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Down to the nitty-gritty
The government has given a clear commitment to improved training. The NHS plan, issued in July last year, says: 'The strength of the NHS lies in its staff, whose skills, expertise and dedication underpin all that it does.
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'Minority of one'chair resigns in wake of NHS plan difficulties
The chair of a leading West Midlands trust which reported 'turbulence' over the implementation of the NHS plan has resigned after finding himself in 'a minority of one' on the board.
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MPs pour scorn on 'dental hit squads'
Plans for a dental hit squad met howls of derision from MPs last week.
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Fine delivery
The technicians will bring us all the information we want, but it will not be any good unless we know what to do with it. Lyn Whitfield reports
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Digging deep
Internal and external reviews, plus pressures ranging in source from the RCN to CHI, mean the Oxford Heart Centre is still struggling to win back confidence. Ann McGauran reports
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Dear Mel. . .
Your otherwise excellent summary of the career of Nye Bevan (8 February) was lacking in just one respect - his deep devotion to the cause of improving audiology services on the NHS. As you will know, it was dear old Ernie himself who said that, as minister, he felt that ...
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Wheeler dealers
The ever-tightening grip of hospital-acquired infections is leading many experts to call for a public health role within trusts. Ann McGauran reports
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Days like this
A major shift of resources from secondary to primary care has been signalled by NHS chief executive Duncan Nichol. He called for greater integration of health authorities and family health services authorities, and said that in the long term money would move from hospitals to GP practices. But he denied ...
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A tale of two counties
Reviews of public health in two counties showed divergent views - and proved there is a long way to go before primary care is ready to assume a major role. Sian Griffiths and colleagues report
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Coronary heart disease
A survey on NHS patients' experiences of coronary heart disease suggests that even 'green light' hospitals have no justification for complacency, says John Appleby
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Government keeps its nerve over consultants' contracts
The government has signalled its willingness to risk a pre-election run-in with the British Medical Association by publishing proposals for the new consultants' contract.
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Strong grounds for complaint
I wrote to all 99 health authority chief executives in December, asking for a copy of their annual report to see what they are doing on patient and public involvement (PPI), and look at the content and consistency of complaints reporting.
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Coach outings
The new Leadership Centre For Health will build on previous NHS initiatives to develop management careers, says Barbara Millar
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Clinical depression
An unpublished action plan seen by HSJmakes wide-ranging criticisms of Oxford Radcliffe Hospital trust's accident and emergency services. Claire Laurent wonders if the plan will do anything to stop the haemorrhaging of staff
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Ever-decreasing circles
The appointment of Richard Douglas as the NHS's new head of finance has been greeted with universal approval. But there are tricky times ahead, warns Paul Stephenson
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Chlamydia to be key part of sexual health strategy
The government's long-delayed sexual health and HIV strategy will appear next month as a consultation paper. Michael Adler, professor of genito-urinary medicine at Royal Free and University College medical school, who has led the steering group drawing up the strategy, told HSJ that a roll-out of chlamydia screening - currently ...
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Trust sacks chief cleared of sex offence
A chief executive cleared of sexual harassment at an employment tribunal has been sacked by his trust.
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The rebirth of a career
Mother-of-12 Jeanette Thewlis, 49, has recently returned to midwifery after an absence of nearly 25 years. She left the profession to have her family, and it is her family - in particular, the expense of putting the older children through university - that has prompted her return to paid employment.