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Short Cuts: FPA highlights medical abortion access problems
The Family Planning Association has claimed medical abortion in England is 'over-medicalised and unnecessarily bureaucratic', forcing women to have surgical terminations. A report launched this week says fewer than one in five women having an early abortion on the NHS will receive a medical termination. There are also regional variations. ...
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Wired for sound
Clashes between medical professionals and 'survivors' kept the temperature rising at a debate on ECT. Laura Donnelly was there
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Resist temptation to be a wet blanket on beds inquiry
Milburn must seize opportunity to 'reverse' 40-year numbers decline
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Two-day target for access to doctors criticised as 'harsh'
Primary care leaders have given a lukewarm response to governmentbacked targets for rapid access to GPs.
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Days like this
Royal colleges' challenge to reforms. . . Clarke's 'disregard' slammed. . . Consultant opposition. . .Fears over chaplains. . . New pay structure. . .
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Shipman: not fair to ask doctors or managers to inquire
As a retired detective chief inspector who has spent 10 years investigating within the health sector, I have a deep affinity for healthcare professionals.
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Stressed to kill
NHS managers are more prone to stress than those in other sectors and suffer from it more than doctors or nurses.
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The art of Gentle Persuasion
The government's NHS reforms depend heavily on GPs. But they should be offered positive incentives to take part, argues Bob Royce
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A touch of the blues
Tony Blair paints public service workers as resistant to change in order to denigrate the idea of public service, according to Mick McKeown and Dave Mercer
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Let battle commence
Clinical governance in primary care Edited by Tim Van Zwanenberg and Jamie Harrison Radcliffe Medical Press 224 pages £21.50
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Best practice makes perfect
Transforming supervision in health care By Don Mason Cassell 186 pages £14.99