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The listening blank
HOSPITAL INQUIRIES: The Bristol Royal Infirmary inquiry report repeated many of the messages from hospital inquiries over the past 30 years.But, asks Joan Higgins, why has no-one paid them any attention?
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Missing ingredients
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
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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Events
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
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
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
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
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
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, ...