All Health Service Journal articles in 1999-10-28 – Page 4

  • News

    Playing up

    1999-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Three year old Fajer Al-Otaibi, who is deaf, plays with water at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, helped by play instructor Dionne Moodi.

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    Quietly does it

    1999-10-28T00:00:00Z

    The Freedom of Information Bill has been watered down, and many vital aspects of health policy will remain shielded from public scrutiny, argue Justin Keen and John Appleby

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    Room with a view

    1999-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Nurse Helen Coppock reflects on her new flat in Poland House, a nine-storey office block refurbished to provide affordable homes for healthcare workers by Peabody Unite and Barts and the London trust. It was officially opened last week.

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    WEB WATCH

    1999-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Thousands of nurses abandoned the wards last week and joined picket lines in a national strike over pay and conditions. Hospitals left with just emergency cover immediately cancelled many of their planned admissions and clinics, while some patients were sent home as pressure built up.