Hospital Doctor articles from June 2006

Hospital Doctor archives from June 2006

DNAs: substance or spin?
June 22, 2006... Does it really cost the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds when patients don't turn up for their appointments? A Tory MP is missing the point, according to doctors. Francesca Robinson reports Missed appointments have been in the news...

Letters.(Letter to the editor)
June 22, 2006... C&B system a shambles Sir, Are there two Choose and Book (C&B) systems running in this country? Dr Paul Shannon's one may be working well, but the one I am trying to work with has been a complete shambles ('C&B system is going well', 1...

The doctors left in limbo.(British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin file case against Department of Health)
June 22, 2006... immigration: bapio legal challenge The British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO) launched legal action last week against the Government's abolition of permit-free training. BAPIO will have talks with the DoH in early...

Length of stay table improves efficiency.
June 22, 2006... League tables By Melanie Newman melanie.newman@rbi.co.uk 'League tables' of consultants covering lengths of stay (LOS) and indicators such as numbers of patient pressure sores have helped a trust save 60,000 annualised medical bed...

Consultants not to blame for NHS debt.
June 22, 2006... By Rob Finch rob.finch@rbi.co.uk NHS managers have admitted that an obsession with targets is the root cause of the current financial deficits, rather than the consultant contract. In written evidence to a Commons Health...

Private providers plan under attack.(Department of Health)(Brief article)
June 22, 2006... commissioning Leading academics have criticised Government plans to allow private providers to take on the work of primary care trusts (PCTs). The DoH is advertising a 'framework' deal for private providers, who will bid to become...

Severance pay set to fall.(doctors to get reduced severance packages, National Health Service regulation)(Brief article)
June 22, 2006... redundancy Doctors who face redundancy from NHS trusts from October this year could face drastically reduced severance packages compared with current arrangements. Following the introduction of age discrimination legislation, doctors...

Selling NHS's buying power.(health service privatisation plans, National Health Service)(Brief article)
June 22, 2006... editorial comment Privatisation of the health service is high on the agenda once more. The final piece of the mixed economy jigsaw has been slotted into place this week with private providers being invited to take on the commissioning...