External contributors – Page 314
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Nick Summerton on clinical management
Two years ago, when he was still BMJ editor, Richard Smith asked: 'What is it that doctors offer that other professionals cannot?' 'Diagnosis, diagnosis, diagnosis, ' responded chief medical officer Professor Sir Liam Donaldson.
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Succession in medical management
Succession in medical management is a problem for trusts. Many require a full-time medical director, but few consultants wish to give up clinical practice to take this on.
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Bradford crisis
As many people will testify, for the past four-and-a-half years I have chaired Bradford Teaching Hospitals foundation trust, and the diverse community it serves, with undoubted success.
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Evercare review
I applaud the King's Fund for reviewing the evidence on case management (news, pages 16-17, 2 December 2004), and its recommendations to primary care trusts are sensible.
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Castlefields case
Ann Dix's insightful report on the Castlefields experience of effective case management ('Happy Ever After', pages 28-31, 9 December 2004) contrasts markedly with the latest King's Fund document which could find only weak evidence to support the approach.
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Support for CPPIH
I had to write after reading the comments regarding the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (news, page 10, 2 December 2004).
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Shipman's folly
The reaction of the General Medical Council to the recommendations of the Shipman report epitomises everything we are told has long disappeared from the medical profession: arrogance, complacency and an unwillingness to listen to and learn from others.
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A private affair
The drive to improve older people's health is laudable, (Interview, page 18, 9 December 2004), and the achievements to date should be applauded.
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Who's who?
Martin Garvey, human resources manager, Nottingham City Hospital, was greatly impressed with the redesign of HSJ.
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Paul Streets on delivering the public health white paper
Paul Streets says delivering the public health white paper will require dogged determination from public health professionals