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Mind the gap
Fluoridation campaigners believe they have won the argument, but the detail remains to be resolved. Mark Crail reports
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'People power' halts PFI projects
Local campaign groups have claimed that the failure of two major hospital projects to win private finance initiative approval as a victory for 'people power'.
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No extra cash to fund Blair's nurse posts
Trusts will not be given additional funding to pay for the 'nurse consultant' posts outlined by the government last week.
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Trust chief blasted for £25,000 office spend
The new chief executive of one of London's highest-profile trusts has come under fire for spending £25,000 redecorating his offices.
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Scottish funds rethink will be based on need
Glasgow and rural Scotland are to be the main beneficiaries of a shake-up in the way funds are allocated to the health service by the Scottish Parliament.
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Bring me sunshine
Prime minister Tony Blair and health secretary Frank Dobson tour Queen Elizabeth Hospital, under construction in Woolwich, south-east London. The visit coincided with government approval for a third wave of major NHS private finance initiative schemes (see left) and Mr Blair's attack on the British Medical Association's opposition to PFI ...
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In Brief: Rodney Bickerstaffe
Unison general secretary Rodney Bickerstaffe will not seek re-election at the end of his current term on 31 December 2000. He was previously general secretary of one of Unison's three predecessor unions, NUPE, and will have been the longest-serving general secretary in Britain.
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In Brief: Alun Michael
Welsh Assembly first secretary Alun Michael has announced a review of how people are appointed to the top jobs in health authorities and trusts in Wales. It will be led by health and social services secretary Jane Hutt and involve spokespeople from three other political parties. It will report by ...
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In Brief: Call for research into the interaction of CS spray with antipsychotic drugs
Mental health charity Mind has backed a Police Complaints Authority call for research into the interaction of CS spray with antipsychotic drugs. The PCA's annual report also urges improved mental health training and research into any 'causal connection' between CS spray and death due to positional asphyxia.
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In Brief: Head for your Pharmacy campaign
Doctor Patient Partnership is to distribute a million leaflets about pharmacists' services in a Head for your Pharmacy campaign. It will encourage people to consult pharmacists about minor ailments and explore how GPs and pharmacists can work together.
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In Brief: South East Institute of Public Health
The South East Institute of Public Health is to become a fully integrated part of King's College, London. It was formerly part of the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, which merged with King's last August. SEIPH provides expert advice, conducts research and runs educational ...
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Hospital bans millennium surgery
One of Scotland's flagship hospitals has announced that it will suspend elective surgery for a month over the millennium, in a move condemned by unions and politicians.
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Injunction win for suspended doctor
A doctor has won a court injunction against a trust which suspended him after he carried out an unauthorised audit of cancer screening results.
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Medical staff slate hospital's management
Doctors at a psychiatric hospital in Cumbria have claimed that services are being seriously damaged by mismanagement.
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Witness defends BRI's former chief
The management style of former United Bristol Healthcare trust chief executive Dr John Roylance has been defended at the Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry.
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Sign of the times
Judith Mackay, chair of Northern Birmingham Mental Health trust, signs a pledge in support of a Birmingham plan for a city-wide anti-smoking campaign. The Helping Birmingham Stop Smoking campaign was launched by Birmingham health authority chair Bryan Stoten and Birmingham city council leader Albert Bore. Mr Stoten also gave a ...
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Short Cuts: Waiting lists up again
Waiting lists moved further away from government targets again last month. Figures released by the Department of Health show the number of pat ients waiting to be admitted to hospital rose by 3,500 or 0.3 per cent from the end of April to the end of May and now stand ...
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Short Cuts: GMC widens doctor revalidation programme
The General Medical Council has launched a consultation exercise as part of its programme to develop a system for the revalidation of all registered doctors. Four groups involving a wide range of health organisations have been set up to look at junior doctors, GPs, specialists and public health doctors. Anybody ...
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Short Cuts: Call to end uncertainty over long-term elderly care
The Continuing Care Conference has urged the government to act to end the 'uncertainty' faced by many older people over their long-term care in its response to the report of the Royal Commission on Long-term Care of the Elderly. CCC, a coalition of commercial, charitable and public service organisations, says ...
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Short Cuts: HEA launches anti-smoking manual for schools
The Health Education Authority has launched a manual to help schools create a plan of action to educate young people about tobacco and reduce smoking on their own premises. It follows research showing that 91 per cent of schools have a smoking policy, but 63 per cent allow adults to ...