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The cut and thrust of introducing a new surgical technique
on the horizon: Are new techniques in stroke surgery all they are blown up to be; putting bowel screening to the test; and the never-decreasing importance of hand-washing
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The tomorrow people
medical education: The Bristol inquiry report has called for medical schools to broaden their selection criteria to produce doctors who are versatile and drawn from a wide social spectrum.Will the new medical schools deliver? Jeremy Davies investigates.
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School daze
medical education: Despite doctors' high status in the US, applications to medical schools are falling, especially among ethnicminority students. Howard Berliner reports
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Early learning
medical education: Sending medical students into primary schools to give lessons about health provides them with early experience of working with children and improves communication skills. Mary Seabrook reports
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Events
Poor performance 15 August, Worthing An Age Concern training course on 'Poor performance and misconduct' is designed for senior staff and managers who have, or are about to take on, responsibility for managing staff and volunteers. The aim is to provide participants with different ways to improve their effectiveness when ...
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Bristol report triggers tussle over blame for clinical failures
Key figures who played a management and supervisory role in paediatric care at Bristol Royal Infirmary were bracing themselves for a damning report as HSJ went to press.
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Draft guidance on care for elderly people focuses on banding system
Health minister Jacqui Smith has issued draft guidance on how free nursing care will be implemented for elderly people in nursing homes in England.