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GU clinics told to turn n patients away - until April
'Overperforming' genito-urinary clinics at Guy's and St Thomas' hospitals, south London, have been ordered to turn patients away until the new financial year.
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Senior doctors attack latest Bart's proposals
Senior doctors have launched a broadside against setting up a 'dangerously isolated' cardiac and cancer centre at St Bartholemew's Hospital, London.
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London trust chief executive blocks CHC's statutory unannounced visits
The chief executive of a major London teaching trust is preventing community health council members from using their statutory right to make unannounced visits.
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BMA warns of 'charging'option
The NHS must consider charging patients, the British Medical Association has warned in a consultation document being sent to every GP in the country.
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No arms done?
Trusts and charities thrive on their caring image. So why are they investing in companies connected with the arms trade? Mark Gould reports
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Grey matters for the Milburnians
The first thing I did when I heard that Alan Milburn was making sweeping changes in the Department of Health's top management structure after Sir Alan Langlands' sudden departure was to ring a well-placed senior official close to the top of the Whitehall tree.
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Confederation launches policy advice committees
The NHS Confederation has launched eight policy advisory committees and networks to address issues raised during a survey of members last year. It has also identified 'top influencing priorities' to 'focus its efforts where it can effect the most change', particularly in the run-up to the next general election. Its ...
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BMA urges halt to debt recovery following cyclone
The British Medical Association has written to chancellor Gordon Brown and international development secretary Clare Short, urging the government to halt debt recovery from Mozambique in the aftermath of cyclone Eline, which left thousands homeless. Mozambique will soon benefit from government proposals to write off unpayable debt, but the BMA ...
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In Brief: New rules for donations
Junior health minister Lord Hunt has unveiled rules to prevent any conditions being imposed on organ donation. The move follows an inquiry ordered by former health secretary Frank Dobson last July after news emerged that a transplant coordinator had passed on a family request that organs should only go to ...
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In Brief: New guidelines for reducing risk of cot death
The Department of Health has issued new guidelines on reducing the risk of cot death. It advises against parents sharing a bed with a baby if they smoke, have been drinking alcohol, are very tired or taking drugs which cause drowsiness. It also warns parents to keep their baby's cot ...