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Getting the needle:
acupuncture clinic assistant Lin Auldcroft undergoes her own therapy at North Manchester Health Care trust.
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PCG differences 'could recreate inequalities of fundholding era'
Primary care groups risk recreating the inequalities of fundholding, researchers have warned.
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Health groups' pay guidance 'divisive'
Guidance on payment levels for local health group members in Wales has been dubbed 'divisive' and given a mixed reception by managers' and doctors' leaders.
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Male managers 'thwarting workplace nurseries boon'
The NHS could save up to £51m a year by introducing family-friendly policies such as workplace nurseries, which would also encourage more women staff to stay in their jobs or return after having babies, says a survey.
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Trust cleared in 999 tape probe
A police inquiry has cleared an ambulance trust of allegations that a tape of a 999 call was tampered with.
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Bunker mentality
The DoH rebuttal unit is a potential flashpoint for government media relations. Mark Crail explains how it works
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Roll over Romola
news focus; Can the DoH's new communications chief ensure that the NHS gets its message across without accusations of political bias? Patrick Butler went to meet her
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Good communications The Helen McCallum guide
'Communications isn't rocket science. For an organisation, presenting itself and explaining itself is exactly the same as for an individual. I have relationships with lots of people based partly on who I am, partly on what I say, partly on how I present myself and partly on how I explain ...
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Hitting the bottle
Violent attacks are down 20 per cent in Cardiff and the city's achievements could be a template for other trouble hotspots,
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Goal difference
The Treasury wants the NHS to find another £1bn a year in efficiency savings. More money for the front line or just scraping the barrel, wonders Lyn Whitfield
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Nightie-knights
staffing; Night nurse clinicians can reduce junior doctors' work, giving them more sleep, and also assist nurses. Barbara Jack and Trish Prescott report on how one hospital has benefited from providing a nightly service
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Millennium health gains could alleviate local deprivation
Despite its affluent image, Greenwich is the fifth most deprived borough in London and 11th in the country. St Mary's ward, close to the Dome, is London's most deprived. Unemployment and lone-parent households are above London averages, while educational attainment is below the English average.