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In Brief: Manifesto commitment
The government has fulfilled its manifesto commitment to transfer responsibility for nurseries, child minders and other forms of day care for children under eight from the Department of Health to the Department for Education and Employment.
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In Brief: Borders General Hospital trust
Borders General Hospital trust has become the first Scottish trust to sell its staff accommodation to a housing association. It has struck a £2m deal with Eildon housing association that will allow it to nominate tenants to 39 of the 52 residential units involved for 30 years.
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In Brief: Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare trust
Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare trust has transferred its residential accommodation to Kensington housing trust under a 99-year lease.
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In Brief: British Medical Association
The British Medical Association has told a group of Wall Street analysts, who are visiting Britain to assess the impact of litigation on the tobacco industry, that it supports the exploration of 'all legal avenues' to put manufacturers in the dock.
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Paved with good intentions
The foundations of health action zones are set. It's now time to build local policies and structures. Lyn Whitfield reports
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King's new reign
The King's Fund is undergoing a massive shake-up as well as something of a slimming exercise. Pat Healy looks at the organisation that is emerging
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A sense of security
Ashworth Hospital's top managers insist it has a future beyond its current problems. Dolly Chadda reports
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Rural retreat
The first cottage hospital has closed despite Labour's pledge to retain them. Patrick Butler reports
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What goes up. . .
MPs' inability to hold the NHS to account may be more of a problem than the 'democratic deficit'. Mark Crail reports
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Border-line decision
Scotland's health councils believe they are set for a funding boost which will help raise their profile. Barbara Millar reports
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Good skills don't come cheap
Southampton University Hospitals trust this week offered a new pay deal to qualified healthcare assistants which would raise some salaries to £11,600 a year.
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Log on and like it
NHS head of IT Frank Burns previewed his IM&T strategy at the Healthcare Computing '98 conference. Peter Mitchell was there
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Going to town on health policy
And so it came to pass that in the early years of the 21st century, dealing with the aftermath of London's numerous health service reviews became the responsibility of. . . millionaire novelist, bon viveur and onetime Tory grandee Jeffrey Archer.
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Abolish TV licence fees - and build a new hospital every year
Abolishing the TV licence fee would save almost £100m a year - money that could be better spent on the NHS.