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A job for strife
The health service commissioner has been investigating patients' complaints for the past 25 years. Richard Oswald, a former NHS manager, looks at the office's past, present and future.
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Counter claims
Remuneration for community pharmacists needs an overhaul. But meanwhile price-fixing on branded drugs must remain, argue John Varnish and colleagues
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New guidance issued to spur joint working
The determination of ministers to force closer co-operation between health and social services is underlined in the first ever joint national priorities guidance, issued last week.
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Northern Ireland health and social services to target greatest needs
Northern Ireland health and social services managers have been told that resources must be targeted towards greatest needs to tackle inequalities in health and social care.
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Merger to go ahead after split over trust finance rules
A proposed trust merger, halted this summer after HSJ revealed that the Department of Health was split over legal rules, is to go ahead.
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Report blasts 'failure' of Health of the Nation
Ministers have received a damning report on the 'failure' of the former Conservative government's Health of the Nation programme.
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Widdecombe sets out stall in right-wing vision for NHS
The Conservatives broke 16 months of near-silence on health this week to emerge with a bold, distinctly rightwing vision of a 'core' NHS, supplemented by private healthcare.
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In brief: Unison
Unison has welcomed the introduction of the European working time directive, which limits the hours staff can work. But the NHS Executive is still talking to unions about the regulations and says human resources managers should wait until guidance is issued later this month before making changes to staff rotas.
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In brief: Sam Galbraith
Scottish health minister Sam Galbraith this week pledged an extra £338,000 for GP outof-hours services in response to the conclusions of a working group on current practice. It found that co-operatives were seen as a positive development by GPs and patients.
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In brief: NHS
NHS chief executive Sir Alan Langlands has opened a £600,000 intensive care unit at Lister Hospital, Hertfordshire. The old ICU has been turned into a high dependency unit.
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In brief: Duchess of Gloucester
The Duchess of Gloucester has formally opened Hove's Polyclinic, a centre for outpatient services, and Mill View Hospital, for people with mental health problems. The £11m developments by South Downs Health trust opened to patients earlier this year.
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In brief: Sexual Orientation
Gay and lesbian doctors should have the opportunity to be open about their sexuality at work, according to guidance from the British Medical Association, which urges employers to tackle discrimination.
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In brief: Three-month consultatio
A three-month consultation has started on proposals to create two new trusts - one for community services and one for mental health services - across Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Croydon. Four existing trusts are affected.
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In brief: Standing Conference on Drug Abuse
The Standing Conference on Drug Abuse has welcomed pilot schemes in Liverpool, Croydon and Gloucester allowing courts to send drug using offenders for treatment as an alternative to prison. The government has found £1m for the scheme, and earmarked £40m for national implementation if the pilots are successful.
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Downgrading at Queen Mary's fails to produce planned savings
The controversial downgrading of a leading London acute hospital has failed to provide the multi-million pound savings expected, health authority managers have admitted.
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Action on CJD doubles cost of blood to trusts
Trusts could see the cost of blood more than double next year as a result of the 'mad cow disease' crisis.