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The scrutiny mutiny
SCRUNTINY: What sort of scrutiny can health managers expect from local councils? Paul Corrigan describes a pilot study in which councillors were more interested in being constructive than in settling old scores
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MONITOR
Regular readers will recall that Monitor was upbraided last week for remarks about Marie Stopes' Passport to Sexual Health for Teens, and its usefully wipe-clean cover. Since then he has had the opportunity to reflect in a secluded spot on whether he has an unusual predilection for Benny Hill-style sexual ...
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The urge to merge
CARE TRUSTS: Rivalry between the health and social care elements in the new care trusts is not uncommon. But in some organisations, the urge to merge is almost irresistible, reports Thelma Agnew
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Mass production
US HEALTHCARE: Health benefit schemes offered by US companies to their employees are unpopular and in an expensive state of flux. Howard Berliner reports
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Happy returns
IN PERSON: From top managers to nurses to play specialists, many health professionals, including those listed here, had their roles rewarded in the Queen's Birthday Honours
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Going into labour
PUBLIC - PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS: As Labour enters a second term, the future for universal public services hangs in the balance. Will private-sector partnerships bring the fast results the electorate expects? Rachel Lissauer foresees a painful transition and
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Found wanting
NEWS FOCUS: The modern patient has come a long way from the submissive, respectful individual of yesteryear. How should health providers respond in an era of greater expectation? Lynn Eaton reports
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Fair to middling
NEWS FOCUS: There is nothing wrong with public-private partnerships in principle, but there is a lot wrong with them in practice. So says the IPPR commission's 'subtle'final report. So where to now, wonders Tash Shifrin