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Commissioner for public appointments Did Sir Len ask the chairs about manipulation?
I was fascinated to read that Dame Rennie Fritchie has been appointed as commissioner for public appointments (news focus, page 14, 4 March).
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Dame Rennie not the only woman on the board
You reported the good news about Dame Rennie Fritchie's appointment as commissioner for public appointments and the not-so-good news about Guy's overspend (news focus, page 14, and news, page 2, 4 March).
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Students forced to specialise far too early
I enjoyed your recent article 'Which doctors?' (news focus, 25 February). I also struggle with the difficulties of identifying
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Reference-cost figures could be much improved by application of a blunt instrument
Before the advent of league tables - and even before the dawn of the Thatcher era - hospitals were required to publish figures for costs per inpatient week. High-spending institutions were exhorted to investigate reasons for their supposed poor performance. The naivety of this approach was exposed by an economist ...
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Key points
The case for London requiring greater resources for mental health services than other parts of the country has not been proved.
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Short cuts Thornton urges Dobson to 'stand firm' on Viagra
Health secretary Frank Dobson has been urged to 'stand firm' on his plans to limit the availability of anti-impotence drug Viagra on the NHS, in the face of the British Medical Association's decision to reject the proposals. NHS Confederation chief executive Stephen Thornton said the BMA had 'yet again' rejected ...
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Short cuts Jowell promotes 'double Dutch' sexual health
Public health minister Tessa Jowell has urged public health campaigners to promote 'double Dutch' in sexual health campaigns. Trailing 'the UK's first government strategy on sexual health' last week, she said encouraging the use of a barrier method of contraception and a hormonal contraceptive would 'help protect against both sexually ...
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Short cuts Acheson praises government action on inequalities
The government has done 'far more than we ever dreamed of' to tackle inequalities in health, Sir Donald Acheson told HSJ this week. Sir Donald said he was 'amazed at how much work' the government had done in response to his Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health, published six months ...
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Short cuts Hospital considers electronic tagging for patients
A Newcastle hospital is thinking of electronically tagging its patients, following the death of Abram Walker, 66, who was found dead in a corridor 10 hours after he disappeared. The Royal Victoria Infirmary is considering proposals to introduce magnetic locks and swipe-card access to doors on a number of wards ...