next stage review, both the progress and the huge distance still to travel are clear.
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Don’t hide the truth about Mid Staffordshire: publish or be damned
Mid Staffordshire foundation trust has shown contempt for its dead patients, the bereaved and local people by refusing to publish the report into the conduct of its former chief executive.
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LeaderLimits on Monitor should not threaten foundation trusts
The Department of Health is moving to weaken the power of foundation trust regulator Monitor.
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LeaderFlu pandemic could kill off a generation of local managers
The fear in the Department of Health over swine flu is palpable.
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NewsBarbara Hakin and Andrew Cash top health honours list
East Midlands strategic health authority chief executive Dr Barbara Hakin has been made a dame in the Queen’s birthday honours.
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NewsMark Britnell quits NHS for private sector
HSJ has learned Mark Britnell, NHS director general for commissioning and system management, is to join consultancy KPMG.
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LeaderTime is short but the chance to make a difference is real
New health secretary Andy Burnham’s second stint in the Department of Health is, like the first, defined by financial crisis.
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Lansley's sums
No matter how many times shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley repeats his pledge that there will be real terms growth in NHS spending under a Tory government, the NHS is not convinced.
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Trouble on the road to Confed
Travel to Confed conference from London was derailed by signalling faults.
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LeaderNHS cuts will be chance for staff to be new radicals
Existing NHS systems will not cope with the financial crisis enveloping the public sector.
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Blogs
The expenses scandal is heading your way
The media is starting to bring expenses run up by senior NHS staff under the spotlight
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Takeover is a test-run for nervous bidders
The NHS has entered the world of competitive trust takeovers. In the first process of its kind, NHS East of England has invited bids to takeover Bedfordshire and Luton Mental Health and Social Care Partnership trust, after its chair and non-executive directors resigned in February. This act of governance harakiri ...
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LeaderSafe, streamlined services give the best – and cheapest – care
There are signs of rancour in the NHS over how best to address the forthcoming funding squeeze.
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LeaderNHS should not be out of pocket when doctors trouser extra cash
HSJ’s revelation that the NHS is spending in the region of £2m a year subsidising private patients raises serious questions about how some trusts manage them.
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LeaderBen Bradshaw hunts down scandal-hit NHS chiefs
The Department of Health has scented blood over blocking pay-offs for chief executives quitting in the wake of a scandal.
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Should Rose Gibb be forced to pay all the legal costs?
There was one aspect of the judgement against Rose Gibb that was harsh.
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LeaderRose Gibb case underlines cost of failure for NHS managers
The judgement against Rose Gibb in her claim for breach of contract reinforces the accountability of senior managers for service failures, and slashes the chances of pay-offs.