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Hello, earth to King's Mill. . .
Corners of the NHS are seemingly untouched by the digital revolution
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Seeking clarity with confusion
The NHS plan advocates 'a renewed public service ethos' and asserts the importance of trust in the dealings between patients and staff. Regrettably, there has been precious little evidence of either over the past 20 years or so. Public services have been unloved, neglected and denied the needed investment. Staff ...
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Respect the don, and we're not talking Oxbridge
The NHS is a mafia; indeed it could teach the Cosa Nostra a thing or two about controlling people and events. It presents itself as a democratic, locally accountable and efficient social service. All of these things are true to a greater or lesser degree (usually lesser), but only insofar ...
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Whys and where fores
The relationship between the NHS and its public is changing.One illustration of this is the fact that more people are willing to challenge decisions made by health professionals.The case of Jaymee Bowen (Child B) was one example that received a great deal of publicity and resulted in extensive analysis.
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Thetelling truth
The Shipman inquiry is to be held in public. But the truth, writes Sir Cecil Clothier, is more likely to come out in private
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Called to the bench
By the end of the year all mental health trusts must be part of a benchmarking group. Twenty-six inner city trusts came together to work towards this goal.Peter Clarke and Tom McCarthy report
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A question of trust
US doctors are advocating collective bargaining and unionisation in their latest battle with the health maintenance organisations, reports Howard Berliner
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Employers win back leeway in sackings
In a ruling delivered to little publicity the day before judges and lawyers departed on their annual jaunt to Tuscany, the Appeal Court reversed the effect of a series of court decisions which made it harder for employers to justify a sacking as fair.
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Resounding defeats leave HA out of pocket
The last day of the legal term produced bad news for Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth health authority, which suffered two resounding defeats in the High Court.
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In brief: Legal aid
Plans to reform the financial eligibility tests for legal aid could mean more people abandoning cases for fear of losing their homes, say lawyers. The most radical change would require people with more than £3,000 equity in their homes to contribute from the equity to the cost of their cases. ...
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In brief: Medical Protection Society
The Medical Protection Society and a private hospital settled a claim over inadequate post-operative monitoring for £250,000, only to see the claimant die just two months after the settlement was agreed. The money, most of it earmarked for her future care and modifications to her home, has gone to her ...