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Langlands told millennium nursing shortage may be 'catastrophic'
The 10-day millennium holiday break will be 'catastrophic for patient care', Professor George Alberti, president of the Royal College of Physicians has warned.
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Targets toughened in public health revamp
A radical shake-up of the public health infrastructure, backed by a £96m development fund, is outlined in a draft of the government's long-awaited white paper on public health.
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Trust retreats in equal-value case
An employment tribunal hearing what was claimed to be the biggest equal-value case in Europe was halted last week when a Carlisle trust withdrew its defence.
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Hospital review follows deaths
Nursing care at Eastbourne District General Hospital is to be reviewed after the deaths of two patients and concerns over staffing levels, health minister John Hutton announced last week.
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Going public
news focus: Tessa Jowell has stalled, explained and given ministerial excuses for the continuing absence of the long-delayed public health white paper. But a draft seen by HSJ offers a sneak preview of the government's plans. Wendy Moore reports
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The choice is yours
conference focus: As debate about the new NHS moved from 'what' to 'how', health authority and trust leaders at the NHS Confederation's conference heard chief executive Sir Alan Langlands tell them to use their own judgement