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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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Ready and waiting
The enthusiasm of those who this year completed the NHS graduate training scheme must surely give heart to even the most unimaginative of the health service's critics. Paul Smith was caught up in the feel-good mood
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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