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Caught in the act
To what extent will the Human Rights Act, which becomes law in October, increase the scope of trusts' and health authorities' liabilities? Daloni Carlisle reports
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Stranger than friction
Number-crunching former chief executive Jim Waits encountered political infighting at close range. Now he has written a novel about it. Laura Donnelly reports
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Blowing hot and cold
GPs are still resentful of the NHS Direct helpline, not least because of the funding it receives, Lynne Greenwood discovers
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WHO fires first
Negotiating a ceasefire in the Sudan is just one aspect of the World Health Organisation's plan to eradicate polio. Lynn Eaton reports
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Why it should pay to stand up in defence of managers
A fairer and more accountable system for determining salaries is a must
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Achievement that puts a fresh perspective on local concerns
The eradication of polio shows even the greatest barriers can be crossed
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Confessions of the uninformed
I thought I was unshockable after years of running a patient organisation and sitting on innumerable committees as the token patient representative. But after two recent meetings I found that I'm not.
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Bad reception as Gisela holds on to the party line
A page 2 special in The Sun sent me scurrying back to a neglected Commons debate of three weeks ago. You know the kind of package: huge 'NHS helpline doubles the cost of treatment' headline over a rather smaller amount of text - 250 words maximum - which does not ...
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Blade runners
In a 50-hour working week, an orthopaedic surgeon spends an average of seven hours operating. Are we simply wasting their skills, ask John Yates and colleagues
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It's a stitch-up
A scheme to improve home care and cut the length of hospital stay for elderly patients succeeded by integrating primary care services. David Powell and Ed Peile report