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In Brief: Inquiry into the personality disorder unit of Ashworth special hospital
Two convicted paedophiles had unsupervised access to an eight year-old girl, 'whistleblower' Stephen Daggett told Peter Fallon QC's inquiry into the personality disorder unit of Ashworth special hospital.
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In Brief: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
All pregnant women should be offered an HIV test and those living in high-risk areas, such as London, encouraged to take one, says a report from the Public Health Laboratory Service, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and five other royal colleges.
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Confidential memo brings secrecy out into the open
Managers have been told to implement a new policy of openness about private finance initiative projects - in a confidential memo to regional offices.
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Document leak fuels CHC row
A row has erupted between Barnet community health council and North Thames regional office over a memo accidentally issued to local health organisations.
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Northern Ireland HAZs set to get green light
Health action zones and healthy living centres are about to be extended to Northern Ireland.
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Government speeds up on proposed single regional office for London
The government is to speed up the proposed single regional office for London, health secretary Frank Dobson announced this week.
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Choice Act
Anne Marie Keary and six-month-old twins Roisin and Sam, celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 1967 Abortion Act on Monday with fellow campaigners outside the Houses of Parliament. The event was followed by the launch of a campaign, Voice for Choice, to allow abortions in the first three months of ...
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Two primary care lobbies to vote on merger
Two primary care lobbies plan to merge into a single organisation.
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Mental health organisations disagree on use of suicide as target measure
Consultation on the government's public health green paper closed today with mental health organisations deeply divided over proposals to use suicides as a measure of mental illness.
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Bid to ban scrip data sales
The NHS Executive is preparing for a legal showdown that could halt the sale of prescription data by community pharmacists to the drugs industry.
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Better Beds for Health Care
While health managers have been falling over themselves to fill their hospitals with up-to-date clinical gadgetry, the most fundamental piece of equipment has been overlooked. A report from the King's Fund this week berates NHS managers for the predominance of 'low-tech' beds in hospitals and nursing and residential units and ...
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Trust chair steps down in row over merger plan
A trust chair has quit in a row over 'supertrust' merger plans. Michael Welsh announced his decision at a Chorley and South Ribble trust board meeting last week.
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In Brief: Survey on waiting for admission
Shadow health secretary John Maples said last week that Londoners had been betrayed by the Labour government after a survey of London hospitals showed the number of patients waiting for admission for more than 12 months increased by 660 in the last quarter of 1997. The survey, compiled from Department ...
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In Brief: Complaints about changes to the dentists' fee scale
Tony Kravitz, chair of the British Dental Association's general dental services committee, has complained to the Department of Health about the way changes to the dentists' fee scale were introduced earlier this year. Mr Kravitz said the GDSC was not given time to take expert advice before commenting on the ...
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In Brief: Number of registered nursing homes rise
The number of registered nursing homes in England rose by 4 per cent last year to 5,560, according to figures from the Department of Health. But the percentage of beds occupied fell from 81 per cent to 79 per cent.
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In Brief: Help for GP recruitment and retention problems in Wales
The Welsh Office has agreed a £500,000 programme of educational support and development opportunities for GPs with the department of postgraduate education for general practice at the University of Wales college of medicine. Welsh health minister Win Griffiths said he was 'confident' it would help with GP recruitment and retention ...
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Sackings spark attack on Management Executive
The dramatic sacking last week of four non-executive directors of Tayside health board has led to scathing criticism of the NHS Management Executive in Scotland.
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Best value test for tendering
Competitive tendering is likely to remain in the NHS but could be influenced by the 'best-value' schemes operating in local authorities, NHS chief executive Alan Langlands said last week.
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Screen performance
Some health authorities are failing to meet their cervical screening targets. MarkCrail reports on the best and worst