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999 times hit by 'lifestyle change'
The London Ambulance Service has blamed changing lifestyles for worsening 999 response times.
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Reading between the lines on the delayed IT strategy Is it all on hold while the final chapter of the Read codes fiasco unfolds?
What has happened to the NHS's promised new information management and technology strategy? There's still no sign of it - despite the fast- approaching end of IT supremo Frank Burns' secondment in September. The service had been led to believe the strategy's launch was waiting on the results of the ...
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Vote registers the right result Protecting the public - and following best practice - is the priority
A register of paramedics is long overdue, and last week's vote at the Ambulance Service Association's conference in favour of one is welcome. Objections that this would discriminate against paramedics not working in the NHS need to be addressed, but that alone is insufficient reason not to set up a ...
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WEB WATCH
Somewhere out there in cyberspace, someone shares your interest in the early history of health economics, the research possibilities inherent in The New NHS, or whatever it is that turns you on. Indeed, the ether is probably buzzing already with fellow enthusiasts sharing ideas. But how to find them?
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High-level support can open a window before the door closes
I can empathise with the feelings of hurt and disorientation which Christine Adams describes. Having had to break similar news to my family on five occasions during the past 20 years, I was surprised that I developed no immunity in that time.
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NHS expertise can be transferred to the voluntary sector
As a former personnel director who was made redundant after 36 years in the NHS, I confirm, regrettably, that the picture presented by Christine Adams is extremely accurate and one which is experienced by a large number of employees who, increasingly, are forced to leave the NHS earlier than they ...
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North Thames CHCs suffered snubs and discourtesy at the hands of the NHS Confederation
In 1997 the NHS Confederation published a consultation paper called Towards the 21st Century: a way forward for the NHS. It was considered in some detail by the 28 community health councils in North Thames. The representatives supported the general thrust of the document and most of its proposals. They ...
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I'd love to participate if only I could find out how
Can anyone tell me where an interested member of the public can obtain a copy of In the Public Interest? Last Friday, I telephoned the Stationery Office, which had never heard of it, and suggested I contact the Department of Health for an ISBN number.
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Report made mischief out of reflections on the past
Your news story on In The Public Interest was at best mischievous, and at worst downright malevolent. The report rightly reflects on how community health councils need to look again at our role, and recognises that we need to be revitalised. Its suggestions are worthy of serious debate and discussion.
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Organ transplantation is a remarkable success story. An end-stage renal-failure patient lucky enough to receive a transplant can now anticipate many years of good-quality life.
Organ transplantation is a remarkable success story. An end-stage renal-failure patient lucky enough to receive a transplant can now anticipate many years of good-quality life, and the switch from dialysis will reduce NHS spending on them by well over 50,000.
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Planning for career change should be part of manager training
Christine Adams' article has a familiar ring. How many people finding themselves at the wrong end of any aspect of organisational change would share these emotions? And with all the NHS changes taking place, will our planning automatically cover all the issues that may be directly affecting individuals?
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Trauma without crisis
Reorganising consultant rotas has brought dramatic improvements to trauma management in one trust. Mark Gammage and Mike Taylor explain
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A breath of fresh air
More people working in healthcare are moving into the voluntary sector, where they are given more autonomy than in the NHS, writes Lynn Eaton
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Fast off the blocks
Making sense of the new NHS white paper By Mark Baker Radcliffe 143 pages 15
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Choice of controlling, caring or changing
Mental health nursing and social control By Peter Morrall Whurr 164 pages 16.50
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A look at litigation fair and square
General practice employment handbook By Norman Ellis Radcliffe 184 pages 16.50