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Opposition MSPs claim 'watering down'of free care
Scottish opposition MSPs have reacted angrily to what they see as an attempt to water down the Executive's commitment to providing free care for elderly people. The Executive tabled an amendment to a motion by the health and community care committee, changing a pledge to act upon the recommendations of ...
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Demoralised Scots GPs report more stress and bureaucracy
A survey of almost two-thirds of Scotland's 3,570 GPs reveals a demoralised profession which believes that bureaucracy and red tape are causing organisational chaos within the NHS.
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in brief
Devon's two health authorities have joined with the county council in an emergency aid package to help keep local private sector nursing homes open. Devon social services director David Johnstone said the problem was 'particularly acute'for some specialist homes, which could 'cause major problems to local hospitals'. A jointly financed ...
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The bigger picture
How much of an impact have NVQs had in the health service - and will they be superseded by the new individual learning accounts with their broader outlook? Thelma Agnew reports
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NHS forced to bail out cash-strapped council
Princess Margaret Hospital in Swindon has hit crisis point as two local councils can no longer afford care for elderly people moving into residential and nursing homes. Swindon and Marlborough trust has been forced to buy in beds it has no money for, to bale out the social services departments.
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Breast screening unit at centre of audit 'had no system for picking up on clerical errors'
The breast screening unit auditing over 100,000 files of past patients did not have an adequate system to detect clerical errors, and is one of the only units in the country not to employ a superintendent radiographer to oversee its mammography service.
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A working arrangement
It has been a big year for human resources. Lynn Eaton examines what the NHS plan and the HR strategy mean for training
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One thing leads to another
It is all systems go with the Leadership Centre for Health again, which aims to nurture a new generation of excellence. Lynn Eaton meets the woman setting it up and her deputy
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Milburn gathers plenty of ammunition to 'shoot his Fox'
'Well, well, well, surprise, surprise. ' Dr Liam Fox, the Tory health spokesman and George W Bush lookalike, spoke for the nation when he responded to Alan Milburn's announcement of 29 new hospital building projects in tones of not-so-gentle irony.
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After the MBA: what are your prospects?
The Association of MBAs recently published its fourth survey of the salary and career prospects of MBA graduates.
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RCN staff in industrial action threat after 'hamfisted' tactics
Royal College of Nursing staff are considering a revised pay offer of 3. 7 per cent from 1 April, but it appears unlikely that it will be enough to prevent them threatening some degree of industrial action, including a possible boycott of the college's congress in May.
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Doubts cast on PFI's ability to meet hospital expansion plan
Plans for a massive hospital building programme have been given the thumbs up from most health service organisations - and construction companies. But there are doubts over whether the companies set up to carry out private finance initiative work will be able to meet the rapid expansion plans, particularly for ...
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GMC prepares for huge drive to clear 200 conduct cases
The General Medical Council plans to clear a backlog of over 200 professional misconduct cases by the end of the year, and to ensure its new governance arrangements are ready for ministers by the end of May.
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Three patients behind 150 per cent rise in attacks
Three patients were responsible for a 150 per cent increase in violent attacks on staff at a Teesside hospital trust. Staff at South Cleveland Hospital, Middlesbrough General, and North Riding Infirmary have suffered 79 physical assaults since April last year, compared to 31 attacks in the previous year. One patient ...
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Tayside to sue ex-staff for £26,000
Tayside health board is planning to take legal action against two of its former senior managers in a bid to recover overpayments of £26,000.