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Confederation falls out with Blair on pay
NHS employers clashed with prime minister Tony Blair over pay this week in the run-up to tomorrow's deadline for evidence to the pay review bodies.
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Charter will give staff right to exclude violent patients
Embattled staff at St Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospital will be given powers to turn away violent or abusive patients under a new charter to be introduced next month.
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Chief executive leaves as 13m deficit looms
The chief executive of a London teaching hospital heading for a 13m deficit has left her post.
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Unison prepares to strike in PFI battle despite High Court threat
Union leaders claim they will be able to deliver strike action at one of London's largest trusts despite a management threat to challenge the dispute in the High Court.
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A&E closure at Guy's sparks 'strain' warning at St Thomas'
Closing the accident and emergency department at Guy's Hospital in south London will put 'unbearable strain' on neighbouring units, it has been claimed.
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Antibiotic resistance 'critical' as pressure affects hygiene
Pressure on hospital beds and changes in cleaning contracts have contributed to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, a government report has concluded.
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Campaigners welcome review of continence services policy
Campaigners have welcomed a government decision, announced last week by junior health minister Paul Boateng, to set up a review of continence services.
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Scots managers reassured over jobs, but boards face clear-out
Health service managers have been given an assurance that there will be no redundancies and few early retirements as a result of a decision to cut the number of Scottish trusts from 46 to 28.
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Galbraith takes aim at SAHC 'watchdog' role
Scottish health councils fear their independence and their credibility with patients could be undermined by government attempts to make them give up their 'watchdog' role.
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Rising Welsh waiting lists 'unacceptable' says minister
Senior managers have been ordered to take a 'personal lead' in reducing Welsh waiting lists.
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HA brings in 'bouncers'
A health authority has angered residents by hiring a professional security firm to steward public meetings on hospital reconfiguration plans.
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Rood awakening
The Scottish health service is geared up for reform, but even before the dust has settled some wish the changes had gone further. Mark Crail reports
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Together a gain?
The Welsh NHS is about to be reunited with local government. But, asks Patrick Butler, how democratic will things be?
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Playing pool
Health minister Alan Milburn has proposed a pooled insurance scheme for trusts, but some argue it's a risky game. Seamus Ward reports
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All shook up
Third-generation GP and occasional country music DJ Ian Bogle is the new chair of council at the British Medical Association. He talks to Mark Gould about some of the changes that can be expected
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A shot in the arm
The government has underlined its determination to bring drug misusers in from the cold with a 217m boost for the treatment and prevention elements of its three-year anti-drugs strategy for England.