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    In for a quickie

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Will fast-track surgery centres change the way we think about the general hospital - or are they just politically expedient? Ann McGauran reports

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    Quick quick, slow

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Early evaluations of everything from primary care groups to personal medical services are being ignored in the rush to press on with the next wave regardless, writes Brenda Leese

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    THE PERSUADERS

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Our weekly guide to healthcare's most influential people

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    in person

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Jon Crockett has taken up the post of chief executive of Wolverhampton health authority, having previously been director of finance and deputy chief executive.

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    monitor

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

    'Sex. It is dirty. It is wrong. It is immoral. It is a no-go zone. ' Monitor was the first to applaud when this press release dropped through the letterbox. It captures in an instant the message we need to send out to young generations hungry to explore hormonal urges. ...

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    Thoroughly modern matron

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

    She's making a comeback - but how will the new-look matron differ from her former incarnation, and how loved and respected was she really first time round, asks Janet Snell

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    Lean on me

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

    High absence rates prompted a trust to make a new appointment so staff could vent their worries and resolve their conflicts. Charlotte Allen reports on its success

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    Patient Information

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

    With the emphasis squarely on patient involvement, the challenge now is to produce good-quality information and training for medical staff.

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    HUMAN RESOURCES - MATRONS

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

    'Meticulous in details on which the life of a patient depends' 'In general, matrons are over-conscientious and not good at delegating. They have not been trained in management and their training as nurses - meticulous in details on which the life of a patient depends - leads in a contrary ...

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    Passing the hat round

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Imperial College medical student Sam Keech, based at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, joined other students, doctors and managers in modelling at a fundraising event in aid of Macmilllan Cancer Relief. The event, at the university's new Sir Norman Foster-designed building, coincided with London Fashion Week.

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    Pound of flesh

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The huge cost of obesity to the health service is increasingly well known - but is the NHS partly at fault in failing to provide the level and type of services needed? Alison Moore reports

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    Fast-track re-think on privatisation

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

    COMMENT: A second term may see a fresh approach to NHS management as we know it

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    Key trusts fail targets though others do well

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Trusts in some parts of England are failing to meet targets on the number of patients waiting more than 12 months for surgery, though the best performers are progressing at a much faster rate than that demanded by their regional offices.

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    What happens when systems fail

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

    What's gone wrong with health care?

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    Events

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Items are entered free for public sector, voluntary and professional organisations, but we need at least six weeks'notice of your event. Please send details to Uli Jaeger, HSJ, Greater London House, Hampstead Road, London, NW1 7EJ. Fax:020-7874 0254.

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    DoH moves to extend role of private sector to pathology

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The government is poised to extend the role of the private sector to clinical services from this summer, with a series of publicprivate partnerships in pathology services piloted across the country.

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    SHORTCUTS: Grim figures on life expectancy for deprived Scots

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Life expectancy is 10 years lower in the most deprived areas of Scotland than in the more affluent areas of South-East England, according to the latest report from National Statistics. The report of life expectancy by local authority for 199597 showed that the highest male life expectancy in Glasgow City ...

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    Decisions due on top job vacancies

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

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    Trust to strike PFI deal for x-ray equipment

    2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

    THIS WEEK