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Reigning cats and dogs
ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A mission to find out more about management cultures when two trusts merged sparked new thinking on developing the organisation, listening to staff - and a sprinkling of animal metaphors. Pam Spreckley and Terence Hart explain
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Caesarean Births
DATA BRIEFING: Caesarean rates in one part of the UK have now reached the US average - and every 1 per cent rise costs the NHS £5m, says John Appleby
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Flirting with the private sector gets the big kiss off
COMMENT: NHS has more than enough talent of its own to call on to improve standards
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The big shot
WORKING LIVES: In the first in an occasional series featuring people in unusual NHS jobs, Barbara Millar meets Kathy McFall, medical illustration manager, who has a passion for shooting patients - with her camera
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Dial M for. . . medical advice
NHS Direct has handled 5 million calls since its launch in 1998, and surveys show overwhelming user satisfaction. But has its impact lived up to expectations, asks Seamus Ward