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Dear Mel. . .
I am trying to provide seamless and overarching service delivery, but every time I get people together to discuss it, they just shout at each other. Is this my fault?
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Ombudsmen present united front in call for single service
The health and local government ombudsmen are, by their own admission, working with out-of-date laws and cannot respond effectively to people's complaints in modernised public services.
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Days like this
Closed doors. . . Software progress doubted. . .Clarke: 'It's full-steam ahead'. . .Call for £5bn boost. . .Union merger mulled. . .Exodus warning
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Hard-bitten food option challenge
Central Manchester Healthcare trust may face a legal challenge to its decision to outsource food production to the King's Mill Hospital, which was made during the closed part of a board meeting.
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Speed bumps
The pressure is on for PCGs to convert to trust status, but many of those who oppose the move argue that it's too much too soon. Daloni Carlisle reports
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Power steering
The final instalment of our series on the government's NHS modernisation plans looks at the two patient teams: empowerment and access. Essentially, this is about shifting the balance of power from the NHS towards patients, making sure they can get 'fast a
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Safety match
A unit offering a haven for rape victims is bringing together forensic, psychiatric and medical services - and changing the way the police handle this crime. Lyn Whitfield reports
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Blank check
In a bid to restore public confidence after a series of headline-grabbing scandals, the medical profession is seeking to establish a revalidation scheme for its members. But it won't come cheap. Kaye McIntosh reports
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With complements
The NHS is beginning to wake up to complementary medicine. Now there is handy guidance on how it can be integrated into conventional medicine. Claire Laurent reports
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Will Milburn's big moment be highlight or anti-climax?
If he fails to flesh out rumour, Confederation audience will be sold short
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PCGs could be like dinosaurs stranded in a backwater
Frenetic pace to attain PCT status will leave those who resist vulnerable
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Biting the magic bullet
A while ago I talked to a friend, a psychiatric nurse, about his ideas for the future of mental healthcare. I mentioned the national service framework, the promised funding and the expected reforms.
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Fox's private enterprise knows no bounds
Sitting in a BBC TV studio just before prime minister's question time the other Wednesday, I was asked what I thought William Hague would torment Tony Blair about this week. Fresh back from the EU summit in Portugal, I replied 'Europe'.