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Seasonal cycles
winter planning - Capacity planning is challenging enough without the apparently random variables of winter.But a new model suggests changes are more predictable than we realise.Nathan Proudlove and Chris Brown report
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Largeing it
news focus - Around 8 million adults in the UK are classified as obese.Of particular concern is the rising incidence in children.Now, the National Audit Office is stepping in. Ann McGauran reports
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Halfway home
intermediate care - Short-term intermediate care in nursing homes can prove popular with patients, despite initial doubts about suitability. Ali Zaatar reports on a pilot scheme
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Go with the flow
hospital activity - GP referral patterns are not the only important influence on hospital activity. Ann Mitchell explains
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haven't i seen you before?
Biometric sounds like science fiction - bit It is a real issue for the health service.Sally Whittle reports
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power to excel
The health service is deepening its involvement with Microsoft, even though some observers have reservations.Steve Mathieson reports
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The road to consensus
The government has promised a boosted role for 'expert patients' in decisions about recommended treatments.But the working group on CFS/ME has shown that getting agreement between patients and professionals is no mean feat. Lynn Eaton reports
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Born-again Milburn, the managers' new favourite
But he must learn lessons of Clarke's foray into 'competitive' marketplace
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A long and winding road. . .
. . . on the way to where - exactly? The pitfalls are only too clear
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test value
The first exchange of pathology messaging results to new national standards has just taken place. Jane Dudman celebrates an NHS IT success
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Eastern block
Social health insurance was seen as the solution to healthcare funding dilemmas in Central and Eastern Europe, but progress has been slow, says Charles Normand
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Not much to write home about?
Social health insurance systems in continental Europe have been held up as models from which a beleaguered NHS could learn.But it is unclear how they would improve on the UK's tax-based system, say Anna Dixon and Elias Mossialos