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Days like this
news: Hospitals take longer to build in the NHS... Lord Trafford gets a job in reshuffle... Doctors launch poster blitz... Setback for Scots trusts...
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Pay for today: the Coughlan case
The Appeal Court judgement in the Coughlan case was that the NHS is not solely responsible for all nursing care. This overturned an earlier High Court decision, which had raised the hopes of thousands of families with relatives in means-tested homes that their fees might be reduced - and raised ...
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NAO blasts 'unacceptable' payouts by Scottish trusts
Spending watchdogs have criticised two Scottish trusts for making 'unacceptable' pay-offs to former executives.
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Heart surgery audit hit by lack of resources as units drop out
Ten cardiac units which failed to take part in 'the first comprehensive audit of heart surgery' have blamed lack of resources and facilities for their absence from the data.
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Dobson dithers as RCN acts on long-term care
The government is unlikely to issue its response to the Royal Commission on Long-Term Care before the autumn - and may only issue an 'early response' then, health secretary Frank Dobson said last week.
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Walk the talk
Public health and women's minister Tessa Jowell at the launch of the government's 'girls talk' project to 'find out from teenagers what issues they feel are crucial to their lives'.
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In Brief: Pfizer will not sue
Drug company Pfizer has announced that it will not sue the government for compensation in the wake of the High Court judgement that health secretary Frank Dobson acted unlawfully in his initial guidance banning the prescription of anti-impotence drug Viagra on the NHS.
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In Brief: The Commons health select committee to launch inquiry
The Commons health select committee is to launch an inquiry into 'what action the tobacco industry has taken, and is taking, in response to the scientific knowledge of the harmful effects of smoking and the addictive nature of nicotine'. The inquiry will also look at 'the role of the government ...
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In Brief: Guidelines on euros
NHS organisations are not obliged to deal in euros and should only do so if this represents value for money, according to guidance issued by the NHS Executive. It also says that dealing in euros can be done through the normal banking system, and separate euro accounts will not usually ...
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In Brief: Almost one in three pregnant women smokes
Almost one in three pregnant women smokes, and the number has shown no sign of falling for eight years, according to research for the Health Education Authority to coincide with the government's 'No Tar! Mum' campaign, launched on Tuesday. The HEA says it is vital for health professionals to raise ...
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In Brief: Hugh Ross statement
Hugh Ross, chief executive of United Bristol Healthcare trust, was referring to the NHS, rather than the trust specifically, when he said issues relating to consent for postmortems and tissue retention had 'perhaps' been handled 'in a somewhat cavalier fashion' in the past (news, page 5, 15 July).
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Four into one merger plan for Manchester stirs opposition
Proposals to create a city-wide mental health trust in Manchester have sparked opposition.
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Troubled mental health trust to lose three of its top executives
A mental health trust which came under fire for poor conditions and a 'lack of financial control' is to lose half its executive directors.