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Teaser |
| Balancing the benefits |
22/05/12 |
How much experience and training is needed for tasks involving feeding patients or helping them to drink? |
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| Power to the patient |
21/05/12 |
Will the move to more online control of patient records, information about available services, and appointment... |
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| Help or hindrance? |
18/05/12 |
Are parenting classes and the new information service evidence that we are living in a ‘nanny state’? |
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Is poor health inevitable? |
17/05/12 |
Prevention, it is often said, is better than a cure. But how far can we take this idea and what are the implications of doing so? |
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| The war on drug prices |
16/05/12 |
So, NICE’s initial decision to reject abiraterone caused the manufacturer to rethink the price the NHS... |
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Space to moan |
15/05/12 |
What added benefit will NHS Check bring to the health service, the people who use it, or even Labour themselves... |
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| More than words |
14/05/12 |
The new proposals to increase the provision of Welsh services in health and social care have come under criticism from... |
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| From private to public |
11/05/12 |
Is the Government right to refuse to publish the risk register developed ahead of the NHS reforms? |
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| Coping with chronic diseases |
10/05/12 |
The number of patients with co-morbidity is on the increase, especially for the elderly and those who live in... |
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The case for change |
09/05/12 |
When presented with authoritative clinical evidence, the general public often accepts the need to reconfigure hospital... |
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Swindlers’ den |
08/05/12 |
When there is fraud at taxpayer expense, should the finger be pointed at the fraudster, or the rules and systems... |
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| No compromise |
04/05/12 |
Does the low turnout in union ballots on public sector and NHS pensions demonstrate a belated... |
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Care for the long-term |
01/05/12 |
Stroke recovery services have been criticised for lack of regular assessment, tailored care plans and integrated health... |
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| Deserving treatment |
30/04/12 |
Controversy has been raised over the implementation of ‘treatment bans’ for patients with unhealthy... |
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Time to stop? |
27/04/12 |
The European Working Time Directive exists to protect people from working a ridiculous, and unsafe, number of hours... |
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| The gift of life |
26/04/12 |
Only 4% of those who are able to donate blood actually do. This low supply is set to be exacerbated... |
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| Shock treatment |
25/04/12 |
We are all aware at some level that prevention is better than cure and investing in public health... |
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| Cutting costs, not quality |
24/04/12 |
Considering the dispute over which wet AMD drug should be used on the NHS, the choice is whether to save... |
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| Accepting assault? |
23/04/12 |
Evidence of such horrifying ‘care’ in a home that the CQC has previously rated as ‘excellent’... |
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| Better all round |
20/04/12 |
Simple health decisions that improve outcomes while savings NHS resources: the holy grail... |
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How long? |
19/04/12 |
Waiting times, which slowly fizzled out as a political issue during the Labour years, are fertile ground for the opposition... |
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Treating the root of the problem |
18/04/12 |
The NHS must recognise the significance of mental health issues in homelessness, and how people with multiple needs... |
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| New nursing? |
17/04/12 |
Will the new nursing forum provide effective measures for improving patient care, particularly in terms of respect and dignity? |
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| The realities of reform |
16/04/12 |
If the Government has to force CCGs to abide by the existing deal on workforce terms and conditions, there... |
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| Time for bed |
12/04/12 |
The NHS has promised to investigate the news that a large number of patients are being discharged... |
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| Free for all? |
11/04/12 |
Publishing more research on free, open-access journals would increase the pace of scientific discovery and... |
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| Calculating the cuts |
04/04/12 |
Even though NHS London has denied that the reductions revealed in a new report are actually proposals... |
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Drawing the line |
02/04/12 |
Should prescription charges in England be abolished? Is this even achievable in principle?... |
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| Give it time |
30/03/12 |
The NHS Confederation has cautioned that simply increasing the number of inspections... |
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| Productivity, not cuts |
29/03/12 |
The massive target of £20bn efficiency savings has been criticised today for the lack of clarity... |
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Conflicted commissioning |
28/03/12 |
Conflicts of interest in CCGs pose a very serious risk to their ability to effectively commission...
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Be prepared |
27/03/12 |
With an ageing population comes all the health problems this presents; from falls to eye conditions and everything... |
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Great expectations |
26/03/12 |
Discrimination in the health service can lead to significant consequences in terms of mortality, the level of... |
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End of life, not end of care |
23/03/12 |
End of life care is a vitally important aspect of the care pathway, and something which should be confidently... |
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| Ticking the boxes |
22/03/12 |
The balance between creating enough pressure to ensure waiting time targets are met but... |
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Time to put down the battle axe |
21/03/12 |
Andy Burnham’s claim that Labour will repeal the Health & Social Care Bill at the first opportunity is certainly... |
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Quality, not quantity |
20/03/12 |
Would guaranteed minimum numbers of nurses ensure adequate provision of care to elderly patients? |
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Falling on deaf ears |
19/03/12 |
The dire warning from WHO that our antibiotics could soon be useless at fighting bacteria should come as little... |
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Free of fees? |
16/03/12 |
Should hospitals provide free parking to patients and visitors? Patients’ associations certainly believe so... |
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| The beginning of the end? |
14/03/12 |
The potential for George Eliot hospital to form a partnership with a private provider could spark the start of a new... |
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Backtracking |
13/03/12 |
It is time to stop ‘polarising’ the debate on the Health and Social Care Bill, the RCGP has stated, just ahead... |
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Open access |
12/03/12 |
The new plan for improved access to school nurses is an important step to adapting health care to the people that... |
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Too little, too late |
09/03/12 |
The Government is probably lucky that this latest ruling ordering the release of the risk register has come while its health... |
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Time to rent? |
08/03/12 |
Renting services instead of buying them could save upfront costs, reduce issues with managing... |
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Without Mental Health |
07/03/12 |
A year has gone by, and ‘No Health Without Mental Health’ appears to consist of solely good intentions... |
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| Over and over again |
06/03/12 |
Detached observers could be forgiven that the latest batch of amendments to the Health... |
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From misuse to useful |
05/03/12 |
The Lancashire approach to substance misuse could be an innovative way to help addicts recover in the... |
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Healthy progress |
01/03/12 |
The fact that stroke and heart attack emergency admissions have fallen over the past decade... |
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| Voices unheard |
29/02/12 |
An e-petition calling for the Health & Social Care Bill to be scrapped has been dismissed... |
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| Time to move on? |
28/02/12 |
New evidence released proving that competition can improve healthcare standards, efficiency... |
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Empty threats? |
27/02/12 |
How effective can balloting for industrial action short of a strike be? The BMA is considering various... |
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| Blame on both sides |
23/02/12 |
Cynthia Bower, chief executive of the CQC, has resigned, coinciding with the release of a Government report on the... |
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Don’t neglect the neglect |
22/02/12 |
A code of conduct signed by individual staff is the latest idea from the health sector, institutionally... |
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Push and pull |
21/02/12 |
New research on the effects of competition is set to further muddy the waters of the arguments... |
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| Together or apart? |
16/02/12 |
It seems as if a new commission or forum is launched every day to help the NHS improve... |
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Plastering over the cracks |
15/02/12 |
David Cameron’s forthcoming ‘pledge’ to tackle binge drinking is well-intentioned, but may be a sticking plaster... |
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The tip of the iceberg |
14/02/12 |
As more NHS staff in Wales take time off work due to stress and stress-related health problems... |
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Giving it up |
13/02/12 |
New measures to increase organ donation are often considered with fear and opposition. As a society we are... |
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| Praying for relief |
10/02/12 |
A debate has sprung up around the use, and more contentiously the funding, of chaplains in the NHS... |
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Joined-up thinking |
08/02/12 |
Integration of services has long been a buzzword in the NHS, but not enough has been done... |
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Something to complain about |
07/02/12 |
The rise in negligence claims in the NHS is both shocking and expensive. More complaints suggest a fall in... |
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Lost in translation |
06/02/12 |
Translation services in the NHS have been revealed as a huge cost during a time when significant... |
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| Weekends off |
03/02/12 |
More and more evidence suggests that hospitals should increase their shifts to provide adequate cover for... |
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Select criteria |
02/02/12 |
Judgements on whether a new drug should be available on the NHS or not are often controversial, especially... |
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The slippery slope |
01/02/12 |
The view that competition is inherently harmful has been undermined today with the publication of a... |
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| Save yourselves |
31/01/12 |
Burnout in GPs poses a serious problem, both to the GPs and their patients. Protecting care-givers’ health... |
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| 24/7 care? |
30/01/12 |
The problem with having a reduced workforce at weekends in the NHS is that people... |
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Demand and supply |
27/01/12 |
Demand is growing on the NHS, as statistics show more people go to A&E each year. Additionally... |
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| One step at a time |
26/01/12 |
Inspection is only ‘one piece of the puzzle’, according to the NHS Confederation’s Mike Farrar... |
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| Covering costs |
25/01/12 |
Providing free care and treatment for patients outside of the EU is costing the NHS at... |
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| More than enough |
24/01/12 |
Cutting costs without affecting services is a difficult task indeed. Add to this the confusing shake-up... |
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A fighting chance |
20/01/12 |
Chronic shortages of doctors have led to some bizarre solutions: but using the Army? While the armed forces... |
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| Support not threats? |
19/01/12 |
Should hospital trusts be more rigorously assessed on the basis of their financial strength? |
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| Quality or quantity? |
18/01/12 |
The concern over changing the way nursing training is conducted comes down to the demand for a large pool... |
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| Easy to ignore? |
17/01/12 |
With so much upheaval in the NHS at the moment, there is little time or funding left to consider the... |
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| Missed opportunities |
16/01/12 |
Missed appointments cost the NHS a great deal of money and time, which could be used to help...
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Remember the time |
13/01/12 |
The healthcare project at Bradford Royal Infirmary shows how small changes to patients’ environment... |
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Duty to protect |
12/01/12 |
Data loss in the NHS is a serious problem, especially thefts of confidential information.
Brighton Hospital is facing a fine... |
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| Eating the budget |
11/01/12 |
How much should be spent per patient on food and drink whilst in hospital? The complaints about hospital meals... |
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Let’s talk about it |
10/01/12 |
Would regular questioning from doctors, nurses and even dentists deter patients from seeking... |
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| Out of bed |
09/01/12 |
Targeting elderly beds for cuts is sensible, in that it will save the most money. These cuts could also... |
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Dying with dignity? |
05/01/12 |
A year-long inquiry into assisted suicide has reported that there is a strong case for legalisation... |
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The whole truth |
04/01/12 |
Data from clinical trials can be excluded to produce a certain result, one which will then affect clinical decisions, prescription... |
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Informed citizens
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23/12/11 |
The legal challenge to the removal of tobacco displays in shops has now been dropped, leaving clear another step...
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Speak up |
22/12/11 |
Extending help for whistleblowing staff in the NHS can only improve the service delivered... |
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At the limit |
21/12/11 |
The proposed EU plans to improve the mobility of healthcare professionals across countries... |
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Voluntary work |
20/12/11 |
What level of patient care would require mandatory training and regulation? It depends on your point of... |
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The bigger picture |
19/12/11 |
The EU directive to cut energy consumption is not designed solely to harm the NHS. Encouraging... |
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Invest in long-term care |
16/12/11 |
The NAO report on neurological care services published today reveals a worrying element... |
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Wasting time? |
15/12/11 |
The worrying report from the Public Accounts Committee suggests that for some hospitals, achieving FT status is either... |
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Taking Responsibility |
14/12/11 |
Preventable deaths are perhaps one of the saddest types of the many that occur throughout the NHS on a daily basis...
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One to watch? |
13/12/11 |
To become Foundation Trusts, hospitals need to have a certain level of financial stability. Those that do not could... |
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Under scrutiny |
12/12/11 |
Both the proposed database for rating care homes and the NHS Atlas allow patients and users to individually evaluate... |
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What happens when the year is up? |
09/12/11 |
The Government’s proposed changes to the NHS Pensions contribution scheme have sparked much... |
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From theory to reality |
08/12/11 |
In theory, the NHS Outcomes Framework seems beneficial, but today health professionals have... |
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The measure of success |
07/12/11 |
Setting targets can focus an organisation on certain aims and help them to identify what work needs to be done to... |
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Remotely helpful? |
06/12/11 |
The increasing use of telehealth is a way for patients to take control over their own care, as well... |
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Keeping the patient in the picture |
05/12/11 |
The expected plans for David Cameron to ‘open up’ the NHS to new ideas and share anonymised patient data to... |
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| One rule for Government |
02/12/11 |
The shocking truths uncovered at the Stafford Hospital Inquiry should leave us ashamed about the... |
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Care till the end |
01/12/11 |
End-of-life care training is currently offered to healthcare professionals, yet it is not mandatory... |
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Do as you’re told |
30/11/11 |
GPs were promised freedom as clinical commissioners – but the limits on that freedom are becoming more apparent... |
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| Stopping the blame game |
29/11/11 |
The NHS Alliance paper, published today, suggests that the current cultural attitude to making mistakes is flawed... |
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Care for the carers |
25/11/11 |
Identifying and providing support for carers is vital for their work to be sustainable in the long term... |
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| The value of action |
24/11/11 |
The OECD report demonstrates that spending on health in the UK as a proportion of GDP... |
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Coping with demand |
23/11/11 |
There has been much controversy over the NICE guidance that states, essentially, that women who request... |
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Simply does it |
22/11/11 |
The confusing mix of places to receive urgent health care is risking patient health, a new report suggests... |
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| Talking takeover |
21/11/11 |
The introduction of the ‘talking plate’ to help obese people to limit the amount of food they... |
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No magic bullet |
18/11/11 |
To promote European Antibiotics Awareness Day, the Health Protection Agency has highlighted... |
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Back to square one |
17/11/11 |
Labour has suggested that if they were elected, they would remove the parts of the Health & Social... |
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Push and pull
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16/11/11 |
A new report from the RCM suggests that midwives could consider leaving the NHS if the pension age increases... |
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It’s all in the mind |
15/11/11 |
The launch of the Military Veterans’ Service is a welcome step along the way to making mental health... |
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The wait is over |
14/11/11 |
NHS managers have been threatened for rationing patient care in attempts to shorten waiting lists and save money... |
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| Time for intolerance |
11/11/11 |
Recent action that has been put into place to offer better protection to NHS staff from physical assault should be welcomed... |
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The profit motive |
10/11/11 |
Do patients care who offers them NHS services, as long as they are high-quality, and free at the... |
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Court of public opinion |
08/11/11 |
Two deeply held principles are in conflict when it comes to the Royal Brompton decision by a High Court judge |
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Waiting game |
04/11/11 |
As further amendments are called for to the Health & Social Care Bill concerning the role of the Health Secretary, debate in the... |
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| No magic bullet |
02/11/11 |
The alcohol industry is the obvious opponent to minimum pricing for units of alcohol, but there are many... |
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Teach and learn |
01/11/11 |
Providing training for medical professionals has to be prioritised as one of the most important duties of the NHS... |
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Plastering over the cracks |
31/10/11 |
It can be difficult to move from a responsive model of healthcare, to one which is more preventative, and focuses... |
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Casting judgement |
28/10/11 |
The systemic bias found in assessments of doctors is quite worrying. The results show that patients...
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Empty threats? |
27/10/11 |
Labour have noted that Lansley’s threat to remove and replace NHS managers that fail to gain foundation trust status... |
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The whole truth |
26/10/11 |
Giving the public honest information that covers all the available evidence is necessary for patients... |
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| Evaluating efficiency |
25/10/11 |
Using money efficiently to provide the best care for patients is a key goal for the NHS,
especially at a time... |
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Family fertility |
24/10/11 |
The news that single women are receiving fertility treatment on the NHS has been met with criticism from those who... |
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Erratic guidelines |
21/10/11 |
The link between using mobile phones and cancer has been disproved, according to researchers from... |
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Price tag |
20/10/11 |
The difference between paying a person for the use of their body parts and compensating them... |
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| The stem of the trouble |
19/10/11 |
The ruling against patenting for embryonic stem cells has been a severe blow to scientists... |
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Mountains out of molehills? |
18/10/11 |
Complaints regarding the NHS have again been the focus of criticism today, as the Health... |
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From a distance |
17/10/11 |
The use of Telehealth on the NHS has been promoted as a way to help more patients and... |
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Growing out of control |
14/10/11 |
The new obesity strategy has been met with much derision, as ‘eat less and exercise more’ are |
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Privacy is priceless |
13/10/11 |
Patient’s value the privacy of their personal healthcare records, according to a new survey... |
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Determining risk |
12/10/11 |
The Liberal Democrat Leader Kirsty Williams stated that the health service in Wales was like ‘Russian roulette’... |
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Covering costs |
11/10/11 |
The suggestion that the NHS should pay for organ donors’ funerals is an interesting idea. It is an incentive which would not... |
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Mental health matters |
10/10/11 |
The target for Scottish waiting times for mental health treatment is 26 weeks. That is almost half a year, and even... |
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Desperate times |
07/10/11 |
Asking staff to work for free highlights a real desperation in the Whipps Cross trust. With a large deficit to clear...
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Freedom to choose |
06/10/11 |
The NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network report on personal budgets shows there is a lot of work to be done... |
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Right to research? |
05/10/11 |
Should informed consent be presumed, or is it necessary to get permission before undertaking medical research... |
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A growing problem |
04/10/11 |
Should we be following in the footsteps of the Danes, with their new fat tax to improve
health? We could certainly... |
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Let’s talk about it |
03/10/11 |
The report ‘Suffering in Silence’ demonstrates the extent to which women suffering with postnatal... |
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The value of time |
30/09/11 |
A drug for men with advanced prostate cancer has been deemed unsuitable for use on the NHS due to its high cost... |
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| Defining distinctions |
29/09/11 |
Labour has pledged to act to save the health service from ‘bad’ private firms in an effort to prevent another... |
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Not in my back yard |
28/09/11 |
The Royal Brompton is holding the first legal challenge of its kind against the consultation process to decide... |
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Reaching the limit |
27/09/11 |
Proposals to lower the drink-driving limit appear sensible, positive steps to reducing a major cause of all... |
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Proceed with caution |
26/09/11 |
The call for European regulations on clinical trials to be reformed should be treated carefully... |
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Taking shortcuts |
23/09/11 |
Taking shortcuts in the NHS can save money in the short term, but could negatively affect the quality of...
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Stretching too far |
22/09/11 |
The news that PFI schemes are in danger of bringing a number of trusts close to financial collapse is obviously concerning... |
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Paper cuts |
21/09/11 |
You’d never know that the NHS is under huge financial pressure if you entered one of NHS Orkney’s boardrooms... |
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Cancerous lifestyles |
19/09/11 |
The difference in cancer rates worldwide highlights the factors of Western lifestyle which are greatly... |
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A nudge in the right direction? |
16/09/11 |
The nudge unit’s latest report calls for the UK to develop, market and promote the use of cigarette replacement... |
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Converting the masses |
15/09/11 |
Another professional has spoken up about the pressing need for certain hospitals to close, and for the remaining... |
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Both to blame |
14/09/11 |
The CQC has been heavily criticised in a new report, not just for its failings to perform but for its failure to... |
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Eat your greens |
13/09/11 |
The World Preservation Foundation has urged the Government to promote and recommend a ‘plant-based diet’...
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Care for the caregivers |
12/09/11 |
There is an important difference between absenteeism and leave due to illness, yet the two are both being targeted by... |
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Too posh to push? |
07/09/11 |
The move to allow caesareans on demand could lead to further expense for the NHS, and an ‘easy option’ for women giving...
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Now we wait |
06/09/11 |
As the Health & Social Care Bill is discussed in Parliament today and tomorrow, the future of the biggest changes in... |
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Behind closed doors |
05/09/11 |
The news that the Department for Health has been holding secret meetings with a German company to discuss the potential... |
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Quantity and quality |
02/09/11 |
The trial to pay dentists by health outcomes per patient, rather than just per treatment, is aimed at improving access... |
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A step at a time |
01/09/11 |
Stem cells, which are increasingly being used to test new treatments, have shown no adverse affects in the world’s first... |
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Our lives in their hands |
31/08/11 |
Resuscitation is a very serious issue, and the decision to have a ‘do not attempt’ order is literally life or death... |
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Impartial advice |
30/08/11 |
The potential changes to current abortion counselling services raise some interesting questions over who should be... |
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Listen closely |
24/08/11 |
The scale of responses to the consultation deciding which children’s heart surgery centres must stop operating... |
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Ignorance is bliss |
23/08/11 |
The new report from Demos recommends that there should be further investigation into assisted suicides when coroners’... |
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Our cup runneth over |
22/08/11 |
As well as older people refusing to buy alcohol on behalf of children, we need to take more responsibility for looking... |
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Underlings get under foot |
18/08/11 |
A survey has shown that medical trainees disrupt hospitals and jeopardise patient care. Doctors have complained... |
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Trusting the trusts |
17/08/11 |
Hospitals are quick to protest that correct action is being undertaken, regardless of the correct forms being filled out... |
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Should versus want |
16/08/11 |
Watching too much TV is bad for us. Not particularly groundbreaking news, but the shock statistics that come with this report... |
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Bitter medicine |
10/08/11 |
Research has shown that most herbal medicines do not provide adequate safety information, despite new EU legislation... |
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Best in the world? |
08/08/11 |
A study has shown that the NHS is among the best healthcare systems in the world. It provides better care for the elderly... |
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Not so NICE |
05/08/11 |
The news that NICE has rejected the new drug, Gilenya, for MS on the NHS has been angrily received by charities and MS... |
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What’s mine is yours, for a price |
03/08/11 |
A researcher has raised the question today about whether we should pay people to donate their kidneys... |
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Drug awareness |
27/07/11 |
There is much comment in sections of the press this morning about the news that thalidomide is back in use across the NHS... |
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A growing problem |
26/07/11 |
There have been a steady stream of official reports, academic papers and press stories about the ‘obesity epidemic’ in recent... |
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Affording it |
13/07/11 |
Hospital trusts shackled to expensive, super-long-term PFI deals are struggling to deal with the necessary ‘payments’ now... |
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Hanging around |
11/07/11 |
The Government knows that rising waiting times are a politically toxic development, and it will work hard to ensure there is no... |
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Masses more NHS data to go online |
08/07/11 |
More NHS and public sector data will be open to the general public, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has announced... |
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Money worries |
06/07/11 |
NHS managers clearly don’t feel particularly protected by pledges on health service spending – primarily because of the... |
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Caring about caring |
05/07/11 |
We’re disappointed but not surprised that ministers have hardly rushed to embrace the Dilnot report with open arms... |
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Saving for the future |
04/07/11 |
We seem to be in the middle of a never-ending stream of reports suggesting that Britain’s elderly are not getting the care... |
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National disgrace |
01/07/11 |
Anyone who has read this blog regularly in recent months will know that a particular area of focus is the treatment the UK... |
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Overstepping the mark |
30/06/11 |
The British Medical Association’s annual conference is raising the issues the medical fraternity see as the most... |
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| Mind your language |
29/06/11 |
The pro-market Reform think tank has suggested an increasingly old population could ‘swamp’ all efforts to tackle the... |
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A matter of trust |
28/06/11 |
The public has immense trust in doctors when it comes to their own health – but any support will be much more... |
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Worn out |
27/06/11 |
It pays to remember that the Health & Social Care Bill is not yet law, and the battle over the shape of the reforms still... |
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Risky enterprise |
24/06/11 |
It is unusual to hear anything negative about social enterprises, which usually get good press from almost everyone... |
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Opt in to opt out |
23/06/11 |
Recent figures have shown that organ donor registration is at an all time high for Britain, with almost one in three... |
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Doctor or dictator? |
22/06/11 |
The news from the Royal College of Psychiatrists is that the over 65s should drink less. The Government’s... |
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Feel better? |
21/06/11 |
So, we now have yet another transition timetable to get us from the existing and apparently unsustainable NHS to... |
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Don’t try anything; it will be wrong |
20/06/11 |
No sooner has the ink dried on the Government’s bodged NHS reforms than we hear of a trust struggling to pay the... |
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Who knows best? |
17/06/11 |
There was extensive media coverage of the reactions of doctors, nurses and politicians to the amended NHS reforms... |
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Missed opportunity |
16/0611 |
It comes to something when a Labour politician laments the NHS reforms as the ‘biggest car crash’ in the history... |
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Thank you, Mr Nunn |
15/06/11 |
The sight of the Prime Minister and his Deputy being publicly admonished as they tried to conduct a photo opportunity in... |
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Clarity |
14/06/11 |
The Government has backed down on the NHS reforms, far more than seemed likely just a few short months ago... |
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As political as it gets |
13/06/11 |
Many leading commentators note this morning that Andrew Lansley’s dream of taking the politics out of the NHS, leaving... |
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Slim chance of quitting |
10/06/11 |
The latest news that nicotine could help to control weight by suppressing appetite has been greeted as positive news for a... |
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Hospital trusts in the shadows |
09/06/11 |
News that hospital trusts are conducting their meetings in private has suggested a lack of visibility and accountability... |
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On the side lines |
08/06/11 |
David Cameron, not Andrew Lansley, should now be thought of as Health Secretary, according to one cheeky Downing Street... |
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First the pause, then the wait |
01/06/11 |
Even those who think there was some genuine value in the Government’s listening exercise over the NHS reforms can’t... |
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How can this continue? |
26/05/11 |
This blog has previously highlighted the outrageous behaviour elderly people are expected to put up with in Britain... |
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Over a barrel |
25/05/11 |
Major NHS IT projects have been a cause for alarm for years now, so it takes a lot to shock most observers... |
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Help for the disabled |
24/05/11 |
Wales are dragging their feet. According to the Independent charity Disability Wales a Welsh strategy is lacking that... |
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Refer to notes |
23/05/11 |
Daily we have new research published in various apparently reputable journals hailing one scientific discovery or another... |
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Dare we hope |
20/05/11 |
Research from America suggests a man paralysed from the chest down can now stand unaided, wiggle his toes and... |
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NHS debate descends into shambles |
19/05/11 |
The Government’s ‘listening exercise’ has certainly created a lot of noise. Politicians have been throwing around opinions... |
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Monitoring their careers |
18/05/11 |
Those accusing ministers of a propaganda exercise or spin war over the pause in the NHS reforms may need to eat their... |
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Suicidal debates |
17/05/11 |
Euthanasia is in the news. Again. This time a local referendum in Zurich posed the twin questions of whether to outlaw... |
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An end to Aids?
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12/05/11 |
Results from a study undertaken in the Oregon National Primate Research Centre show that an experimental vaccine...
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Heads above the parapet
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11/05/11 |
Just a few short months ago, it would not have been big news to hear that the heads of GP consortia support the idea...
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Heart-breaking decisions
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06/05/11 |
The upcoming debate about closing heart transplant units – like the controversy over specialist children’s heart units...
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Why are the doctors leaving?
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05/05/11 |
A recent survey has shown that 35% of GPs are planning to leave the NHS in the next five years. This is a dramatic finding...
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Land shifting under Lansley
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04/05/11 |
There is palpable excitement in many quarters at the perilous state of Andrew Lansley’s Cabinet position...
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Hard to swallow
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03/05/11 |
Suddenly, after 43 years of herbal remedies and practitioners being covered by the 1968 Medicines Act, the EU have weighed in...
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Industrial use of stem cells?
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28/04/11 |
Judge Yves Bot’s recommendation for placing a ban on the patenting of stem cell research has elicited a huge reaction...
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A matter of timing
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27/04/11 |
How good an argument against the NHS reforms is it to say that managers and clinicians could be distracted from their...
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It costs how much?
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20/04/11 |
The NHS is a vast organisation not known for responding quickly to management advice from on high...
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Is your pancreas in trouble?
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19/04/11 |
Patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer could soon be treated with the innovative GV1001 jab...
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Does mother know best?
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18/04/11 |
A recent study showed that parents were in favour of genetic testing for their children- a decision which some claim is not theirs...
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| Managing expectations |
15/04/11 |
There will be some worried frowns at the Department of Health today – or is bad news now good news?...
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Lansley accepts responsibility…
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14/04/11 |
The Health Secretary issued an apology yesterday to the Royal College for Nursing in regards to the 99% vote of no...
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Stage fright
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13/04/11 |
Coalition ministers, keen to learn from the supposedly lax pace of change in Tony Blair’s first term, leapt into action...
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Credibility battle
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12/04/11 |
We seem to be experiencing the calm before the political storm as we enter the ‘listening’ period during which...
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Can you hear us, Nick?
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11/04/11 |
Deputy PM Nick Clegg has indicated that “substantive” changes to NHS reform will be made but the basic structure of the...
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Pleasing some of the people, some of the time
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06/04/11 |
The Government is playing a high-risk game by ‘pausing’ the NHS reforms. By going to such extents to promise it will...
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Lansley’s dilemma
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04/04/11 |
When a very similar political story appears in every newspaper, you can bet there’s a reason. So although the Government will...
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NHS wars
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31/03/11 |
Ministers are going on the political offensive over the NHS, trying to open up a new front and ensure the national conversation...
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Referrals and deferrals
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30/03/11 |
The rationing of treatment to save money has been happening for some time now, but it is being thrust into the public...
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Here to help?
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29/03/11 |
Getting health advice from someone other than a health professional can be inherently risky if you decide to act on that...
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Respect your elders
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28/03/11 |
As the demographic changes and Britain’s population becomes ‘older’ one thing seems to stand out; what do we do with...
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An inflating danger
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25/03/11 |
The pledge to raise health spending in real terms is symbolically important for the Government – but pretty meaningless...
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Patients come first
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24/03/11 |
Why would commissioners of care consider some hospital services so low value that whole departments would end up un...
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Be the best
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23/03/11 |
A group of doctors has suggested saving money by copying the Army in the way that senior personnel get involved with...
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Headcount
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22/03/11 |
The proportion of managers in the NHS is dropping, the most recent figures show. For the record, on September 30, 2010...
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It’s a competition
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17/03/11 |
Labour leader Ed Miliband scored one of his first major wins at Prime Minister’s Questions by apparently flooring...
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Who’s for turning
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16/03/11 |
‘No retreat’ proclaims David Cameron; well, he would say that. If there are to be changes to the Health and Social Care...
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| Meeting the challenge |
15/03/11 |
How far will doctors go today? There is clearly mischief afoot at grassroots level in the BMA; despite the hardening stance...
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| Drinking themselves silly |
14/03/11 |
Medical organisations were never going to get what they wanted on alcohol policy. Unfortunately, the policies advocated by...
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NHS walk-outs?
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11/03/11 |
Doctors are apparently considering industrial action over the NHS reforms. A motion from the BMA’s Enfield...
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Pensioned off
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10/03/11 |
The NHS was not the central target of Lord Hutton’s pension review, being in a relatively good shape compared to...
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Monitoring every word carefully
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09/03/11 |
Are doctors right to jump up and down on Monitor’s chairman for suggesting experience gained in the utilities and...
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Prescribing higher charges
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08/03/11 |
Is it surprising that prescription charges in England are not a bigger issue? Considering the financial hit that the administrations...
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Calm it down
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07/03/11 |
Hyperbole helps no-one. The NHS will not ‘return to the 1930s’, despite what the BMA’s Dr Mark Porter may say...
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Information overload
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04/03/11 |
During crisis situations, managing the information flow to frontline staff dealing with the emergency and to the public on what to do are equally...
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Change management
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03/03/11 |
Doctors’ views are crystallising into three broad camps over the NHS reforms – in ascending order of size...
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Wait and see
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02/03/11 |
Waiting times truly are an NHS success story, and are one of the major factors accounting for the general increase in...
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Payback time
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01/03/11 |
As predicted, the NHS reform rhetoric is ramping up – “appallingly unethical”, say doctors; “gross distortion”, the Government hits back...
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Almighty row
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28/02/11 |
The debate about hospital chaplains has surfaced again – with secularists having an additional, austerity-shaped arrow...
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Over-correcting?
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25/02/11 |
Strange, the unanticipated effects of a push for equality. A new study on access to stroke care in south London over...
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Blame game over bed-blocking |
24/02/11 |
Is there really a bed-blocking crisis, and is it about to get worse? It is clearly a problem, and it has become something...
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Who pays? |
23/02/11 |
Price competition in the NHS is a complex and thorny subject and recent announcements have only made things... |
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Food for thought |
22/02/11 |
Many people will have watched last night’s Channel 4 expose of terrible hospital food. Our recent investigation in National... |
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Competing to be heard |
18/02/11 |
Is the Department of Health change of tune on price competition a response to the expert criticism ministers have been... |
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Who to blame? |
17/02/11 |
What is going to be done to improve care for the elderly?The Ombudsman’s shocking report this
week and
the steady...
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Finding their feet
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16/02/11 |
Disputes over the role of the private sector in the NHS are at the heart of the battle between ministers and the profession...
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A liberal dose of criticism
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15/02/11 |
The NHS reforms could face a rocky ride from the Lib Dem wing of the Coalition when the party’s grassroots get the...
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Drinking too much
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14/02/11 |
Ever more astounding statistics on the multi-billion pound cost to the NHS from alcohol abuse have prompted...
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Turf wars
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11/02/11 |
Did Sir Richard Thompson, president of the Royal College of Physicians, get it in one yesterday? He told the Health Bill...
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A closer look
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10/02/11 |
Will the hours of Parliamentary debate in the committee stage of the Health Bill lead to any conciliation between politicians...
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Caring for the future
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09/02/11 |
The decision to funnel nearly £1.5 million to 79 local projects helping carers is welcome, and a much better idea...
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Watch me watch you
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08/02/11 |
Leading healthcare and patient charities think the NHS needs to be more accountable to the public...
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Nursing a grievance
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07/02/11 |
Nurses say there are too few staff on NHS wards – but can there ever be enough? Patient care can almost always be...
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Prevention, detection and treatment
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04/02/11 |
It is World Cancer Day today, and although its supporters’ claims that there is still awareness to raise around cancer is...
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| Awaiting a crescendo |
03/02/11 |
The Telegraph’s deputy editor Ben Brogan foresees a “symphony of opposition” from NHS interest groups to the reforms... |
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Healthy boost for mental health
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02/02/11 |
‘New money’ – those magic words we have been hearing so much less over the past few years.But £400m for...
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Watch your language
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01/02/11 |
As discussed on this blog yesterday, much of the Government’s problem winning over the public to its NHS reforms...
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Taking the public’s temperature
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31/01/11 |
It is maybe not surprising that so few people back the most controversial aspect of NHS reforms, the involvement...
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| The gathering storm |
28/01/11 |
The Lancet and the King’s Fund are the latest big hitters in healthcare to make strident warnings about the NHS... |
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Bargain booze
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27/01/11 |
Many healthcare professionals want the Government to go further in its plans for a minimum-unit price for alcohol...
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Saving for the future
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26/01/11 |
Are large-scale job cuts going to be a feature of health service news this year – or will the trusts having to take such...
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Your choice
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25/01/11 |
The BMA has pulled no punches in its latest criticism of NHS reform, seriously ramping up its rhetoric...
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The doctor will read your email now
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24/01/11 |
Tabloid newspapers seemed unimpressed with proposals for patients to contact doctors by email to free up surgery time...
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Warning signs
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21/01/11 |
The latest National Audit Office is yet another warning about what might happen if the NHS reform goes wrong...
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Seeking counsel – locally
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20/01/11 |
Is local government oversight of healthcare a mere coalition sop to the Lib Dems – who have a powerbase in, and fondness for...
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Root and branch
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19/01/11 |
How much of the deep and wide-ranging concern about NHS reform will Andrew Lansley take on board before...
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A NICE decision
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18/01/11 |
Today’s Alzheimer’s decision is welcome news for patients, clinicians and families – and will hardly bankrupt the NHS – so it is to be welcomed all round...
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Falling down
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17/01/11 |
Patients are suffering because of the state of many buildings and facilities in the NHS estate. The latest report uncovers...
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Spike in flu deaths
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14/01/11 |
The flu death toll has hit 112. Despite some headlines claiming a sudden spike over the past week, health chiefs...
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That’s rich
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13/01/11 |
Contractor GPs are making an average £105,300 a year, compared to salaried GPs on £57,300 before tax...
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£800m cancer cash must be money well-spent
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12/01/11 |
An £800m cash boost for the fight against cancer, we are told. Early testing makes sense – some more cash for...
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| Unhealthy call for jab ban |
11/01/11 |
The chair of the Royal College of GPs has suggested some sort of ban on flu jabs being bought by people outside... |
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Teething troubles |
10/01/11 |
Primary paediatric dentistry needs some serious attention – undiagnosed problems are causing suffering for child... |
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| NHS reform - jaw-jaw or war-war? |
07/01/11 |
So a hardcore of doctors are urging their colleagues to ‘mobilise’ to fight the NHS reforms. The military...
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Bed-blocking blame game
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05/01/11 |
If the cuts to social care for elderly people are responsible for the worsening situation with bed-blocking, there will have...
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Flu fears
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04/01/11 |
Countless children going back to school this week will come down with flu by the weekend – despite the Government’s...
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Cause for concern
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09/12/10 |
Earlier this week, the Nursing Times reported that over 60 per cent of the 11,500 nurses polled in a survey...
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One fifth of buildings unsuitable, reports BBC
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08/12/10 |
Nearly a fifth of facilities in use in England are deemed not up to scratch, according to data obtained by the BBC...
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Nurses want out
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07/12/10 |
Over 60 per cent of the 11,500 nurses polled in a survey conducted by Incomes Data Research and reported...
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Things to come
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06/12/10 |
NHS Luton chief executive Angela McNab has received no pay increase in accepting the chief executive role at NHS...
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Good luck Heston
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03/12/10 |
The Independent reports that Heston Blumenthal is hoping to do for NHS meals what he did for Little Chef...
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Enough is enough
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02/12/10 |
Today the patients association publishes Listen to patients, Speak up for change, a collection of 17 firsthand accounts...
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Leave public health to retailers – say retailers
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01/12/10 |
Responding to the White Paper Healthy Lives, Healthy People, the British Retail Consortium has welcomed the...
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| Live or let die |
30/11/10 |
The Commission on Assisted Dying is to review evidence from experts and the public and consider what system... |
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| More than meets the eye |
29/11/10 |
It’s worthy of note that the hospitals with the lowest mortality rates in the Dr Foster Hospital Guide, Chelsea and... |
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| The shape of things to come? |
26/11/10 |
The delivery of NHS services at Hinchingbrooke Hospital is to be taken over by Circle, an ‘employee... |
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Don’t keep taking the tablets
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25/11/10 |
A Department of Health study has found that prescription drug wastage is costing the NHS in England at least...
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| Justice for victims of Stafford |
24/11/10 |
The woman who founded the campaign group Cure The NHS after her 86-year-old mother died in Stafford Hospital... |
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| Some like it cold |
23/11/10 |
As winter approaches it’s reassuring to know that according to government statistics just published, there was a dramatic drop in excess winter... |
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| Reforms will put pressure on GPs |
22/11/10 |
According to the Royal College of GPs, doctors could be faced with angry patients if planned NHS reforms go ahead... |
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| Inclusion is key |
19/11/10 |
I was glad to see the government taking its responsibilities towards communicating with groups in society seriously... |
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| Look after those who look after you |
18/11/10 |
I am not sure if enough employers in the NHS realise just how important it is to maintain the health and... |
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| More support coming |
17/11/10 |
I am glad to see that the government is taking a more methodical approach towards funding carers by giving...
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| Big Society in action? |
16/11/10 |
It is always good to see people playing a bigger part in the design of healthcare – I just hope that right people are chosen... |
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| Let’s have some perspective |
15/11/10 |
From what I can tell a small group of self-righteous right wingers are ‘outraged’ by a recent advert designed to encourage... |
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| Is this a competition? |
12/11/10 |
It appears that the unions are having a competition to see who can scare their members the most... |
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| The elderly deserve the best |
11/11/10 |
Only a fool thinks that cutting services for the elderly is a soft option – after all, we will all be old one day and who... |
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| Why are we fighting? |
10/11/10 |
It strikes me that all of the point scoring which seems to be going on at the moment is only damaging the NHS... |
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| The victims of crime |
09/11/10 |
I do not understand how people can steal from the NHS – it is a service set up to save people’s lives and to improve... |
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| Let’s sort social care out, and redress a very unfair imbalance |
08/11/10 |
It often frustrates me to think that old people – many of whom have diligently served their country over many years... |
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| Patients must be our focus |
05/11/10 |
There has been a lot of talk about what is going to happen to staff whilst the NHS is reformed, but surprisingly little about... |
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Statistics don’t always tell the truth |
04/11/10 |
According to research conducted by the Institute for Fiscal Studies and RAND Corporation, older Americans are... |
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There is danger in the air |
03/11/10 |
There have been several reports circulating today that GPs – the people who will commissioning services... |
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Difficult times require us to come together, not divide |
02/11/10 |
With NHS resources stretched even further than before it is crucial that staff all work together to muddle through the next... |
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Let’s keep up this investment |
01/11/10 |
It is good to see the Department of Health spending more money on young and disadvantaged parents...
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More resources for the elderly please |
29/10/10 |
Along with cancer patients, the elderly also require more resources. A recent report has shown that the amount...
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A good start, but not enough |
28/10/10 |
Whilst I am happy to see that the government has at least begun to address the need for cancer drugs with... |
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| Who did Lansley consult about these reforms? |
27/10/10 |
It struck me today that to formulate such a radical set of reforms for the NHS, surely Andrew Lansley must have... |
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| Just keep working (and hope it works) |
26/10/10 |
Whatever the newspapers tell you it important just to keep on working hard for patients – and also for yourselves... |
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| The test is coming |
25/10/10 |
It will be vitally important that the coalition government ensures that NHS services serve the public well this winter... |
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| Cutting it |
22/10/10 |
Although no direct funding has been cut from the health service, the NHS is still facing one of the most challenging... |
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| Choppy waters ahead |
21/10/10 |
The future of the health service – along with many other services in Britain – will be an uncertain one... |
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| The aftershock |
20/10/10 |
Well, here we are folks – the day of the Spending Review. Whilst the NHS is to be ring-fenced, some have pointed out...
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| Does the NHS have a choice? We’ll see. |
19/10/10 |
The government has announced patients are t be given more choice - unlike the NHS which is facing a major overhaul... |
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| Never mind the spending review |
18/10/10 |
Whilst most government departments will be sat quaking in their boots at the thought of the kind of cuts which they... |
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| Pop go the quangos |
15/10/10 |
So, the government has delivered its promised "bonfire of the quangos", abolishing 192 agencies, merging 18... |
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| Let us protect the whistleblowers |
14/10/10 |
I don’t mean to sound cynical but I am not sure what exactly Mr Lansley’s proposals over whistleblowers will... |
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| So putting more NHS money in the hands of clinicians is ‘irresponsible’ is it, Mr Prentis? |
13/10/10 |
The NHS needs to change – it currently spends too much on administration and too little on front line services, such as... |
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| Get the patients on your side |
12/10/10 |
As the Royal College of Nursing is encouraging its members to report signs of service decline... |
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| A better attitude is needed |
11/10/10 |
Managers in the NHS often talk about the difficulty in developing relationships with clinicians, because of a perceived... |
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| Difficult decisions to be made |
08/10/10 |
Everyone in the NHS has a lot of challenges to face – in their day to day work and then in dealing with the structural changes... |
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| We need more money to treat diseases |
07/10/10 |
I know I visit this subject a lot, but it is something which I am particularly passionate about... |
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| Sometimes you get what you ask for |
06/10/10 |
I seem to remember that for many months all people could ask for was a reduction in the number of management layers in... |
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| Is it ironic? |
05/10/10 |
I find it slightly ironic that after years of asking for more power in the health service many doctors now don’t seem to want it... |
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| Perceptions need to change |
04/10/10 |
Whilst it would be easy to criticize the NHS staff accused of spurning private sector providers, it is also easy to see why it... |
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| Cancer funding is good, but not enough |
01/10/10 |
Whilst I am pleased to see that at least some money will be given to cancer patients to help them live longer... |
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| Now come on… |
30/09/10 |
Why on earth is a trust paying tens of thousands of pounds for senior management to move house? |
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| Why aren’t we looking after the old? |
29/09/10 |
It seems strange that our society has such a laissez-faire attitude towards the medical treatment of old people... |
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| Free at the point of need. For everyone. Always. |
28/09/10 |
Whilst I am sure that the NHS can be run in a far more effective way than it is at the moment, I am deeply concerned... |
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| Don't get your hopes up yet, Mr Prentis |
27/09/10 |
Whilst I am sure that Mr Prentis and the rest of the unions are glad that their man has won the leadership race... |
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| We need to improve, but also to support |
24/09/10 |
Whilst there are many things wrong with the health service at the moment, there is also a lot of good... |
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This is getting ridiculous
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23/09/10 |
To hear that a hospital is having to close its services over the winter months because of patient safety worries is frankly... |
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| A tricky one |
22/09/10 |
Hmmm… it would appear the question which NICE has brought up over how best to serve young mothers is a hard one to answer... |
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| We need better protection for whistleblowers |
21/09/10 |
Although I am not acquainted with all of the facts around the Baby P whistleblower’s case – so would not want to comment... |
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| Patients first |
20/09/10 |
I think that it is incredibly important that everyone keeps a sense of perspective over the coming weeks and months and...
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| Our future needs protecting |
16/09/10 |
The Kennedy report has shown that we need to invest more in our children’s health, while also making sure that... |
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| We need to work harder not strike |
15/09/10 |
There has been some very strong words coming from the union camps this week and whilst I realise that they must... |
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| The threat of NHS strikes is nothing new |
14/09/10 |
Searching back through the news archives on the internet, it becomes clear that the threat of NHS staff striking is certainly not... |
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| Run out of ideas? |
13/09/10 |
I find the level of denial which seems to be present in the membership - and especially the leadership - of many public sector... |
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| Why not work together? |
10/09/10 |
As Mr Lansley and Mr Burnham lock horns over the reform of the health service, I keep wondering whether I am the only... |
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| Why are you looking at porn anyway? |
09/09/10 |
Why on earth have 2020health.org been looking into the NHS’s use of porn at fertility clinics?... |
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| Play nicely |
08/09/10 |
The time has now come for PCT staff who wish to remain within the health service to buckle down and get on with the job... |
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| It may be hard, but we have to be realistic |
07/09/10 |
Cutting anything in the NHS will never be easy – a lot of the time you are taking away someone’s chance to change... |
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| And so the assault begins on GPs |
06/09/10 |
I must admit to having a chuckle at the blatant smear campaign now being carried out by parts of the media against GPs... |
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| If the NHS is privatised, look to Blair not Lansley |
03/09/10 |
A lot of people have begun to talk about the privatisation of the NHS...
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| NHS Warrington has my full support |
02/09/10 |
The decision by NHS Warrington to stop offering IVF treatment is one of the most progressive ways to cut funding that I... |
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| Do patients really want your ‘fight’, Mr Burnham? |
01/09/10 |
Whilst I agree that every important decision needs to be challenged to test its validity, I cannot see how patients will... |
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| Reforms are risky, but ‘Citizen Burnham’ still looks more radical |
31/08/10 |
There is no question that the proposed health reforms put forward by health secretary Andrew Lansley are... |
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| The term obesity does a fat lot of good |
27/08/10 |
I was glad to hear that doctors now want to be able to tell patients that they are fat again, because the cost to the NHS... |
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| Why not just augment NHS Direct? |
26/08/10 |
I am very confused by the government’s decision to roll out one telephone based healthcare helpline simply to replace... |
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| Burnham and the Unison mob should leave governing to the real government |
25/08/10 |
I think that someone needs to tell Andy Burnham that he is not health secretary anymore, because judging by his... |
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| The big question – why are we here? |
24/08/10 |
It has been a question which has plagued man ever since the dawn of time and now it plagues the NHS... |
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| Its not news that the NHS needs help |
23/08/10 |
I have always been perplexed as to why the NHS needs management consultants in the first place... |
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