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Call to end rationing in ovarian chemotherapy
More than 100 MPs have backed calls for urgent action to give equal access to the most effective chemotherapy treatment for ovarian cancer after a survey alleged most health authorities are rationing the treatment.
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Why do patients die?
Too little has been done to discover the reasons for perioperative deaths, says a report published this week. Lynn Eaton looks at how that is set to change
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Barred from help
The Michael Stone case underlined the link between mental illness and crime, but what can be done to help ex-offenders with psychiatric problems? Lynn Eaton reports
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Fall from grace?
Do recent incidents mean Victoria Infirmary trust in Glasgow deserves the attentions of a clinical inquiry 'hit squad' any more than other trusts? Barbara Millar says opinion is divided
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Care propellers
The Dutch are driving forward ambitious, if underfunded, plans for a national, integrated network of trauma care - complete with helicopters. Tony Sheldon reports
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The support group
Derek McLean, medical director of Dundee Teaching Hospitals trust, is to chair the support group to review patient care at the Victoria Infirmary. Other members:
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Boning up on London's past
The Museum of London's new exhibition tells the capital's history through the remains of its ancestors. Mark Crail found it fascinating
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Boning up on London's past
The Museum of London's new exhibition tells the capital's history through the remains of its ancestors. Mark Crail found it fascinating
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Boning up on London's past
The Museum of London's new exhibition tells the capital's history through the remains of its ancestors. Mark Crail found it fascinating
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Ahead of the field
Are the health needs of people who live in the countryside on the government's agenda at last? Janet Snell reports on a recent forum
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Surgery costs are mixed but not matched The reference costs for surgery should be treated with caution
Like all 'league tables' ever published on any aspect of the NHS, this week's reference costs for surgery have prompted the trusts which find themselves in conspicuous positions to dash for cover. And like all previous league tables, they offer plenty of cover.
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Hopes hang on Hutton Mental health policy analysts ministerial changes with anxiety
As any senior civil servant will tell you, a change of minister can have a more drastic effect on a department than a change of government. So mental health policy analysts are holding their breath with the arrival of John Hutton to succeed Paul Boateng as junior health minister. Labour's ...
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Why no amount of fixing can prevent the conspiracy theory
Your cover feature on the role of the health service commissioner ('The fixer', 8 October) misses the point in relation to people's continued dissatisfaction with the NHS complaints procedures.
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Too soon to pass judgement on Queen Mary savings
Your news story, 'Downgrade of top acute hospital fails to produce planned savings' (page 4, 8 October) is premature in its judgement.
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NNHS Direct: who can be left holding the receiver?
Dr Reynolds is not the first to air concerns about finding enough nurses to staff NHS Direct 'NHS Direct will need 15,000 more nurses', (page 3, 22 October). Professor Jeremy Dale mentioned this too ('Wired for sound', 29 January). But, whether or not recruiting nurses indeed proves to be a ...
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False economies survive change in government
It was reported that two long-haul aircraft nearly collided above us recently. Although we hope nothing like this happens, there is the risk - which is all the more reason for local hospitals increasing the number of reserve beds needed to ensure waiting lists and times are reduced short-term and ...
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I read with interest Steve Ainsworth's article 'Phoney wars' (15 October).
I read with interest Steve Ainsworth's article 'Phoney wars' (15 October). Although the original intention of the writers of the appropriate part of the Statement of Fees and Allowances (SFA or 'Red Book') was that 'telephone advice' would not attract a fee, it is unimportant as the wording did not ...
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Feeling nervous as trusts fall for a quick fix of PFI
David Stelmach (Letters, 15 October) feels it is not the role of the Society of Radiographers to influence trusts in their choice of cost- efficient ways to acquire technology. The society would argue it owes such a responsibility to the professions operating in medical imaging and oncology, to the healthcare ...
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Dr JAF Napier of the Welsh Blood Service, who confuses income and salary (Letters, 24 September)
Dr JAF Napier of the Welsh Blood Service, who confuses income and salary (Letters, 24 September), urges that I be burnt at the stake for suggesting half of all consultants earn more than the average of £100,000. It is, of course, possible that the private practice gravy-train slows significantly after ...
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Winter pressure cash plea meets a cool response from Executive
The NHS Executive has responded coolly to calls for a regular cash injection to help trusts cope with steep rises in emergency cases over the winter months.