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Grin and bear it
The prime minister was kept on his mettle when he appeared - on a giant screen - to reassure a GPs' conference. Kaye McIntosh was there
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Joyless triumph
A trust's 'achievement' in bringing the first major PFI project to completion has been tempered by claims that the way it has been funded is a 'disaster'. Patrick Butler reports
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New improved: 136-year tradition ends
The 444-bed Cumberland Infirmary is expected to be completed on 1 April, just over two years after work began and around six weeks ahead of schedule. It will end a 136-year tradition of health services on the Carlisle General site.
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On the slide?
Whatever their feelings on the government's approach to cancer services, the experts agree more cash and manpower are needed - fast. Thelma Agnew reports
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Cut and dry
The Alder Hey organ scandal, which led to the resignation of Frank Taylor last week, has resulted in new guidance on the issue. Barbara Millar reports
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What happened at Alder Hey?
Alder Hey has the biggest collection - over 2,000 - of paediatric hearts in the country, amassed over 50 years.
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Dead reckoning: what the Royal College of Pathologists recommends
Medical schools and hospitals must provide training for medical and other appropriate personnel in requesting and obtaining agreement for post-mortems. Anyone seeking agreement for a post-mortem must first liaise with the pathologist to determine the necessity of, and grounds for, retaining tissue so that relatives can make informed decisions. Hospital ...
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Head-banging tendency can't stop march of time
GPs must face up to difficulties and opportunities posed by New NHS
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Budget beyond wildest dreams
Chancellor leaves pundits gasping with huge vote of confidence in NHS
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Commission impossible
Yet another significant NHS date is looming. On 1 April the first primary care trusts will go live, many combining the responsibility of commissioning around 80 per cent of the local NHS budget with delivering a range of community services.
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WEB WATCH
What do doctors get up to when no-one's looking? What do they wear beneath their trousers? It is in fearless search of the answers to these questions and more that Webwatch sets off this week for the darkest regions of Doctors.net.uk - a closed community for those initiated into the ...
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A patient address on code-breaking and LSD
I was surfing the web at my own sedate pace in search of wisdom about the beta interferon debate when the newspapers hit the mat on Monday morning. Usually I take their front pages in my stride.
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Wanted: feet to fill big shoes
Any structural shake-ups following Sir Alan Langlands' departure must get to grips with how the centre relates to local service providers, writes Stephen Thornton
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That was then. . .
The evolution of British general practice 18501948 By Anne Digby Oxford University Press 376 pages £48