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    Missing ingredients

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    FIRST PERSON: Providing a good quality, edible meal is hardly brain surgery.So why do hospitals do it so badly? Raymond Gordon relates his experiences

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    Today's special

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    HOSPITAL FOOD: Hospital mealtimes can be unhappy for patients.June Davis reports on how a trust has introduced nutrition assistants to help their recovery

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    Learning the past imperfect

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    BOOKS

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    All shook up

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    BOOKS

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    ALSO OUT

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    BOOKS - June Thompson is a Part-time health visitor and medical journalist

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    IN PERSON

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Elizabeth Latham has been appointed human resources director for Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland Mental Health trust.Mrs Latham was deputy director of personnel at Bishop Auckland Hospitals trust and then director of personnel for South Durham Healthcare trust.

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    Events

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Medical secretaries 28-29 September, Bournemouth The British Society of Medical Secretaries' annual conference is designed to develop medical secretaries' knowledge on issues affecting their personal development in the light of the changing NHS. The winner of the prestigious medical secretary of the year award will be announced.

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    Media magnet

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    NEWS FOCUS: Gerry Marr has had plenty of experience of difficult headlines, but his new role, heading Tayside University Hospitals trust, may make him an even bigger target, reports Jennifer Trueland

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    MONITOR

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Bristol is not a city with happy connotations for the NHS. But Monitor feels duty bound to alert you to the joyous celebration that is Gut Week 2001, running from 10-16 September. Our ship-shape city plays its part with the truly fascinating Bristol Scale, Gut Week literature reveals. The useful ...

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    In good hands

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    MENTAL HEALTH: A voluntary organisation set up a hostel on an inner-city estate to look after mental health users closer to their homes.Hospital admission rates dropped by almost a fifth, reports Jon Woolmore

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    Strain spotting

    2001-09-06T00:00:00Z

    COUNSELLLING SERVICES: One acute trust has set up a counselling team for staff and patients to ease the stress of the hospital environment.Greg Madison explores the benefits of such an arrangement

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    IN PERSON

    2001-09-06T00:00:00Z

    Wendy Saviour is the new chief executive of Melton, Rutland and Harborough primary care trust.She was director of strategic development at Lincolnshire health authority.Mike Alexander has also been appointed as director of finance for the trust.He was acting chief executive at the PCT on secondment from United Lincolnshire Hospitals trust, ...

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    EVENTS

    2001-09-06T00:00:00Z

    Meet the new president 25 September, Hertsmere Hertsmere primary care trust is hosting a half-day nursing event featuring Jonathan Asbridge, president of the shadow nursing and midwifery council which will take over from the UKCC in April 2002. Other speakers include Hertsmere PCT director of nursing and intermediate care Marian ...

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    Hazard lights

    2001-09-06T00:00:00Z

    OPEN SPACE: We should accept risk and imperfection in the health service.After all, says Stephen Pattison, It is no less than what we do in the rest of our lives

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    Back on track

    2001-09-06T00:00:00Z

    NEWS FOCUS: John de Braux, the manager given the task of reviving the trust dubbed 'Britain's worst', is used to a challenge.But That is only to be expected from someone who once worked for British Rail. Mark Gould Reports

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    Five slippery steps to equity

    2001-09-06T00:00:00Z

    PUBLIC DOMAIN

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    Master the art of apology without ever having to say you're sorry

    2001-09-06T00:00:00Z

    MACHIAVELLI'S REAL-LIFE DILEMMAS: MACHIAVELLI CONCLUDES HIS BLUFFER'S GUIDE TO MANAGING THE NHS

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    THE PERSUADERS - No 36

    2001-09-06T00:00:00Z

    Our weekly guide to healthcare's most influential people

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    Out of sight, out of mind

    2001-09-06T00:00:00Z

    NEWS FOCUS: Moves are being made to put prison health services on the straight and narrow.Laura Donnelly joined prison service director general Martin Narey on a visit to one prison struggling to turn its service around

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    MONITOR

    2001-09-06T00:00:00Z

    Monitor has been deeply shocked - in a supportive and developmental way of course - by happenings at the Commission for Health Improvement. No, not a re-issue of his fave press release - 'CHI continues routine assessments' - but what can only be described as a step change upon the ...