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Equitable strife
A new HIV funding formula has failed to bring clarity and fairness to the funding of the treatment and care of people with HIV/AIDS, according to Peter Cosgrove and colleagues
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Upper limits
The dominant theme of the new guidance on services for upper gastro-intestinal (UGI) cancers (see box 1) is the need for greater specialisation. A wide-ranging review of research evidence, summarised in the latest Effective Health Care bulletin, reveals the magnitude of the gulf between outcomes that prevail in England and ...
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Seeing is believing
A practical guide to primary care groups and trusts Edited by Michael Dixon and Kieran Sweeney Radcliffe Medical Press 280 pages £22.50
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Watching brief shows its age
Observing organisations Anxiety, defence and culture in healthcare Edited by RD Hinshelwood and W Skogstad Routledge 175 pages £15.99
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Where a pioneer leads by example
HSJ monographs Primary care mental health By Dr Alan Cohen To order call 01483-303017 18 pages £12.99
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HAs must name their NHS plan 'champions'
All health authorities will have to appoint their own modernisation boards and nominate a team of 'champions' to lead on the changes outlined in the NHS plan, according to new guidance from the NHS Executive.
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Consultants step up pressure on private work ban
Consultants are seeking concessions on their right to work in private practice as negotiations between the Department of Health and the British Medical Association on new contracts open next week.
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Users 'lack rights in white paper'
Concessions in the government's mental health white paper do not go far enough to balance the rights of the individual against powers for compulsory treatment, charities have warned.
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New year honours give nod to key modernisers
Key players in the drive to modernise the NHS have been rewarded in the new year's honours list, with CBEs going to several senior managers for their work in driving forward reforms.
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'Dirty' hospitals could face clean-up teams
A team of facilities managers could be sent into 'dirty' hospitals within the next few weeks after 35 per cent of hospitals failed inspections for cleanliness.
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£500m deal for phones and TVs
Seven companies have been awarded full or provisional licences to provide the NHS with over 150,000 bedside TV and phone systems in a contract which could be worth up to £500m.
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Days like this
The Department of Health has been criticised for spending £10,000 on a slap-up dinner for the chairs and managers of successful trust applications.It feted more than 100 guests at a £50-a-head black-tie dinner at the Banqueting House in Whitehall. Bath district general manager Andrew Wall described the event, attended by ...
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A tome of their own
The NHS plan for Scotland is, says the minister, 'not about restructuring the system, but rewiring it'.Maura Thompson reports on an attempt to rid Scotland of its reputation as one of Europe's health blackspots
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'I can see you now'
Government-funded online centres are providing new treatment opportunities for those with mental health problems. Claire Laurent reports
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Clinical developments
The Clinical Standards Board for Scotland is charged with overseeing the implementation of clinical governance. Like the Commission for Health Improvement in England and Wales, it will publish reports on the performance of trusts. The Health Technology Board - the equivalent of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence - will ...
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Best practice or better: staff
Staff will be directly involved in assessing boards' performance as employers.
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Doctors' private clinic 'may worsen wait lists'
Concerns have been raised that a new Darlington private hospital, funded by a consortium of local consultants may worsen already lengthy waiting lists at the local trust.
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Patient proposals questioned
The NHS Confederation has cast doubt over key planks of the government's proposals for patient involvement in the health service.