All News articles – Page 1362

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    Michael White on politics

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    'Alan Johnson's been put there to talk to staff and take people with him, explains one ally'

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    Michael white on politics

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    'The GMC last month took the historic step of abandoning the principle of self-regulation. It has yet to do so officially'

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    Michael White on politics

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Sunday night is usually quietly un-newsy and health politics is no exception. But not last Sunday night, when it emerged that British Medical Association chair James Johnson had fallen on his scalpel over the medical fiasco.

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    Mediawatch

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    New year, new resolutions, and even the media is backing smokers on their quest to kick the habit.

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    Media watch

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The Suncalled it the 'Doctors' check-up' and the Daily Expressan 'MOT to weed out dodgy doctors'.

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    Media watch

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    'Researchers have found that the 29 primary care trusts in surplus in 2004-05 were mainly in inner-city areas'

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    Media watch

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The NHS entered the debate about What Not to Wearthis week as the Daily Expresstrumpeted: 'The veil is banned in hospitals.' The paper revealed 'details of the purge of faceless medics' at Birmingham University's school of medicine. Students are allowed to cover ...

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    Media watch

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Another week and another revelation about the Department of Health's troubled IT programme, this time from a very unlikely source.

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    Media Watch

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The Department of Health is the second worst-performing government department, The Times told its readers at the weekend. It reported that the review by business leaders and public sector chiefs commissioned by cabinet secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell was damning about the DoH's 'lack of direction'.

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    Media Watch

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    'The Daily Express claimed nurses were 'close to working to rule', saying: 'The move comes after nurses in England were denied the full 2.5 per cent pay rise given to colleagues in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for doing exactly the same work''

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    Media watch

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    So we're at last going to see an end to junk food advertising aimed at children. And with the announcement came the expected outcry from companies that make their money selling bad food to kids, as well as health professionals who say the new rules will not go far enough.

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    Media watch

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Its conclusion: the 'glitzy 'joined-up' NHS remains a low-tech hotch-potch'

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    Media Watch

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    So began the week of blanket coverage of the British Medical Association’s annual whinge-fest conference

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    Media Watch

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Everyone was looking the other way on 16 June when the Financial Timesbroke the story that the government was advertising for private sector primary care trust management services.

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    Media watch

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    EMPTY

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    Media Watch

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    'Ding dong as hospital bans carollers,' said The Daily Telegraphas it revealed that the Torbay Gospelaires had been banned from entering Torbay hospital wards.

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    Media Watch

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Thousands of junior doctors are to be shipped abroad, The Daily Telegraph said this week as it claimed 'up to 10,000 young doctors unable to find NHS jobs could be offered voluntary work overseas'.

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    Maternity unit's near miss

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    A trust has reversed its decision to close a maternity unit after threats from a local MP to raise the issue with the prime minister.

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    PCTs oppose Manchester maternity shake-up

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Plans for a shake-up of children's and maternity services in Manchester are under fire because one corner of the city could be left without inpatient services.

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    PCTs want new look at politics

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The relationship between the NHS and politicians needs to be 'redefined', according to an NHS Confederation poll of primary care trust managers.