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Having to endure an encounter with another dreary batch of lifeless communications about ‘multi-channel marketing’, ‘patient strategies’, and ‘market access’ isn’t the way that anyone working in the pharmaceutical industry wants to begin their day. Nevertheless...
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People with mental health problems are experiencing less stigma and discrimination, but attitudes of health workers are not improving The Time to Change campaign seems to have made an encouraging impact on attitudes towards mental illness in England. According to independent evaluation of the campaign's...
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Government's swill see more pressure on adult social care departments, but could also lead to a new role in offering information and advice The shortcomings of the government's proposals for a cap of £75,000 (or £72,000 as is now being suggested) on individual liabilities for long-term care funding...
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Labour's promising experiment 'barely got out of the lab', yet could teach us a lot about health and social care integration The Labour party's new-found enthusiasm for total integration of health and social care begs the question of what it did to advance such an agenda during 13 years...
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Adults with autism should be supported to find and hold down a job, which would have innumerable benefits for their care The NHS needs to recognise the symptoms of autism in adults better, say new guidelines from Nice, the government's NHS watchdog. Because autism can affect people past childhood...
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As the health service implements reforms, effective management and leadership is needed more than ever As this year's NHS Confederation annual conference and exhibition kicks off, the NHS is in the grip of two, often opposing, sets of reforms. There are the government's reforms: putting GPs at...
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Best bits from our live discussion on leadership through change Dominic Harrison is executive director of public health at Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and PCT Cultural differences between the NHS and local government: Local government leadership is more focussed on the citizen, whereas the...
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As a new study reveals seven in 10 homeless people are discharged from hospital to the street, Homeless Link calls for the NHS to act Seven out of 10 homeless people who end up in hospital are discharged back onto the streets, according to our latest research published this week. Homeless clients are...
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The Queen's speech had a fundamental hole at its centre. The government had an opportunity to act, but it baulked The government's refusal to introduce a comprehensive social care reform bill is an unforgiveable failure of leadership. Ministers spout slogans about joined up policymaking while...
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What is the chair of the Socialist Health Association's proudest achievement? Brian Fisher explains Describe your role in one sentence I try to ensure that the Socialist Health Association is radical, honest, challenging and makes a positive, socialist difference for health across the UK; my role...
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Caroline Shuldham explains what her role as is director of nursing and clinical governance means on a day-to-day basis As a specialist heart and lung hospital with an international reputation and research collaborations around the world, there is often news which impacts on aspects of our work. I start...
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Dogs that make people with dementia more confident and a scent device to improve their appetites are two designs that have won official approval Five teams, £360,000 and 20 weeks to research and design a product or service to help people living with dementia. It sounds like something from The Healthcare...
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Top tips from our panel on how to improve dementia care Alistair Burns, national clinical director for dementia The 2009 National Dementia Strategy: The prime minister's Dementia Challenge builds on the work of the National Dementia Strategy and gives us the opportunity to push things further and...
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Bettina Fitt explains what the private sector can learn from the public sector, and vice-versa Why did you want to work in healthcare? To have the feeling that what I do every day in some small way makes a difference to people's lives. What can the private sector learn from the public sector? The...
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Our latest research asked members how they expect their roles will change over the next year. Here are some of your insightful answers to the questionnaire Question: What are the three greatest challenges facing the health sector? "1. How to manage the increasing demand with decreasing resources...