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Short cuts End of term as two regional chairs step down
Two NHS regional chairs will be standing down at the end of their current terms on 1 November. In a written answer to MP Geraint Davies, health secretary Frank Dobson said Professor Alasdair Breckenridge, chair of North West region, will stand down to concentrate on his role as chair of ...
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Short cuts BMA pushes for children's commissioner post
The British Medical Association has called for the government to establish an independent children's commissioner in a bid to improve the UK's 'poor record' on child health. A BMA report says the UK ranks 18th in a table of countries for deaths in early childhood, while social inequalities are 'marked' ...
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Short cuts Rise in number of nurses and midwives coming to UK
The UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting has reported a 'huge increase' in the number of overseas nurses and midwives coming to the UK. Provisional figures for 1998-99 show a 38 per cent increase in the number of people from abroad applying for registration, from 5,946 to ...
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Short cuts Low vision group highlights sight service problems
A report from the Low Vision Services Consensus Group has found 'long- standing problems' with services for people with sight problems, including fragmentation, patchy provision and quality. The group brought together more than 100 statutory, voluntary and professional bodies providing support and services for people with sight problems. In a ...
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Short cuts HAs use voluntary sector despite its shaky funding
Health authorities are increasingly using the voluntary sector to provide services, but funding is often insecure, according to a King's Fund report. Research commissioned by Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster HA, London Boroughs Grants and the King's Fund from the Charities Aid Foundation found that spending on voluntary sector services ...
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news in brief
Health minister Baroness Hayman has announced that £2.5m is being invested in a Health in Partnership research programme, looking at ways to encourage patient and public participation in treatment and planning in the health service. Twelve projects will benefit.