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Unchecked paediatrician 'errors' trigger trust systems inquiry
Published: 06/12/2001, Volume III, No. 5784 Page 9
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Facing up to the truth
wait watcher: Despite the upbeat press release, the latest waiting-time data shows progress towards targets is neither fast nor far enough, says John Yates
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Non-emergency transport is too 'finance-driven'
Published: 06/12/2001, Volume III, No. 5784 Page 8
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Stage fright
news focus: With appraisals a compulsory part of NHS life, actors are being used to show staff the right and wrong ways of conducting them. Alison Moore reports
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Up they go
So how difficult is it for nurses to break through the glass ceiling into top management? Ann Dix finds out
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On shaky ground
The Wanless report said far more about the future of the NHS than merely its funding. Paul Stephenson asks whether its predictions are founded on crumbling assumptions
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Long-haul plight
news focus: Unacceptable waiting times, too few beds and a looming general election - the Irish Republic's solution is a 10-year plan for its health service. Joe Armstrong reports
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In place of strife
news focus: Sectarian violence in Northern Ireland has left health services with further strain on increasingly tight budgets. Jonathan Traynor reports on the legacy of confrontation
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The status We are in
open space: Subordinates often bottle out of telling their superiors what they really think. Some are intimidated, others hope to wield more influence this way. But truth, say Dennis Tourish and Paul Robson, can be the first casualty
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What if. . .. . . what then?
Comment : Will yet more money make a difference - and make it in time?
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Brown's £1bn 'will not yield quick returns'
The NHS budget is set to rise significantly over the next few years after the Treasury review of longterm trends in healthcare, chaired by former National Westminster Bank group chief executive Derek Wanless, showed that major increases in funding were needed to keep pace with an ageing population and advances ...
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Private contractors urge managers to join them to learn more about PFI
Public service managers involved in private finance initiative schemes should be seconded to the private sector to learn more about the workings of commercial organisations, according to a National Audit Office survey.
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NICE goes ahead with advisory 'citizens council'
A new 'citizens council' is being set up to offer advice to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence.
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NHS agency reveals plans to provide locum doctors
The NHS in-house employment agency is to expand its services to cover locum doctors in a bid to cut the £100m bill for recruiting doctors through private agencies.Doctors using NHS Professionals will be entitled to NHS pensions, annual leave and training opportunities.A £12m initiative to encourage flexible careers for medical ...
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Audit Commission and NICE invest to boost profile
The Audit Commission and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence are investing significant resources in communications in an attempt to boost their profiles.