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Maximum fine for trust over tragedy
A trust has been fined the maximum amount allowed by law in a case brought by the Health and Safety Executive after an elderly patient fell to his death.
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GP-free PCG 'is doing as well as the others'
A primary care group set up a year ago without GP members is still operating with no family doctors on the board.
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Merger talk for primary care rivals
The election of a new chair for the National Association of Primary Care could herald merger talks with the association's historic rival, the NHS Alliance.
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Days like this
Fundholding cash fears. . .Pitfalls of contracting. . .Trust application row. . .'Super-union' mooted. . .'Cleveland' doctor settles dispute
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Over to you
Ready to shape the future of the NHS? The government's 'national' consultation of staff and public has begun, and even those with misgivings are part of it. Lyn Whitfield reports
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Breathe easy
As the four key confidential enquiries into patient deaths come under the wing of NICE, Thelma Agnew wonders whether they will take on a new spirit of openness
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Friends in deed
The arrival of a new chair at the National Association of Primary Care may herald the start of a more conciliatory relationship with its 'rival'. Or could a merger be on the cards? Matt Weaver reports
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Screen but not heard
A report on Scotland's cervical screening programme has led to calls for the locally based call/recall service to be made national. Colin Wright reports
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Silos of the lambs
Fresh-faced managers of the future faced a barrage of similes, buzzwords and farming metaphors when they gathered at an NHS training conference on partnership. Tash Shifrin harvested the crop of wisdom on offer
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Waiting-list initiative
Even health ministers would say that targeting the length of waiting lists rather than admission waiting times has been a mistake. But it isn't that simple, argues John Appleby