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Penny for their thoughts
New taxes. No taxes. There was an option for everyone when the four main parties revealed their plans for the Scottish Parliament. Colin Wright reports
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Agreement or impasse? What the future holds
Permanent secretary Clive Gowdy offered three possible timescales for reforming health and social services in Northern Ireland.
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The £500m bill Mr Brown forgot Pension contributions change will cost the price of four new hospitals
The NHS appears to have developed its own variation on Parkinson's law (the one about work expanding to fill the time available). In the case of the health service, unanticipated expenses expand to use up money earmarked for growth and innovation (see news, pages 2-3). Let's call it Brown's law.
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WEB WATCH MARK CRAIL
So who has not yet looked at the National Institute for Clinical Excellence web site? True, much of it is currently taken up with expressions of intent ('Here you will eventually be able to find out about...'), but at least the bare bones seem to be there - which is ...
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Microwaves of excellence radiating good practice from hospital wards
The health secretary recently announced a beacons of excellence scheme which invites the NHS to nominate good practice so that it can be spread.
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Dame Rennie replies
I was interested to read Maggie Scott's letter (1 April) and her concern of bias in relation to my appointment as commissioner for public appointments.
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Don't believe what you read the price is right
I have been an avid reader of HSJ for the last 10 years, although for all of that time I have worked in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Carers can become casualties when a family member fights addiction
There has been much in the media recently about the needs of carers. One group which falls into this category is made up of those members of families who have to cope with another family member's addiction. These people may be adults, adolescents or children.
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Waiting lists will return to crisis levels when the expensive blitzes are over
We had high hopes for the NHS when Labour took office, but although it may be improving, the evidence is not obvious on the ground. Millions of citizens are still suffering, and we bump into them all the time.
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Fit to practise: the doctor who claimed heroin didn't harm his work
Dr Z had no retraining help when he returned to work after an 18-month gap following a conviction for drug abuse. He was a rural GP for five years before starting to abuse opiate drugs, like diamorphine, which he obtained through his practice, and then underwent several weeks in a ...
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Learning curve assessment as a route back to work
Dr Y agreed to undertake retraining in one area of surgical practice after an inquiry raised concerns about some of the patients he had treated.
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When suicide beckons: helping GPs under stress
North and South Staffordshire health authorities fund a support service for local GPs undergoing various forms of stress. It was set up 18 months ago by Ruth Chambers, a local GP and professor of health commissioning at Staffordshire University, to offer support to GPs experiencing problems with drinking, drugs, work ...