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news focus - Control experiment
Is the Labour government's promise not to privatise clinical services cracking wide open? Ann McGauran reports
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Spot the difference
The Liberal Democrats are trying very hard to prove they have different health policies from the Labour Party - and that they're bigger and better. Paul Stephenson reports
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House calls
Come the election, health campaigners will be aiming to take their causes to the top - by standing for seats at Westminster.
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IN BRIEF
The number of people on NHS waiting lists in England increased by 4,500 to 1,039,000 in January, compared with an 11,000 rise in January last year. The government claims it is still on target to cut waiting lists by 100,000 while the Conservatives argue lists have increased by 32,000 since ...
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'Local champions'start to make their mark on NHS plan working
A picture of new partnerships and joint working is beginning to emerge from the local boards, committees and taskforces charged with leading on implementation of the NHS plan at trust and health authority level.
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Screen and heard
Screen and heard: an Internet cafe in a Rugby GP surgery is aiming to break down the barriers between teenagers and health professionals by encouraging young people to ask questions about their well-being. Visitors are welcome to surf the Net, play games or listen to CDs on the four computers ...
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Hospital worries may trigger first industrial action by RCN
The Royal College of Nursing is heading for its first industrial action, following concern over accident and emergency services at Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals trust.
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New care home standards spark plea for funds
Care home owners have called for 'new money' to fund the national standards for nursing and residential homes issued by the government last week.
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'Chapel' trust settles dismissal claim
The trust in the 'bodies in the chapel' case has settled a longrunning claim for unfair dismissal by a union representative, just days before her employment tribunal was to begin.
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Abolition of HAs casts doubt on LHG status
The abolition of health authorities in Wales has thrown the future of local health groups - the Welsh primary care organisations - into doubt.
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Consultants' contract talks grind on
The British Medical Association and the Department of Health are expected to start negotiations soon on the final shape of the new consultants' contract.
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DoH moves to extend role of private sector to pathology
The government is poised to extend the role of the private sector to clinical services from this summer, with a series of publicprivate partnerships in pathology services piloted across the country.
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Drugs price drop gives health authorities unspendable surplus
Health authorities are struggling to deal with an unexpected budget surplus which could amount to hundreds of millions of pounds, thanks to last year's cut in the cost of drugs.