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Deacon predicts 'radical change'beyond re boards ejigged health
The Scottish health service will see 'radical change' way beyond current plans to create 15 unified health boards, Scottish health minister Susan Deacon told an HSJ conference last week.
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Bart's picks Tayside chief to head trust
The hunt to find a chief executive for Barts and the London trust has ended in the surprise appointment of one of Scotland's leading managers.
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Scots GPs follow English on ballot
Scottish GPs have backed the British Medical Association's decision to ballot GPs on whether they would be prepared to resign from the NHS if a new contract is not in place within a year. Last week's Scottish local medical committees' conference overwhelmingly voted to endorse the stand taken by the ...
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Knives out on primary care representation
A turf war is hotting up between the NHS Confederation and the NHS Alliance as both stake their claim to be the true representatives of all members of the primary care workforce.
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Lords rebellion signals CHC abolition re-think
The government looks set to compromise on the future of community health councils this week, following defeat in the Lords, when opposition peers voted to reform not abolish the patient watchdogs.
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Tatton MP joins fracas over ambulance chief 'scapegoating'
MP Martin Bell is to investigate claims that David Todhunter, chief executive of Mersey Regional Ambulance Service trust, has been scapegoated by a recent inquiry Mr Todhunter, currently on sick leave, was sharply criticised in an independent report commissioned by North West regional office into the handling of the emergency ...
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Pay/grading victory to spur on further claims
Seventy medical secretaries have won their pay and grading battle with Carlisle Hospitals trust following last-minute talks aimed at averting industrial action.
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Guidelines greenlight foot and mouth pyres
New health guidelines on the disposal of animal carcasses have been welcomed by the health authority which first raised concerns about risks to public safety during the current foot and mouth epidemic.
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Lib Dems set out manifesto
The Liberal Democrats have launched a 'mini-manifesto' for health, promising to cut waiting times by providing an extra 10,000 beds and recruiting more doctors and nurses.
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Days like this - HSJ 2 May1991
Extra funds. . . Fundholder queue-jumping . . . 'Haphazard'closures. . . Contraceptive costs. . . NHS print bill. . . £16m services contract