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Don't panic: clinging on with magnets
The NHS needs to learn from the past, rather than panic about the unknown, argues Mr Cash.
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Long-time critic of vested medical interests
If health secretary Frank Dobson was looking for someone who would be unafraid to deliver hard messages from the Bristol inquiry, he did well to choose Ian Kennedy.
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Short cuts End of term as two regional chairs step down
Two NHS regional chairs will be standing down at the end of their current terms on 1 November. In a written answer to MP Geraint Davies, health secretary Frank Dobson said Professor Alasdair Breckenridge, chair of North West region, will stand down to concentrate on his role as chair of ...
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Short cuts Rise in number of nurses and midwives coming to UK
The UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting has reported a 'huge increase' in the number of overseas nurses and midwives coming to the UK. Provisional figures for 1998-99 show a 38 per cent increase in the number of people from abroad applying for registration, from 5,946 to ...