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Why managers should warm to a topic that may seem remote
Managers grappling with regular bed shortages may not take kindly to being asked if they've paused to consider the consequences of a change in world climate. But someone has to contemplate these things - including Tony McMichael, professor of epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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New solutions loom for problem that weighs down health services
The long-term hazards of being severely overweight are many, but the simplest remedy, reducing calorie intake, is the most arduous; so researchers go on hunting for more exotic but kinder solutions.
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For our eyes only
The NHS Litigation Authority has valuable information on individual doctors which it should release to employing organisations, says Kieran Walshe
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Getting even
The NHS is the biggest employer of black and ethnic-minority staff, yet that is not reflected at management level. Lorraine Foster and Sarah James explain how one trust is trying to redress the balance
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A tale of two counties
Reviews of public health in two counties showed divergent views - and proved there is a long way to go before primary care is ready to assume a major role. Sian Griffiths and colleagues report
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Coronary heart disease
A survey on NHS patients' experiences of coronary heart disease suggests that even 'green light' hospitals have no justification for complacency, says John Appleby
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Government keeps its nerve over consultants' contracts
The government has signalled its willingness to risk a pre-election run-in with the British Medical Association by publishing proposals for the new consultants' contract.
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Milburn promises first health inequality target
Health secretary Alan Milburn has announced the first national target to reduce health inequalities.
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Breast screening unit at centre of audit 'had no system for picking up on clerical errors'
The breast screening unit auditing over 100,000 files of past patients did not have an adequate system to detect clerical errors, and is one of the only units in the country not to employ a superintendent radiographer to oversee its mammography service.
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'Minority of one'chair resigns in wake of NHS plan difficulties
The chair of a leading West Midlands trust which reported 'turbulence' over the implementation of the NHS plan has resigned after finding himself in 'a minority of one' on the board.
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in brief
Devon's two health authorities have joined with the county council in an emergency aid package to help keep local private sector nursing homes open. Devon social services director David Johnstone said the problem was 'particularly acute'for some specialist homes, which could 'cause major problems to local hospitals'. A jointly financed ...
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RCN staff in industrial action threat after 'hamfisted' tactics
Royal College of Nursing staff are considering a revised pay offer of 3. 7 per cent from 1 April, but it appears unlikely that it will be enough to prevent them threatening some degree of industrial action, including a possible boycott of the college's congress in May.
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Doubts cast on PFI's ability to meet hospital expansion plan
Plans for a massive hospital building programme have been given the thumbs up from most health service organisations - and construction companies. But there are doubts over whether the companies set up to carry out private finance initiative work will be able to meet the rapid expansion plans, particularly for ...
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Legal threats suspend regional fix on PCT jobs
North West regional office has been forced to suspend the appointment of new primary care trust chief executives after it faced the threat of legal action after claims that the procedure was flawed.
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Trust sacks chief cleared of sex offence
A chief executive cleared of sexual harassment at an employment tribunal has been sacked by his trust.
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GMC prepares for huge drive to clear 200 conduct cases
The General Medical Council plans to clear a backlog of over 200 professional misconduct cases by the end of the year, and to ensure its new governance arrangements are ready for ministers by the end of May.
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MPs pour scorn on 'dental hit squads'
Plans for a dental hit squad met howls of derision from MPs last week.
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Demoralised Scots GPs report more stress and bureaucracy
A survey of almost two-thirds of Scotland's 3,570 GPs reveals a demoralised profession which believes that bureaucracy and red tape are causing organisational chaos within the NHS.