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Whys and where fores
The relationship between the NHS and its public is changing.One illustration of this is the fact that more people are willing to challenge decisions made by health professionals.The case of Jaymee Bowen (Child B) was one example that received a great deal of publicity and resulted in extensive analysis.
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Thetelling truth
The Shipman inquiry is to be held in public. But the truth, writes Sir Cecil Clothier, is more likely to come out in private
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Called to the bench
By the end of the year all mental health trusts must be part of a benchmarking group. Twenty-six inner city trusts came together to work towards this goal.Peter Clarke and Tom McCarthy report
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A question of trust
US doctors are advocating collective bargaining and unionisation in their latest battle with the health maintenance organisations, reports Howard Berliner
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Employers win back leeway in sackings
In a ruling delivered to little publicity the day before judges and lawyers departed on their annual jaunt to Tuscany, the Appeal Court reversed the effect of a series of court decisions which made it harder for employers to justify a sacking as fair.
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Resounding defeats leave HA out of pocket
The last day of the legal term produced bad news for Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth health authority, which suffered two resounding defeats in the High Court.
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In brief: Legal aid
Plans to reform the financial eligibility tests for legal aid could mean more people abandoning cases for fear of losing their homes, say lawyers. The most radical change would require people with more than £3,000 equity in their homes to contribute from the equity to the cost of their cases. ...
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In brief: Medical Protection Society
The Medical Protection Society and a private hospital settled a claim over inadequate post-operative monitoring for £250,000, only to see the claimant die just two months after the settlement was agreed. The money, most of it earmarked for her future care and modifications to her home, has gone to her ...
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Getting personal
Two human resources directors - one for a PCT, the other for London Ambulance Service - talk to Ann Dix about the highs and lows of their jobs
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Schizophrenia
A number of non-pharmacological interventions for people with schizophrenia may reduce the risk of relapse and cut hospital admission rates. Paul Wilson, Clive Adams and Anne-Marie Bagnall report on current evidence
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Dunkirk spirit as NHS copes with fuel crisis
The government obtained consent from the Queen and Privy Council earlier this week for contingency powers to control the distribution of fuel across the UK in the face of a blockade of oil refineries and distribution depots.
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Dumped organs claims 'unfounded'
An inquiry into allegations that a hospital threw away children's organs with rubbish has found them to be 'completely unfounded'.
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Chief resigns from mistreatment scandal trust
The chief executive of a trust at the centre of the Commission for Health Improvement's first 'hit squad' investigation has tendered his resignation.