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Days like this
Cook's warning. . . Conservative voters unhappy. . . Heckler interrupts Clarke. . . Pressure on doctors. . . Pharmacists snub offer. . .
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Dobson says PFI sign-offs prove Labour is delivering
The government has finally managed to get the first wave of major private finance initiative deals signed off. Outgoing health secretary Frank Dobson approved a £96m PFI deal for Swindon and Marlborough trust last week, bringing the number of PFI hospitals under construction to 15, with a total value of ...
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Northern Ireland lobbying secures winter money
Northern Ireland's four health and social services boards have won £7.6m to deal with winter pressures, after sustained lobbying. A Department of Health and Social Services spokesperson said the money had come from 'constant monitoring and review processes' which had 'allowed for an adjustment of our financial plans for this ...
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'Creme de la creme' projects win action zone cash
Health minister John Denham has named 59 projects in the first wave to win grants from the health action zones innovation fund. 'These innovative schemes are the creme de la creme of the many schemes being produced across the country to improve healthcare and modernise services, ' he said. 'They ...
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Security of job and home 'essential for mentally ill'
Access to work that pays a living wage is essential for people with mental health problems , King's Fund community care director Janice Robinson told a conference attended by education and employment minister Margaret Hodge last week. 'What people with mental illnesses need most are the things that the majority ...
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Nurse wins £30,000 for arrest over 'armed robbery'
London psychiatric nurse Lorette McQueen has won more than £30,000 from the Metropolitan Police. She was arrested by an armed police officer who suspected she was part of a gang about to rob a bank after she stopped to talk to two homeless patients while off-duty. Although Ms McQueen, who ...
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GPs reluctant to deal with mental health
GPs are reluctant to meet a rising mental health workload that is taking up almost a third of their time, according to a national survey by mental health charity MACA.
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Scots services 'failing to hit targets'
Community mental health services have failed to reach standards laid down by the Scottish Office two years ago, according to the Accounts Commission for Scotland.
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Executive appeals for partnership
Every part of the NHS must take steps to work in partnership 'with all parts of the local community', not just the groups with which they have traditional links, the NHS Executive has said.
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Monitor is relieved to report that health minister John Denham escaped with his life from yesterday's topping-out ceremony at Wythenshawe Hospital's new acute block. But what can the poor man have made of the explanatory notes on topping out provided by builders and service operators South Manchester Healthcare Limited? In ...
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Where angels fear to tread
Labour leaders singled out doctors' conservatism at last week's party conference. But while Frank Dobson skirted around the issue, Tony Blair went for the jugular. Patrick Butler was there
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More apple pie?
Conference 'overwhelmingly' passed Labour's new health policy, which had been pieced together from two years of consultation managed by the party's health policy forum.
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A bug's life
Forget year 2000 compliance. What you should be worrying about is year 2000 computer viruses - both real and hoax. Michael Cross reports
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Home truths
Away from the Conservative conference at Blackpool, the town's homeless people are being offered help at a community trust roadshow. Tash Shifrin reports
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Who said that?
Pharmaceutical firms are aligning themselves with patient groups in a bid to put pressure on the NHS. But will such a move empower or exploit the public, asks Barbara Millar
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A marriage made in. . . Southport
After a long courtship, the IHSM and the AMGP sealed the knot last week amid scenes of faded seaside glamour. Laura Donnelly wonders how long it will be before Relate's services are required
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Running out of puff
The UK government and medical establishment have been warned they will face flak if they do not consult more widely on public health targets, reports Peter Pallot
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Relenza provides baptism of fire for fledgling institute
But NICE must reassure patients that it acts in their interests, too