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Shadow boxing
The Conservative opposition is so unlikely to land a hit on health during the election campaign that it has taken to producing only what looks like a policy. Lynn Eaton reports
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NHS forced to bail out cash-strapped council
Princess Margaret Hospital in Swindon has hit crisis point as two local councils can no longer afford care for elderly people moving into residential and nursing homes. Swindon and Marlborough trust has been forced to buy in beds it has no money for, to bale out the social services departments.
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Tayside to sue ex-staff for £26,000
Tayside health board is planning to take legal action against two of its former senior managers in a bid to recover overpayments of £26,000.
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Days like this
A major shift of resources from secondary to primary care has been signalled by NHS chief executive Duncan Nichol. He called for greater integration of health authorities and family health services authorities, and said that in the long term money would move from hospitals to GP practices. But he denied ...
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Weathering the storm
Extreme climate changes are posing a major challenge for the NHS. Can it cope, asks Lynn Eaton
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Wheeler dealers
The ever-tightening grip of hospital-acquired infections is leading many experts to call for a public health role within trusts. Ann McGauran reports
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Who's watching?
There is no shortage of pressing topics that could potentially occupy an enthusiastic trust public health director. It is over a year since the publication of the National Audit Office report The Management and Control of Hospital Acquired Infection in Acute NHS Trusts in England.
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Clinical depression
An unpublished action plan seen by HSJmakes wide-ranging criticisms of Oxford Radcliffe Hospital trust's accident and emergency services. Claire Laurent wonders if the plan will do anything to stop the haemorrhaging of staff
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Digging deep
Internal and external reviews, plus pressures ranging in source from the RCN to CHI, mean the Oxford Heart Centre is still struggling to win back confidence. Ann McGauran reports
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Ever-decreasing circles
The appointment of Richard Douglas as the NHS's new head of finance has been greeted with universal approval. But there are tricky times ahead, warns Paul Stephenson
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Government would win the war - but lose the goodwill
Milburn should be wary of alienating doctors ahead of the election
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Hush hush Hammersmith
Despite lessons of recent times, screening unit still tried to hide problems
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Giving some microbes a helping hand in the struggle for survival
Now here's a smart way of shielding the body from harmful bacteria: use friendly microbes to do it for you.