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Dear Mel. . .
Just before the election the Kings Fund claimed that the government had been misleading the electorate in its claim to have saved £1bn in bureaucracy by getting rid of GP fundholding. Is this true?
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Learning the hard way
INTERNATION RECRUITMENT: Overseas nurses are an essential component of the NHS workforce. But some are being exploited. Fiona Johnson and Maggie Oldham report on a programme to address the issue.
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Reach out and join up
MENTAL HEALTH: By 2003 there should be 220 specialist assertive outreach teams for people with serious mental illness. It is vital they are incorporated into the existing spectrum of care services, say Iain Ryrie and Angela Greatley
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Medical data consent could cost NHS £400m
The NHS could face a £400m bill if it seeks 'express consent' from patients for all uses of their medical data, experts have warned.
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ethnic minority health - Though health authorities are doing better than primary care groups, the health needs of people from ethnic minorities are still being neglected by both, argue Mohammed Memon and colleagues
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Consultants rule against 'empty threats' as contract talks hot up
Negotiations for a new consultant contract will not be helped by threats of industrial action, according to the British Medical Association's central consultants' and specialists' committee chair Dr Peter Hawker, who predicted the contract would be in place by the autumn.