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Give me patients
Management trainee Tom Smith thought the NHS was his chance to make a difference. His experience proved a rude awakening
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In person
Philomena Corrigan and Anthony Palmer are sharing the post of chief nurse at Calderdale Healthcare trust, which manages community services in Halifax and the surrounding area. They previously job-shared the post of deputy chief nurse director at Doncaster Royal Infirmary and Montague Hospital trust. Ms Corrigan will lead on mental ...
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Monitor
An element of mystery infiltrates the Save Bart's Apostrophe campaign as it enters its fourth week. Monitor duly put the case for the restoration of our beloved apostrophe to Barts (sic) and the London trust only to have spokesman Rory Taylor come back with the claim: 'St Bartholomews never had ...
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Short Cuts: Academic appointed to lead sexual health strategy
Public health minister Tessa Jowell has announced that Michael Adler, professor of genitourinary medicine/sexually transmitted diseases at Royal Free and University College Medical School, will lead the development of a sexual health strategy for England. The strategy, announced in March, will aim to improve access to services, spread good practice, ...
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Monitor wishes to join the grovelling rush to congratulate Sir Alan Langlands on his reappointment as NHS chief executive for a further four-year term. Jolly well done, sir. It obviously scotches all that scurrilous gossip about Big Al getting ready to up sticks and quit - so what can account ...
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Sharp implement
The Culyer reforms' impact on patient care may still be uncertain, but they have raised the profile of research which benefits health providers, writes Barbara Millar
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A case of long-term, no see as Dobson stalls over care
A relatively small spend to make nursing care free would reap dividends
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Let stocktake herald fresh start
Assembly is clean slate for relations between managers and ministers
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Outreach exceeds its grasp
If you are sceptical about the impact of policy documents, whether read or filed in the wastepaper basket, you should consider the case of assertive outreach.