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£10m private bid to run pathology labs
A consortium has presented a £10m private sector proposal to run pathology laboratories in Greater Manchester to four trusts in the area.
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wobbly at the top
Online access to government services - from paying taxes and bills to renewing library books - has become the norm in some countries. Steve Mathieson asks why progress in the UK is so slow and looks at the implications for e-citizens
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Talk of the toon
Managers are proud of their part in creating a single Newcastle city-wide PCT and reshaping mental health. But the battle is not over yet, says Paul Stephenson
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That was PCGs, that was
COMMENT : Cause for disquiet as lifespan of new organisations gets ever shorter
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Women quitting unequal NHS
Education on gender equality should be included in NHS staff contracts and performance review, deputy ombudsman Hilary Scott said last week.
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news round-up
A pilot version of the National Electronic Library for Health was launched at the NHS Information Authority's first conference in Birmingham, with three floors of virtual information including national guidelines, the full Cochrane Library and virtual libraries on specific conditions. A fourth floor for patients was originally envisaged, but this ...
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Remembering the people who matter
BOOKS : 'I need to be me' By Elizabeth Barnett Jessica Kingsley 224 pages £14. 95
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To the letter
Internet messaging has taken off, but the NHS faces problems with the pace of change. Jane Dudman explains the differences between old and new systems
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Stars and gripes
The knives are already out in some quarters for American Beverly Malone, who beat post of RCN general secretary.
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NHS net's future role up for grabs
The NHS will not be able to meet the requirements of the NHS plan with a private IT network guarded by 'barbed wire boundaries', according to the NHS Information Authority's new head of access services.
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Size is not everything
Are the new health authorities coming through this week likely to be better and beefier - or just bigger and harder to manage? Ann McGauran reports
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spotlight on. . . e-procurement
Companies are vying with each other to offer eprocurement solutions to the NHS, ahead of the publication of a national e-procurement strategy.
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DoH struggles to find formula for traffic-light fund
The Department of Health is struggling to come up with meaningful measures for allowing access to the £250m performance fund and introducing the traffic-light bandings of trusts and health authorities this summer.