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Consulting room
The government's consultation exercise on the NHS national plan came under heavy fire from the media. But its critics have missed the point of the exercise, says Shirley McIver
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Quite unheard of
Therapy staff, asked for their opinions in the consultation on the national plan, said they felt stretched to capacity, ignored and hard done by compared with doctors and nurses. Enid Feather reports
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Stepping stones
Co-operation between health and social services in one area has created a successful intermediate care structure for elderly people, explains Barbara Hitchins
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Centre of attention: 40 beds for rehabilitation
There are plans to develop a 40-bed assessment and rehabilitation centre which will be jointly funded by the health authority and social services. The development will be provided with the HA continuing care responsibilities for rehabilitation and recovery, and will therefore provide free care.
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American booty
The US’s biggest hospital chain has offered $745m to settle fraud allegations against it. But will anyone go to jail, wonders Howard Berliner
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Eletrocovulsive therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy has been around for more than 50 years, yet information on how it works is scant and treatment data is under-recorded. John Appleby reports
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Local government will 'resist' integrated care
Local authorities have warned they will 'resist' health secretary Alan Milburn's plans to give the NHS the power to run social services.
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Patients set to take a third of seats on board overseeing national plan
The government was due yesterday to unveil its plans for an NHS modernisation board to oversee implementation of the national plan.
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Government to look at but then reject private insurance
The national plan for the NHS will examine but 'firmly reject' a move towards private medical insurance, health secretary Alan Milburn announced during an attack on Conservative health policy.
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HAZ programmes facing budget cuts
Funding for health action zones will rise by 37 per cent this year - but some local projects face budget cuts as the government directs cash at national priorities such as heart disease and cancer.
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Safety report restricted
An independent report into allegations of poor management and risks to patient safety at a leading radiology department will not be published in full.
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BMA 'pushing at open door', says beleaguered GMC
The General Medical Council has responded to the British Medical Association's vote of no confidence in it by saying: 'The good news is the BMA's endorsement of the need for reform and their very strong support for revalidation.' But in a statement, the doctors' regulatory body admitted that the 'negative ...
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Government in sync with Europe on tobacco action
The government has welcomed an EU agreement on tougher action to regulate tobacco. The council of ministers agreed last week to put larger health warnings on cigarette packets, bring in lower tar levels and ban 'misleading' cigarette labelling such as 'low tar' and 'mild'. Junior health minister Gisela Stuart said: ...
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Commissioner to cover new-look children's services
Wales will have a children's commissioner to cover children in care services regulated by the Care Standards Bill, which is now passing through Parliament. The government agreed to table an amendment to the bill to create a commissioner as UK ministers and the Welsh Assembly published their responses to the ...
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Thoracic society hears call for 'tax on junk food'
Professor John Britton, a respiratory physician from Nottingham City Hospital, has called for children to be given free fruit at school to improve their lungs and general health at the summer meeting of the British Thoracic Society. He said the government should also consider levying a 'junk food tax' on ...
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Alzheimer's sufferers 'are at risk of malnutrition'
The Alzheimer's Disease Society has claimed that up to 500,000 people in the UK with dementia may be at risk of malnutrition. A survey of carers found four out of five thought dementia sufferers had problems with overeating, undereating, dehydration or using out-of-date or unsafe food. More than 50 per ...
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Service commissioners slam 'aggressive' targets
Commissioners of mental health services in London are struggling to meet 'aggressive' performance management demands set by London regional office, HSJ sources claim.
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Tayside chair is latest to quit in wake of damning report
Tayside health board chair Frances Havenga has become the latest senior manager to leave her post following a damning report into debt-laden Tayside University Hospitals trust.