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Go-ahead for PCTs leaves GPs 'gutted '
Ministers this week announced 12 primary care trusts to start in October. But the decision to create Central Manchester PCT and North Manchester PCT in the face of objections from doctors and community staff has sparked anger.
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In Brief: TB Alert
Charity TB Alert has called for more to be done to prevent tuberculosis 'reaching crisis levels'. The charity issued a report last week saying that more TB nurses should be employed and the BCG vaccination programme should be restarted.
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In Brief: Britain's blackspot for vCJD deaths
The Department of Health has held a meeting to ascertain why Leicestershire is Britain's blackspot for vCJD deaths. The county accounts for four of Britain's 74 vCJD deaths, with a further case suspected.
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In Brief: Northern Ireland health minister approves move
Northern Ireland health minister Bairbre de Brun has approved Southern health and social services board plans to remove acute inpatient general medical services from South Tyrone Hospital. Services will move temporarily to Craigavon Area Hospital.
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In Brief: Mental Health trusts to merge
Northumberland Mental Health trust has announced that 'after careful consideration' it has decided to 'accept an invitation' from Newcastle and North Tyneside health authority to merge mental health services in Northumberland, Newcastle and North Tyneside. The decision is likely to result in a new, specialist trust next April.
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In Brief: The sixth York symposium on health
The sixth York symposium on health - 'The view from here: governance'- will take place in York University's central hall on 19 July.
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In Brief: Winner of HSJ 's prize draw
The winner of HSJ 's prize draw at the NHS Confederation conference was Ms C Smart from Ipswich Hospital. Her prize is a Psion Revo - a pocket organiser with e-mail.
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In Brief: General manager of Tayside health board correction
The general manager of Tayside health board is Tim Brett, not Tom Brett as stated last week (news, page 6,6 July).
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Generics price cap announced
The government has announced price caps to 'reverse the effect' of spiralling generic drug costs within a year.
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Trusts clamp down on free condoms
Two community trusts have defended decisions to stop providing free condoms to prostitutes and HIV-positive gay men, at a time when infection has reached record levels nationwide.
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Maybe baby
Children from Sussex Road primary school in Tonbridge, Kent , examine ananatomical model on the 'future health' stand at Tomorrow's World Live 2000 in London. The stand was created by the Department of Health. It also included demonstrations of first aid procedures, a telemedicine system and a stage for sketches ...
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HA chair 'stuck in past' quits
The chair of a health authority accused of being 'stuck in the past' is to resign.
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Short Cuts: Health 'Oscars' winners dubbed 'trailblazers'
Health secretary Alan Milburn presented the Nye Bevan awards - dubbed the 'NHS Oscars'- to eight healthcare teams as part of NHS Week 2000 last week. A new 'lifetime achievement' award was jointly made to Jenni Thomas, a maternity and neo-natal bereavement facilitator from south Buckinghamshire, and Professor Jillian Mann, ...
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Short Cuts: 'Clear vision' for NHS needed in national plan
Left-wing think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research has urged the government to set out a 'clear vision' for the NHS in the national plan to be published at the end of the month. The IPPR says the government's extra funding presents an 'exciting opportunity' to secure a tax ...
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Short Cuts: Danish request for help from UK cancer centres
Dr Ian Gibson, chair of the all-party parliamentary group on cancer, has released a letter from the department of oncology at Copenhagen University Hospital calling for help from NHS cancer centres in treating Danish cancer patients. Dr Gibson said the request was 'unrealistic' but showed 'the UK is not the ...
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Short Cuts: Shift in public attitude to mental health welcomed
The Department of Health has welcomed the findings of a survey of the attitude of 2,000 adults to mental illness as showing a 'small but significant shift' in public opinion. The survey found that 24 per cent thought anybody with a history of mental health problems should be excluded from ...
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Short Cuts: Insurers improve sales bumph following criticism
The Office of Fair Trading has claimed health insurers have improved their sales literature following two critical reports. It said last week that the improvements would help consumers to compare products. But it said insurers were still failing to tell consumers about average price increases over five years and had ...
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£5m found to cut NI waiting
Northern Ireland health minister Bairbre de Brun has found £5m to tackle waiting times while formally approving spending plans for the £53m found for Northern Ireland's health service in the Budget.
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Deacon starts recess under dark skies
The last two weeks of Scotland's parliamentary year were designated 'good news weeks' by the government's spin doctors, but could hardly have been worse for health minister Susan Deacon.