All South articles – Page 127
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West Sussex PCT 'disappointed' over reconfiguration decision
The chief executive of West Sussex primary care trust has said he is disappointed that the local council has decided to refer a reconfiguration decision to the health secretary.
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CBI warning on stop-start procurement projects
Primary care trusts that drag out procurements are hiking up the cost of schemes to taxpayers, the Confederation of British Industry has warned.
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HSJ Knowledge
Recruitment questions: overseas staff in the NHS
A few years ago, the service was in the spotlight for plugging staffing gaps with overseas workers. Now restrictions have been imposed as vacancies evaporate. Is the NHS right to aim for a 'self-sufficient' workforce?
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Regions braced for change as plans put Darzi's vision on map
The strategic health authorities have set out their stalls but is there anything new in the proposals and are they likely to make regional variations in care inevitable? Alison Moore investigates
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Lisa Rodrigues on being there for your staff
Bill Clinton used to say the most important attribute of a leader was being there. This gets tested when things go wrong, but also when they are going well.
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County council tries to wrest control of PCT
A county council has launched an audacious bid to take over its local primary care trust.
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Darzi review: regions promise safer and fairer services
NHS West Midlands is to focus on prevention, quality improvement and patient involvement in a bid to tackle 'an unjustifiable variability in the safety and quality of services'.
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Ashford and St Peter's appoints new chief executive
Paul Bentley has been appointed as chief executive of Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals trust.
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West Midlands and South East Coast set out Darzi visions
NHS West Midlands has identified ‘seven big challenges’ for healthcare in the region, including an ‘unjustifiable variability’ in the safety and quality of services.
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Ali Mohammed on firing staff
Thank goodness The Apprentice is back on TV. It's basically the HR type's ultimate TV programme with a huge dose of entertainment built in.
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HSJ Knowledge
View from the floor: dementia services
Janice Bond is a senior occupational therapist with Sussex Partnership trust. She works on a joint health and social services support scheme for people with dementia
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare trust to get help with loan
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare trust is to get £34m in regional NHS cash to help it pay back a £56m loan from the Department of Health.
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Kent council sets up 24-hour NHS complaints hotline
A county council is setting up its own hotline for people who want to complain about or comment on local NHS services.
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Lisa Rodrigues on appointing a new chair
Managers should be aware of the unintended consequences their actions can bring about
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HSJ Knowledge
View from the floor: mental health services
Matthew Stone manages the East Sussex primary mental health worker team, which has a key role in joined-up working as part of the wider child and adolescent mental health services offered by Sussex Partnership trust
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Ali Mohammed on staff surveys
Do you care what your staff think of working for your trust? Should you care? It is that time of year when we all receive our annual staff and patient survey results.
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HSJ Knowledge
Engaging clinicians in service improvement: talking the talk
Changing how we talk can help to bring about a change in culture, as one hospital's approach has demonstrated
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Lisa Rodrigues on how it feels to become a foundation trust
Working for foundation status is like growing up - you learn from personal experience
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Credit crunch puts Kent PFI under threat
Plans by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust for a new private finance initiative hospital were dealt a blow this week when the bonds intended to finance the deal were downgraded.
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HSJ Knowledge
Who cares for the carers?
People caring for a relative are a vital part of the health and social care system - but many feel isolated. A national strategy aims to help by making GPs and community services more carer friendly. Stuart Shepherd reports