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    Missing ingredients

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    FIRST PERSON: Providing a good quality, edible meal is hardly brain surgery.So why do hospitals do it so badly? Raymond Gordon relates his experiences

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    Today's special

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    HOSPITAL FOOD: Hospital mealtimes can be unhappy for patients.June Davis reports on how a trust has introduced nutrition assistants to help their recovery

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    Learning the past imperfect

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    BOOKS

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    All shook up

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    BOOKS

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    ALSO OUT

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    BOOKS - June Thompson is a Part-time health visitor and medical journalist

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    IN PERSON

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Elizabeth Latham has been appointed human resources director for Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland Mental Health trust.Mrs Latham was deputy director of personnel at Bishop Auckland Hospitals trust and then director of personnel for South Durham Healthcare trust.

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    Events

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Medical secretaries 28-29 September, Bournemouth The British Society of Medical Secretaries' annual conference is designed to develop medical secretaries' knowledge on issues affecting their personal development in the light of the changing NHS. The winner of the prestigious medical secretary of the year award will be announced.

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    Media magnet

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    NEWS FOCUS: Gerry Marr has had plenty of experience of difficult headlines, but his new role, heading Tayside University Hospitals trust, may make him an even bigger target, reports Jennifer Trueland

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    MONITOR

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Bristol is not a city with happy connotations for the NHS. But Monitor feels duty bound to alert you to the joyous celebration that is Gut Week 2001, running from 10-16 September. Our ship-shape city plays its part with the truly fascinating Bristol Scale, Gut Week literature reveals. The useful ...

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    In good hands

    2001-09-13T00:00:00Z

    MENTAL HEALTH: A voluntary organisation set up a hostel on an inner-city estate to look after mental health users closer to their homes.Hospital admission rates dropped by almost a fifth, reports Jon Woolmore

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    Hammersmith finally releases audit findings

    2001-09-06T00:00:00Z

    The failure of one of Britain's largest breast screening units to meet national reporting protocols meant 124 women who should have been recalled when problems were found were not, an independent audit has found.

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    Blears raises 'Voices' in bid to replace CHCs

    2001-09-06T00:00:00Z

    Controversy over patient and public involvement broke out again this week as junior health minister Hazel Blears launched revised proposals for a new system replacing community health councils.

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    Watchdogs scorn 'listening document'

    2001-09-06T00:00:00Z

    Patient and consumer groups are unimpressed by the government's 'listening document' on reforming the NHS complaints process, published this week after a twoyear evaluation of the procedure in place since 1996.

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    Poor A&E at former NPAT chief 's trust

    2001-09-06T00:00:00Z

    The trust led by the former head of the National Patients' Access Team has been criticised for 'long delays' in access to accident and emergency treatment and admission to wards.

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    BUPA rues missed summer window

    2001-09-06T00:00:00Z

    NEWS

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    Reform 'unwieldy' PFI bid process

    2001-09-06T00:00:00Z

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    Testing times

    2001-09-06T00:00:00Z

    NEWS