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In brief: Drink and drug misuse
Drink and drug misuse is costing UK employers an estimated £3bn a year, delegates to a conference hosted by the TUC, Alcohol Concern and the Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence were told this week. They called for effective workplace policies that 'ensure employees are supported, not punished'.
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In brief: Institute of Health Services Management
Institute of Health Services Management members have voted in favour of a merger with the Association of Members in General Practice at an extraordinary meeting. AMGP members will vote on the merger plans at their annual meeting tomorrow.
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Calman 'astonished' by farmers' line on CJD
The farming industry displayed an 'astonishing' attitude to the risk of 'mad cow disease' being transmitted to humans through contaminated offal, former chief medical officer Sir Kenneth Calman told the BSE inquiry this week.
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More upheaval set to follow long review of forces hospitals
Military hospitals are facing further change in the wake of an 18-month review prompted by concerns about staff shortages and morale raised by the defence select committee.
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Langlands is forced to admit failings by NHS Executive over Read codes
NHS chief executive Sir Alan Langlands has been forced into a grudging and embarrassing admission of NHS Executive failures in handling the Read computer codes.
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Book adds to criticism of Health of the Nation
The Health of the Nation programme launched by the former Conservative government has come under fire for the second time in two weeks, this time from right-wing think-tank the Social Market Foundation.
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Through the round window
Seven-year-old Sam Hodgkins tries out a new children's waiting area in the accident and emergency department of St James's Hospital in Leeds. The £75,000 children's room, opened officially last week, was funded by the hospital's special trustees, and includes a fish tank and videos as well as toys and games.
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Scottish GPs demand meeting with Galbraith
GP leaders in Scotland have demanded an urgent meeting with Scottish health minister Sam Galbraith to raise concerns about primary care trust appointments.
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Milburn hints at clinical governance cash help
The government may find extra cash to meet the cost of clinical governance in primary care, health minister Alan Milburn hinted last week.
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NHS scoops £2m for treatment of drugs misuse
The Scottish Office has announced an extra £5m to tackle drugs-related crime and increase the availability of treatment for drug misusers. The NHS will receive £2m for treatment programmes. Other measures include a £700,000 national drug prevention team, plans for increased multi-agency working and a Health Education Board drive against ...
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King's Fund finds interpretation services are 'vital'
A King's Fund report has concluded that interpretation and advocacy services in primary care are 'vital' for meeting government targets for improving health among ethnic minority communities. The report calls for their 'precarious' funding position to be addressed.
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Social exclusion programme starts in Wales
Welsh Office minister Peter Hain has selected eight communities to take part in the Welsh Office's 'people in communities' programme. A development co-ordinator will be appointed in each area to identify the problems leading to soc ia l exclusion , draw up long term action plans and identify funding needs. ...
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Hawker in the chair at BMA consultants committee
Peter Hawker, deputy chair of the British Medical Association's consultants and specialists committee, has been elected as its chair. Dr Hawker, a consultant gastroenterologist at Warwick Hospital, succeeds James Johnson, who held the post for four years.
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London Ambulance Service faces industrial tribunal
London Ambulance Service trust is facing an industrial tribunal next April over the sacking of a senior manager. Former director of ambulance services David Carrington led an investigation into the alleged refusal of two crew members to answer a 999 call. The two were dismissed but later successfully sued LAS ...
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Poll shows over-55s miss out on hearing tests
A MORI poll for the Royal National Institute for Deaf People has found that only 22 per cent of people aged 55 and over have had a hearing test in the past 10 years, compared with 87 per cent who had taken an eye test. RNID chief executive James Strachan ...
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Disability campaigners slam benefit restrictions
The Disability Benefits Consortium, an umbrella organisation for 250 campaign groups, has condemned leaked reports that indicate the government is planning to restrict entitlement to incapacity benefit in the disability benefits green paper. Reports say newly disabled people will have to wait two years before claiming incapacity benefit. The consortium ...
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Lights, music, and action
Care worker Sheena Carle (left) and Hilary Monger try out the new Thunderama at The Towse, a therapeutic daycare centre for people with learning disabilities in East Grinstead, Surrey, run by the Lifecare trust.
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Reforms 'could lead to financial instability'
Finance managers have raised renewed concerns that a lack of guidance on implementing the detail of the government's NHS reforms could lead to financial instability.
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Comprehensive spending review cash wins cautious welcome
The Healthcare Financial Management Association welcomed the extra cash from the government's comprehensive spending review, but expressed concern about its distribution.
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All together now
The first joint national priorities guidance has arrived, spelling out new responsibilities to health and social services. Kaye McIntosh encounters mixed feelings about the measures, with fears about the speed of it all