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Milburn pledges new hospital grime-wave
NHS managers will be issued with 'explicit' guidelines on how to clean hospitals following health secretary Alan Milburn's pledge to crack down on grime.
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Overdose attack man sent to jail
A drug overdose victim who lashed out at hospital staff who had just saved his life has been jailed for a year.
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Days like this
'Threat' to community care. . . IHSM hits out. . . Sop to royal colleges. . . Fundholding warning. . . Dental deal. . . £600,000 from RHA's private suite
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Three chairs for democracy
HSJ invited the four leading London mayoral hopefuls to debate health. Three couldn't stop agreeing with one another - but the fourth was a trifle late in putting his argument. Lyn Whitfield reports
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Easy self-Assembly?
The UK's three devolved power bases have had up to 10 months to forge their own identities. Patrick Butler asks key players how they see their progress
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When push comes to shove
One in four women experience physical violence. Many turn to the NHS for help. But do healthcare professionals have the skills to cope? Barbara Millar reports
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Over our dead body
The demise of the Clinical Standards Advisory Group begs questions of how different its successor's approach will be. Lynn Eaton reports
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Voices off
A generous health secretary and a joking Opposition leader got warm receptions at the RCN Congress. It was when they left the stage that the dissent started, writes Kaye McIntosh
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MrMop's clean conscience is symptomatic of the times
Milburn's hygiene missive proves desperate need for managerial champions
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Don't get mugged in London
Capital's managers need strategy to ensure harmony with the new mayor
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Behind closed doors
The selection process for non-executives can be far from fair - and it is easy for the outspoken to find their applications unsuccessful, Madhun Foolchand found
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NHS fights off huge pay-out hike
The NHS has beaten off the threat of a large hike in damages for pain and suffering with the Appeal Court's decision in eight test cases last month to reject a Law Commission recommendation for a rise of 50 to 100 per cent.
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Trusts braced for surge in injury claims
This month sees big changes in the funding of personal injury litigation.