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NHS workforce planning: the future
A Health Service of All the Talents proposes the following structure:
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Armchair theatre
The government's plan to get elderly people out of acute hospitals and into private care to free beds may leave older people fearing hospital admission as they once did the workhouse, argues Roger Bullock
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Hospital report set to back whistleblowers
An investigation into claims that staff were 'victimised' for raising concerns about a leading radiology unit is expected to be severely critical of senior managers.
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Pace accelerates on surplus asset sell-off
The government has indicated that the programme to sell off surplus NHS assets could be accelerated following the publication of a report estimating £60m could be raised each year.
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Drugs producer threatens to halt production after DoH price cap
The UK's biggest manufacturer of generic drugs has threatened to stop production in the wake of the government's move to cap prices.
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Council ballot calls for top level resignations
A Conservative-controlled local council is calling on the chief executive and chair of Lincolnshire health authority to resign following a ballot over the closure of paediatric and maternity services at Grantham and District Hospital.
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Flu 'crisis' was media's winter wonderland
Last year's winter crisis was a media myth, according to a report from the NHS Executive.
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There is nothing like an aim
Heather Goil's early ambition was to work as a volunteer in a developing country. Nearing retirement, she set off for the Pacific for two years
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Batting for a new century
Everyone in England is being asked for their views to help shape the 'national plan' for the NHS. Here, Sir Alan Langlands spells out why your input is vital - and how to go about it
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The wealth of nations
Exploring health policy development in Europe Edited by A Ritsatakis, R Barnes, E Dekker, P Harrington, S Kokko and P Makara. World Health Organisation Regional Publications, European series, No. 86 537 pages £80Distributed by the Stationery Office
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Quick and easy but no cure-all
Clinical guidelines: from conception to use Edited by Martin Eccles and Jeremy Grimshaw Radcliffe Medical Press 120 pages £17.95
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Spreading the word
The POPPi Guide Practicalities of producing patient information By Mark Duman and Christine Farrell The King's Fund 120 pages £10.99
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in person
Anne Walker has been appointed chief executive of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ambulance and Paramedic Service trust. She was previously director of commissioning (acute services) at West Herts health authority, although more recently she was acting chief executive of West Herts HA.
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Salary bands settle junior doctors' pay deal dispute
The long-running battle over junior doctors' pay has been settled. Just over 79 per cent of the 14,000 junior doctors who voted in a British Medical Association referendum backed a deal negotiated with the Department of Health. Most junior doctors receive 50 per cent of their normal hourly rate for ...
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Researcher says DoH figures are 'misleading'
Department of Health waiting lists are 'unrepresentative, invalid and misleading', a health services researcher has claimed. Dr Paul Armstrong, senior lecturer in health services research at East London University, has investigated figures showing the percentage of people treated within different lengths of time. He says the quoted percentages are based ...
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Number of people on Welsh lists rises substantially
Welsh waiting lists have risen again. Figures for April, released last week, show the number of people waiting for inpatient and day-case treatment rose by 800 over the month, to 80,603.Of these, 6 per cent - 4,593 - had been waiting for more than 18 months. Outpatient waiting lists also ...
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New inquiries to study contracts and public health
The Commons health select committee has announced two inquiries. The first is on consultants' contracts, focusing on 'the effectiveness of contracts in determining the amount of work conducted by consultants for the NHS and for the independent sector, and the impact this has on the NHS'. Submissions should reach the ...
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Nuffield Trust wants framework for genetic issues
Concerns that the revolution in medical genetics will be too costly for the NHS have been voiced in a report from the Nuffield Trust that also calls for a new regulatory framework for dealing with genetic technology issues and public education. Report co-author Dr Ron Zimmern said human genetics would ...
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Cool response to MPs' calls on DSPD funding
The government has given a lukewarm response to MPs' calls for 'substantial initial funding' and more safeguards in its proposals for dealing with dangerous people with severe personality disorder (DSPDs).