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Getting the hump with HImPs
Most HAs are failing to prioritise the needs of children and young people in health improvement programmes, despite some good initiatives. Angela Underdown and Carol Sexty report on a nationwide survey
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Add nauseam
Today , I received a letter home from school. This is not unusual. Letters about headlice, and the home-school agreement are regularly buried at the bottom of my childs bag. But this one was different. It made me angry because of its potential impact on childrens health.
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Watching the detectives
When clinical audit was first introduced, it ruffled a few feathers among clinicians. But auditing the audit process itself can highlight the real benefits to clinical practice and quality of care, as well as identifying any weaknesses - and show that many clinicians are quite satisfied with audit staff and ...
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What the country expects now
Health Care UK has become established reading for health policy buffs. It starts with three short editorials. Among these, one by Rudolf Klein, asking whether the NHS has a future, ranges over a broad canvas. On one level it covers familiar ground, raising the spectre of a growth in expectations ...
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As if people mattered
A useful, wide-ranging, reference book, the emphasis here is on involvement in planning and improving standards of services. It will be especially useful in primary care.
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Profile Fanatic who is pro-life and soul of the party
Maverick Conservative right-winger Ann Wintertons luck in winning first place in the recent private member's ballot allows her to lead a fresh charge on prevention of euthanasia - one of several medical ethics bees that have buzzed round her bonnet during her 17-year parliamentary career .
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Bill aims to prevent GPs dodging investigation
A private member's bill aiming to close a loophole allowing GPs to retire early in order to dodge investigation has won the backing of the government and the health ombudsman.
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Managers ignored abuse claims for two years
Managers ignored claims that mentally ill patients were being abused by nurses for more than two years, an inquiry at Tolworth Hospital, Surrey , has revealed.
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Experts warn of collapse as clinical governance stalls
Lack of leadership from regional offices and the Department of Health, coupled with inadequate funding, has stalled clinical governance and could lead to its collapse, key advocates have warned.
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Plans for Welsh taskforce under fire
Plans for a taskforce to look at NHS pressures in Wales look set to be revised in the wake of criticism from opposition parties.
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Retreat sows confusion over Blair cash
Senior managers have called for clarity in the wake of an apparent retreat over prime minister Tony Blairs pledge to bring NHS funding up to European levels in five years.