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Quick quick slow
The government's guaranteed two-week cancer waiting time is almost a mathematical impossibility, writes Rod Jones
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Mind games
A small increase in bed numbers is of little help to mental health services struggling to cope with rising demand and staff defections. Mark Gould reports
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When failure lies with the ratings, not the trusts
comment: Star-system replacement must provide a true reflection of performance
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Back to basics
comment: IT and nurse practitioners can play a key role in getting trolley waits down
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Night blindness
An evening visit to casualty was an eye-opener for Dr Dilys Jones, who feels it is time for managers to start listening to their frontline staff
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Public opinion
Asking the public what they think of the NHS is all well and good, says John Appleby, but do they really understand the question?
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Investigation launched after elderly deaths
An investigation into the care of elderly people at Gosport War Memorial Hospital has been launched by the Commission for Health Improvement following the deaths of two patients in 1998.
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CHI highlights star-rating disparity
Stark contradictions between the new star-ratings measure of a trust's performance and the Commission for Health Improvement's evaluation were highlighted last week with the report of a favourable clinical governance review of no-star Ashford and St Peter's Hospital trust.
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'Positive outcome' may put end to medical secretaries' strike threat
The threat of industrial action in the medical secretaries' long-running pay and grading dispute appears to be receding as negotiations continue with trust managers this week.
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Milburn unveils his vision for a competitive future
A competitive market in healthcare provision, where patients are able to choose the hospital they wish to be treated in, and extra money and further freedoms to develop services flow to the best hospitals, was unveiled by health secretary Alan Milburn last week.