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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.
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WEB WATCH
The case against animal research is a relatively easy one to make. Produce a few cuddly bunnies, talk emotively about evil scientists with electrodes, and there you have it. The case for cutting up small furry animals, on the other hand, is more complex but has other advantages, not least ...
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How Dobbo and Denham suffered from piles
In a moment of heat the other week, a ministerial adviser told me, 'Remember, Mike, a successful spin exercise isn't always one which results in favourable publicity. Sometimes it results in little or no publicity at all.'
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Internal market identified as factor behind Welsh deficits
A stocktake of the NHS in Wales has blamed the internal market and 'downsizing' at the former Welsh Office for financial problems at many health authorities and trusts.
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Cautious cheer for drug price rules
Government reforms of controls on drug prices have been given a cautious welcome by managers.
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Struck-off Bristol consultant claims 'over-work'
A consultant struck off for his role in the Bristol babies' heart surgery deaths claimed this week that he had been over-worked and under-funded.
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Dobson turns his wrath on PFI critics
Health secretary Frank Dobson tackled critics of the private finance initiative head-on this week, as sceptical MPs quizzed Department of Health officials on the scheme.