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WAKEFIELD'S HEALTH ACTION ZONE: BIG ON IMPACT, SMALL ON FUTURE FUNDING
The government's message to the NHS is that it is not just a question of resources, but using the resources in a different way. So you might expect schemes that have a big impact, using very little money, to get clear backing early on.
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A sense of perspective
He learned his trade marketing Smarties. Now Andrew Foster is turning his attention to winning over a new generation - to a health service career. Tash Shifrin profiles the NHS's new human resources director
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Out for the count?
NHS finance staff may have to work from a small number of centralised offices if two pilots are a success. Paul Stephenson looks at the implications
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Tube chief 's return to NHS would be a positive signal
Rumoured move speaks volumes - not least about benefits of public sector
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Plans not ready for take-off
Were you there? Mental healthcare has had a master class, organised for all chief executives. Despite the hype, the event was surprisingly good fun. I never stop being amazed by senior managers' commitment and readiness to learn from each other through the night, with their glasses held high - half-full, ...
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THE PERSUADERS
Name: Dr Peter Smith Job: Chair, National Association of Primary Care Style: The conciliatory face of the former GP fundholders' outfit, whose idea of a bit of needle is practising acupuncture - he also does homeopathy. Seen as 'less abrasive, less robust, more conciliatory'than predecessor Rhidian Morris. Handwriting analysis shows ...
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Fox gets in a twist over yoga - and firms up his position on tuberculosis
It is funny what gets people going. I was crossing New Palace Yard, the square below Big Ben, when a Labour MP stopped me to denounce the widely publicised re-introduction of matrons on the ward.
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First past the post
The NHS is certain to be a focus of the general election. But it was not always so. Rudolf Klein charts the progress of health at the hustings
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Cutting it fine
By introducing therapy assistants for patients in need of rehabilitation, one trust has succeeded in dramatically reducing length of stay. Val Steele, Rowena Wright and colleagues report
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Changing the scrip
A team of pharmaceutical advisers persevered in the face of GP resistance to increase generic prescribing and foster a support network of other health professionals. Linda Dodds reports
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Thinking out of the box
At the heart of the NHS, say Chris Foote and Paul Plsek, is a culture of charity and only when there is a genuine partnership between patients and professionals can the NHS plan succeed