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At face value
The team guide to communication By John Middleton Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd 213 pages £19.95
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Take the shock out of the future
Business planning for healthcare management Second edition By Carolyn Semple Piggott Open University Press 164 pages £18.99
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The long and winding road
Race, culture & ethnicity in secure psychiatric practice Working with difference Edited by Charles Kaye and Tony Lingiah Jessica Kingsley 284 pages £18.95 paperback
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Milburn tells trusts to stand by beds for national count
A one-day census to count the number of critical care, general and acute beds nationally takes place tomorrow under the orders of health secretary Alan Milburn.
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Cost index sparks familiar rows on data
The NHS index of reference costs has come under attack for its use of faulty data and a 'continued lack of sophistication' in the way costs are measured.
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Gardening leave 'inadequate system for solving disputes'
Senior NHS managers, many of whom are living with the threat of suspension because their face no longer fits, need a formal procedure for when things go wrong.
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New pay deals for junior doctors should force down excessive hours
The announcement that 30,000 junior doctors are to benefit from higher pay deals from tomorrow will encourage trusts to reduce the excessive hours they work.
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Backlash grows against anti-flu drug's clinical efficacy and cost
Senior influenza experts have joined a growing backlash against the anti-flu drug Relenza which they fear could have potentially serious financial effects on the NHS and they claim is of unproven clinical effectiveness.
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Cancer treatment remains a lottery as HAs fail to follow NICE guidelines
More than 20 per cent of health authorities are still not following national guidelines for the drug treatment of breast and ovarian cancer, according to a survey.
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Fabian Society pushes for 'NHS tax' on cigarettes and alcohol
The Fabian Society says the government should introduce an earmarked 'NHS tax' on cigarettes and alcohol - although it flies in the face of Treasury thinking.
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£1bn boost for crumbling buildings
Plans for a £1bn boost for capital spending to tackle a 'legacy of under-investment' in NHS buildings were issued last week.
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Allergy funds 'wasted'
Millions of pounds are being wasted by the NHS in 'totally inadequate' treatment of allergic diseases, many of which could be cured by diet, the founder of the Allergy Research Foundation has claimed.
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Supernurse jobs double as wage shortfall leaves posts unfilled
The government is under fire for doubling the number of nurse consultants as the posts are not attracting the £40,000-plus salaries promised by prime minister Tony Blair.