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Running out of puff
The UK government and medical establishment have been warned they will face flak if they do not consult more widely on public health targets, reports Peter Pallot
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Relenza provides baptism of fire for fledgling institute
But NICE must reassure patients that it acts in their interests, too
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Age of the long goodbye
There is one certainty in life: as life is a terminal sexually transmitted disease, we will all die.
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WEB WATCH
Are health action zones really at the cutting edge of public health as ministers intend? Or have they, as a leading Blairite think-tanker recently suggested, degenerated into test-beds for daft ideas dreamed up by civil servants and imposed on local people with the aid of endless central directives, rules and ...
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A feather in his cap as His Dobship turns again
Despite persistent conference rumours in Bournemouth, I was completely wrong-footed by Frank Dobson's change of heart over the London mayor's job. I was not alone. The night before it emerged in the Sunday Telegraph , Jack Straw said on Radio 4's Any Questions that Nick Raynsford, the minister who had ...
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The odd couple
The chair-chief executive relationship is at the apex of a health authority or trust. Effective joint working by the two is widely seen as a prerequisite for effective board working and more general organisational effectiveness. Conversely, tension or poor working relationships can be detrimental to the performance of the board, ...
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Bristol inquiry hears cardiac unit was 'rumbling appendix'
Bristol Royal Infirmary's cardiac unit was like a 'rumbling appendix' in the late 1980s and early 1990s, according to the former head of South Western regional health authority.
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Dobson shows his hand as mayor hopeful
Health secretary Frank Dobson finally bowed to pressure this week and allowed his parliamentary private secretary, Ann Keen, to confirm that he will seek the Labour nomination for mayor of London.
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Countdown begins for HSJ award nominees
Eighteen entries in this year's HSJ Health Management Awards have reached the shortlist. Health secretary Frank Dobson will announce the winners and present the prizes on 11 November.
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NICE put on defensive as ruling on Relenza ends in row over 'leaks'
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has defended its handling of the fast-track appraisal of Relenza, despite concern about the way news that the anti-flu drug had been turned down for NHS prescription this winter emerged.
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Delay over managers' pay rise is 'political'
Most senior managers are still waiting for a pay rise this year, according to the annual survey conducted by Pay and Workforce Research.