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Can't pay, won't pay
THE NHS PLAN The government has said no to free personal care in nursing homes. But the pressure is now on Tony Blair to change his mind, says Tash Shifrin
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Testing positive
NHS chief executives rushed to read the NHS plan as it was published on the Internet, before giving HSJ their first reactions
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In with the new
THE NHS PLAN An essay of good intentions that could go wrong or the start of a new relationship with the private sector? Two health policy experts give their views
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Patients are doing it for themselves
The NHS plan says bye bye CHCs, hello patient advocates - but one community group is ahead of the pack.Tash Shifrin reports
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Trading places
The idea that nurses could retrain to be doctors might have been unthinkable at one time. But the national plan includes provision for nurses to retrain mid-career without starting from scratch. Some have already made the switch. Janet Snell reports
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This is your pilot speaking
The national plan envisages that a third of all GPs will be on personal medical services contracts by 2002.But a study of pilot schemes reveals that not all are using the freedoms and flexibilities offered by the legislation. June Hunt ington and colleagu
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Medical Insurance
A comparison of five countries' health payment systems reveals that where private insurance dominates, fewer people get the healthcare they need, says John Appleby