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Standard bearer
news focus: The chair of the Bristol inquiry wants more robust scrutiny of the NHS and independence for the bodies charged with the task.But he insists there is nothing to be frightened of.Laura Donnelly reports
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Left holding the baby
news focus: Will the Bristol inquiry lead to a reorganisation of children's services focused on a small number of highly specialised centres? Alison Moore investigates the tricky task ahead
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Sign of a turnaround?
news focus: Judith Smith and Kieran Walshe gave evidence to the Bristol inquiry.They believe the government needs to lead by example if it wants to create an open culture in the NHS
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Time to take your courage in both hands, Mr Milburn
comment: The service can only gain from implementing all the Bristol findings
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The cut and thrust of introducing a new surgical technique
on the horizon: Are new techniques in stroke surgery all they are blown up to be; putting bowel screening to the test; and the never-decreasing importance of hand-washing
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The tomorrow people
medical education: The Bristol inquiry report has called for medical schools to broaden their selection criteria to produce doctors who are versatile and drawn from a wide social spectrum.Will the new medical schools deliver? Jeremy Davies investigates.
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School daze
medical education: Despite doctors' high status in the US, applications to medical schools are falling, especially among ethnicminority students. Howard Berliner reports