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NewsNHS governance 'reduced to paper chase' - Audit Commission
Many NHS trust board members cannot be sure whether or not their hospital is operating within the law, the Audit Commission has found.
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CommentInvolving junior doctors in implementing the European working time directive
The involvement of junior doctors in implementing changes to working hours in the UK is not a new concept. Going back to the 1990s, the regional task forces on junior doctors’ working hours, charged with the responsibility of implementing the new deal, often included junior doctor medical advisers.
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HSJ KnowledgeCommunity engagement: how to help people care about health
A national team is delving into why public health messages have low impact in some UK areas. Stuart Shepherd reports
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NHS performance regime: failure criteria published
The Department of Health has published the criteria it will use for defining failure under its performance regime.
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NHS London reports 'sharp improvement' in public satisfaction
Public satisfaction with the health service in London has shown a “sharp improvement”, a poll has revealed.
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LeaderFoundation trusts running out of time to meet Monitor standards
The challenges are piling up for trusts yet to clear the hurdle of achieving foundation status
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HSJ KnowledgeSafer Care: an introduction to improving patient safety
In this special report on improving patient safety, Bernard Crump highlights the the Safer Care programme and how it has driven improvements across more than 60 acute trusts
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DH team launched to reduce infant deaths
The Department of Health has launched a national support team to reduce differences in infant mortality rates in the face of a looming deadline.
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NewsPublic sector ordered to save £9bn a year
The Treasury will today outline a public sector efficiency target that will rise to £9bn a year by 2013-14, HSJ has been told.
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CommentResponding to the European working time directive
The European working time directive provides an opportunity to reassess how junior doctors are trained in the NHS, writes John Coakley
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS maternity care focuses on safer births
Maternity services in the NHS are under pressure to improve safety and have new standards to meet. Daloni Carlisle reports
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Working Hours: two ways to reduce junior doctors' hours
Two different trusts have focused on ways of working within specialties as the route to compliance on junior doctors’ hours
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HSJ KnowledgeWorking Hours: NHS organisations on track to meet working time directive
Most NHS organisations are on track to have their staff working an average of no more than 48 hours a week by 1 August
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Working Hours: top tips to meet the working time directive
Here is a collation of invaluable tips from experts on achieving the European working time directive
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Working Hours: how to work less without compromising training
Rethinking its emergency service enabled Homerton University Hospital foundation trust to maintain junior doctors’ training time while achieving compliance on hours
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Working Hours: communication and teamwork generate results
It was communication and collaboration that put Alder Hey Children’s foundation trust on track for EWTD compliance
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Diagnostic test waiting times fall sharply
Diagnostic waits have fallen sharply over the last month, Department of Health statistics show.
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NewsCare Quality Commission names trusts registered with conditions
Four foundation trusts and six primary care trusts are among the 21 organisations that have failed to assure the new regulator they are meeting infection control standards.
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CommentPaul Corrigan: foundations are the future
Opponents of foundations say that their success and financial strength is the result of unequal advantages - but that should not stop them helping weaker trusts
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NewsInfections fines may put Leeds trust at risk of financial deficit
Leeds Teaching Hospitals could be the first trust to fall into deficit because of fines levied by the primary care trust for failure to bring hospital infections under control.