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Go with the flow
hospital activity - GP referral patterns are not the only important influence on hospital activity. Ann Mitchell explains
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Halfway home
intermediate care - Short-term intermediate care in nursing homes can prove popular with patients, despite initial doubts about suitability. Ali Zaatar reports on a pilot scheme
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Largeing it
news focus - Around 8 million adults in the UK are classified as obese.Of particular concern is the rising incidence in children.Now, the National Audit Office is stepping in. Ann McGauran reports
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Ready and waiting
The enthusiasm of those who this year completed the NHS graduate training scheme must surely give heart to even the most unimaginative of the health service's critics. Paul Smith was caught up in the feel-good mood
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Not much to write home about?
Social health insurance systems in continental Europe have been held up as models from which a beleaguered NHS could learn.But it is unclear how they would improve on the UK's tax-based system, say Anna Dixon and Elias Mossialos
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haven't i seen you before?
Biometric sounds like science fiction - bit It is a real issue for the health service.Sally Whittle reports
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Eastern block
Social health insurance was seen as the solution to healthcare funding dilemmas in Central and Eastern Europe, but progress has been slow, says Charles Normand
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Born-again Milburn, the managers' new favourite
But he must learn lessons of Clarke's foray into 'competitive' marketplace
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Loyal Dobbo's uncomprehending fury knows no bounds
Published: 24/01/2002, Volume II2, No. 5789 Page 21