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Moving on: Kelly's farewell message
Departing permanent secretary Chris Kelly joined the civil service from Trinity College, Cambridge and Manchester University. He spent 25 years at the Treasury, moving to the Department of Health in 1997, following a short period at the Department of Social Security.
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'I'm getting some interference': the voice of experience
Victor Paige was the first chair of the NHS management board in 1984, which later became the NHS Executive. He resigned less than two years later.
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BMA meets Milburn for post-Ledward talks
The British Medical Association has met health secretary Alan Milburn following friction with the government in the wake of the Rodney Ledward scandal. A BMA statement said Mr Milburn had welcomed the opportunity and expressed support for consultants. In return, chair Dr Ian Bogle 'reiterated the BMA's total support for ...
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Appointments signal reprieve for renal service
The NHS in Wales has secured its renal transplant service with the appointment of two consultant surgeons. The unit at Cardiff 's University Hospital of Wales has been short of surgeons for over a year, leading to an eight-day suspension of service earlier this year. There is a national shortage ...
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Hospitals for people with learning disabilities to close
Scotland is to close all of its remaining hospitals for people with learning disabilities within five years and place individuals in the community. Responding to a learning disabilities review published last month, deputy community care minister Iain Gray explained: 'The main finding was that people with learning disabilities should be ...
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Scottish ambulance service goes under spotlight
Scotland's ambulance service is to undertake the most extensive review of its operations in its 50-year history from now until next April. Beyond 2000 will examine non-emergency services and operations control rooms and evaluate a priority-based dispatch system. Ray Hepburn, project leader in charge of the priority dispatch system, said: ...
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Children's education prospects hit by caring roles
A Joseph Rowntree Foundation report coinciding with national carers week says that children and young people who care for chronically sick and disabled parents can experience long-term problems in their own lives because of missed schooling and lack of qualifications. Interviews with 60 young carers by Loughborough University found that ...
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Carers live in poverty, association's survey reveals
The Carers National Association has claimed that many carers are living in poverty. One in five responding to a survey said they had to cut back on the number of hot meals they ate, while more than one in 10 were struggling to pay the mortgage. Six out of 10 ...
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Furious juniors threaten ballot on action against 'cruddy' sub-consultant scheme
Junior doctors have threatened industrial action against a proposed new sub-consultant specialist grade.
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Managers under fire in regulation debate
Managers have came under fire from both sides in a debate on the future of professional self-regulation for failing to deal with incompetent or improperly behaved health professionals.
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Doctor backs GMC's role
A senior Scottish doctor has entered the row over medical regulation by claiming it is not the General Medical Council that is failing the public, but managers.
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PFI shake-up leads to beds 'crisis' row
Clinicians and managers are at loggerheads over an alleged bed crisis at Hereford Hospita l.
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Shop rejection hits hospital plan
Plans to build a £14.5m community hospital in Manchester have been set back by Manchester city council's rejection of a proposed supermarket next door.
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Milburn signals health and social care merger
Health secretary Alan Milburn has signalled that next month's national plan will involve wholesale NHS reform, including moves to merge health and social care.
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Health of the station
Junior health minister Gisela Stuart opens a police base at Manor Hospital, Walsall. The base is designed to bring beat officers closer to the community and cut violence and aggression at the hospital. Chief executive John Rostill said people living around the site would welcome a more visible, uniformed police ...
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In Brief: Resource allocation in Wales
The national steering group set up to examine resource allocation in Wales has met for the first time. The group, led by Peter Townsend, professor of social policy at Bristol University, will report to the Welsh Assembly by September.
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In Brief: Scottish school of primary care
Scottish health minister Susan Deacon has launched the Scottish school of primary care in Edinburgh. The school is supported by the government, NHS and professional organisations and will promote research in primary care. After a foundation phase, the school will go live in January 2002.
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In Brief: University College London Hospitals trust
University College London Hospitals trust has announced that John Ashbourne, who was due to become its acting chief executive, has 'withdrawn for personal reasons'. Peter Reading has left the trust to become chief executive of University Hospitals of Leicester trust. A new acting chief executive is now being sought.
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In Brief: British Heart Foundation report
Public health minister Yvette Cooper has welcomed a British Heart Foundation report warning many young people could be storing up health problems by failing to take part in any physical activity. She said the government was determined to tackle the problem through initiatives, including a sports strategy.
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In Brief: Young women in Lothian targeted
Young women in Lothian are being targeted in a postcard campaign to encourage participation in a study that aims to cut the abortion rate by providing advance supplies of the morning-after pill. The study by Edinburgh University's obstetrics and gynaecology department was started last September, but only 4,000 women have ...