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In Brief: 'Hospital watch' scheme
A 'hospital watch' scheme launched at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, in association with Paddington Green police station aims to combat rising crime on the wards.
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Scotland warned over cash targets
Scottish health organisations have been warned against manipulating payments to meet cash targets by the head of the National Audit Office.
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Ideas plea to cut litigation
Patients must have 'more realistic expectations' of the NHS', health secretary Frank Dobson has warned.
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Nursing goes out to tender
A health authority is to put a town's community nursing service out to tender despite claims by the current provider that it will cost managers £2.2m to shift the £6m contract.
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Raised hope of health action for N Ireland
Action to change the structure of health and personal social services could be taken within days of the setting up of the proposed new Northern Ireland assembly, health minister Tony Worthington said last week.
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Double duty in mental health
'Health minister Paul Boateng faces a dilemma in attempting to balance the first duty of mental health services to their users and the public protection which any government must ensure'