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Return of the saint
Health minister Gisela Stuart, who first went to Parliament on St Gisela's day four years ago, is hoping she can hold on to her seat for a second term.Tash Shifrin met her on the campaign trail Been making plans for Friday 8 June? Junior health minister Gisela Stuart has no ...
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A week in PR
As news about Helen McCallum's departure made headlines, another PR story was about to break.
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Sighs of relief as waiting times replace numbers as target priority
Health service managers may be able to celebrate this week as Labour's long-discredited waiting-list target looks set to bite the dust.
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Off message
The departure of the DoH's communications director has led to accusations of ministerial control-freakery over media relations.Could this be a sign of things to come, asks Laura Donnelly It is almost exactly a month since Tony Blair said today would be polling day. In one fell swoop, the civil service ...
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In the morale maze
GPs need to hang on to a certain amount of autonomy to provide a personalised service to their patients in the age of the primary care trust and patient protocols, argues Dr Andrew Spooner General practitioners are unhappy and reporting low morale. Among their complaints are increased paperwork and a ...
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Public health risk of foot and mouth is monitored
A multi-agency group is being established to monitor potential risks to public health from the foot and mouth disease outbreak.
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Leading health figures rear political heads
The decision of two leading health service figures to speak at a Labour Party news conference, two days before the election has been criticised as conflicting with NHS Executive guidance on remaining impartial during the election.
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Organ retention fallout may run into millions as workload soars
Trusts are facing escalating bills and huge workforce pressures as they try to deal with the fallout from the organ retention scandal.
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Quiz Test of faith
So there you are, trotting along as a modern and dependable manager.Thanks to the wonders of deed poll, reform is now your middle name.And suddenly, it turns out that there are alternatives to the one true faith.
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Managers defend 'excessive' rises
Health service managers in Northern Ireland have vigorously defended themselves following a report from the public accounts committee attacking their 'excessive' pay rises, benefits and redundancy payments.