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Airline-style hospital appointments were one of New Labour's favourite visions for a patient-friendly NHS.But progress has been mixed, says Ann McGauran
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All's Hellawell that ends well?
The government's anti-drugs strategy has received almost universal praise - except that few believe it will work, writes Paul Stephenson
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A problem shared
It's pooled budgets with a difference in one part of east London, as the NHS helps social services withstand swingeing cuts in service provision. Tash Shifrin reports
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Right on target
An enterprising scheme to help mothers in one of the most deprived areas of the country is being staffed by members of their own communities. Barbara Millar reports
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Ribbon development
With still no sign of the government's long-awaited HIV strategy, and downward pressure on funding, campaigners are losing patience. Jeremy Davies reports
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The taxing business of keeping public patience
Hypothecation could raise public expectations to a dangerous level
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Figure skating without ice
Reference cost data that should reveal all never discloses full story
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Giant gorilla in their midst
For a primeval swamp, New England isn't a bad place to be in mid-October: the trees are trumpeting their extraordinary colours against a bright blue sky.
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It's a dog's life as CHCs refuse to lie down and die
Thumbing through my copy of the NHS plan I notice I did not even tick, asterisk or otherwise (*! ! ? *) mark paragraph 10.27, where it should have boasted a signpost: 'Here be dragons.' Instead, under the bland heading 'Scrutiny of the NHS', it notes: 'The power to refer ...
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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