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Lack of cash threatens mental health services
The delivery of improved mental health services in some of the poorest parts of London is being delayed because of lack of cash.
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Media chief quits over 'total' ministerial control
Department of Health communications director Helen McCallum has left her high-profile Whilehall job because of the 'frightening level of ministerial control' thwarting her ideals.
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Team-work undermined by fund plans, say finance chiefs
The announcement that the £105m modernisation fund for acute trusts is to be locally controlled by medical and nursing directors has been attacked by finance directors as another central directive undermining managerial team-working.
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A touch of southern comfort?
Paul White, chief executive of Scotland's most troubled trust, has landed the top job at Barts and the London trust - a role that has plenty of potential to be just as much a test of character. Jennifer Trueland met him
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Dear Mel. . .
I have just heard Mr Blair talking about something called the University of the NHS.
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Scottish Parliament signals reluctance to meddle in decision-making at local level
The Scottish Parliament has sent a clear message to trusts and health boards that it will not meddle in local decision-making - provided the consultation process is proper.
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GP gets four years in prison for defrauding NHS
A doctor convicted of defrauding the NHS of up to £4m has been sentenced to four years in prison. Dr Dimitri Padelis had charged trusts across England for services supposedly provided by his locum agency, Allcare. He submitted inflated and duplicate invoices to at least 77 trusts over several years, ...
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McCallum's demise is a meddle too far
DoH communications chief is, sadly, only the latest to show her exasperation
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GMC votes for testing of doctors
The General Medical Council has agreed to ask the government to introduce legislation to ensure that all doctors will have to demonstrate their fitness to practice every five years.
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In the eye of the storm
How do chief executives cope when their hospital is suddenly thrust into the limelight during the run-up to the election? With calmness and consummate professionalism - apparently.
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Fever pitch
NHS United is perilously close to being kicked out of the premier league. Only by allowing the players to get on with the game can the club have any hope of satisfying its supporters.
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Playing hard to get
The fourth HSJ Management Challenge was predictably tough - but 30 highly competitive teams got plenty out of it, reports Paul Smith