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'Chapel' trust settles dismissal claim
The trust in the 'bodies in the chapel' case has settled a longrunning claim for unfair dismissal by a union representative, just days before her employment tribunal was to begin.
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Abolition of HAs casts doubt on LHG status
The abolition of health authorities in Wales has thrown the future of local health groups - the Welsh primary care organisations - into doubt.
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Consultants' contract talks grind on
The British Medical Association and the Department of Health are expected to start negotiations soon on the final shape of the new consultants' contract.
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DoH moves to extend role of private sector to pathology
The government is poised to extend the role of the private sector to clinical services from this summer, with a series of publicprivate partnerships in pathology services piloted across the country.
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Drugs price drop gives health authorities unspendable surplus
Health authorities are struggling to deal with an unexpected budget surplus which could amount to hundreds of millions of pounds, thanks to last year's cut in the cost of drugs.
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Passing the hat round
Imperial College medical student Sam Keech, based at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, joined other students, doctors and managers in modelling at a fundraising event in aid of Macmilllan Cancer Relief. The event, at the university's new Sir Norman Foster-designed building, coincided with London Fashion Week.
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PFI site bed shortage for non-A&E patients
Six patients at Carlisle's Cumberland Infirmary, the first private finance initiative-funded hospital, spent the night on trolleys last week after the trust found itself with no spare beds.
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Trust goes on defensive over 'damning' report
Stockport trust has defended itself against criticism from local MP Andrew Stunell following a Mental Health Act Commission report, which he described as 'damning, to say the least'.
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Doctors still 'call the shots'despite Labour rhetoric on patient focus
Despite rhetoric about developing a patient-focused and primary careled NHS, little has changed under New Labour from the typical patient's point of view, according to a report from the King's Fund.
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Switched on
Germ Lights, by design group Proof Multiples, features in an exhibition of biomedical images enhanced by contemporary artists. The free exhibition, entitled Growth and Form, runs until 4 May at the Two10 Gallery, The Wellcome Trust,210 Euston Road, London. For enquiries call 020-7611 7211.
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SHORTCUTS: Tayside kept waiting in discussions on £8m deficit
Tayside health board will have to wait until April to have further discussion on how to reduce a projected £8m deficit, after the financial information it had requested from trusts was not provided to its meeting last week. The board's £8m deficit is attributable to Tayside University Hospitals trust, which ...
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SHORTCUTS: Pensioner claims human rights violation over move
An 89-year-old woman is claiming her local council has violated the Human Rights Act by trying to transfer the old people's home she lives in to a private trust. Flossie Hands, who lives in Birmingham city council's Florence Hammond Elderly Home, has served a writ on the council, backed by ...