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When the chips are down
Some hospitals now seem confident of thwarting the millennium computer bug. Other are worried about basic utilities and concern over IT staffing levels is widespread. Peter Mitchell reports; 'Staffing over the meltdown period is the real problem'
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'Even the best performers have much to do, but some have an awful lot more to do than others'
Taking the slow road: Scotland's year 2000 problem
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Key points
An increase in the number of complications following male circumcisions performed by non-professionals led to the establishment of a special clinic for religious circumcisions.
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Making their marker
Paul Myers is a GP and senior lecturer at the department of general practice and primary care, St Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine.
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Key points
The performance indicators currently in use are not reliable for assessing individual GPs or identifying poor performers.
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Reuters joins exodus from NHS market
Reuters has sold its GP software operations to a French company, Cegedim SA.
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Community and mental health trust opts to outsource all its IT
HBOC has won a £3.6m, seven-year contract to manage all IT at Chichester Priority Care Services trust. The deal makes Chichester the first community and mental health trust to outsource its entire IT operation.
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Drury steps in to new top post
Peter Drury has been appointed head of the NHS’s information policy unit, a new post carrying a salary of up to £95,000.
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SEMA Group
SEMA Group is to get the contract to build the National Strategic Tracing Service for the NHS Executive. The NSTS will enable administrators across the health service to trace the NHS numbers of all patients in England and Wales from their names and birth dates. SEMA was one of only ...
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Such an old story
From poor law to community care The development of welfare services for elderly people 1939-1971 (2nd edition 1998) By Robin Means and Randall Smith The Policy Press 332 pages £45
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The eagle has landed
Birds of a feather Decentralising public service management By Christopher Pollitt, Johnson Birchall and Keith Putman Macmillan Press 211 pages £14.99
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Medicine: not the best laughter
Seven ages of nursing By Mark Radcliffe NT Books 122 pages £6.50
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Patrick Herbert
Patrick Herbert is the new chair of Sussex Ambulance Service trust. Mr Herbert, a Labour Party member, pursued a career in international and merchant banking. He succeeds Martyn Long, who is retiring.
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Arthur Binns has become project director for the health action zone covering Leicester city.
Arthur Binns has become project director for the health action zone covering Leicester city. He was previously finance director for Leicestershire health authority and is a past chair of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. Mr Binns' previous post has been filled by Kevin Orford, formerly finance director for Nottingham City ...
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Keep us posted
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Nurses on PCG boards
5 February, London; 12 February, York; 19 February, Liverpool; 26 February, Cambridge; 5 March, Derby
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In person
Derek Smith, chief executive of King's Healthcare trust, is leaving at the end of this month to become managing director of London Underground. He has led the trust for nine years. The trust's director of finance and information services, Patrick Butcher, will become acting chief executive until a successor is ...