All News articles – Page 1904
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Push me, pull you
Hospitals and universities have a long history of interdependence, but the mutual trust this relies on is in danger of disappearing.Tom Smith says it is time to stop them moving apart
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monitor
A picture can tell a thousand words, or so Monitor was told. And John Bacon, top dog for London, has already provided glorious pictorial moments. What with the resemblance to rentaquote professor David Hunter and almost every famous Scouser, sometimes it is hard to know when to stop. And the ...
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Manager suspended over stripper can resume work
Wigton Community Hospital manager Mary Carruthers, suspended in December after a male stripper performed in a ward of elderly patients, has been told she can return to work.A disciplinary hearing at North Lakeland Healthcare trust, where Mrs Carruthers was represented by the Royal College of Nursing, resulted in a decision ...
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They were the weakest link
Once they were formidable figures, working close alongside ministers, but their increasing irrelevance led to their inevitable demise.Joan Higgins charts the rise and fall of regional chairs
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traffic lighting
In a jam: traffic-lights come in for criticism Royal College of Nursing director of policy Pippa Gough said there were real problems with the traffic-light system, which will eventually take in all NHS organisations.
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Key points
The role and autonomy of regional chairs has been eroded since they were established in 1974.
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Scandalously quick to judge
Where's the justice in wielding axe before investigations are complete?
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Home in on the range
How can staff give comprehensive advice if they are not aware of the full spectrum of services they can offer? One trust set up a database to help them.
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Inhale and hearty
Exercise, chilly lessons, bodybuilding, meals of suet and porridge - a new book recalls the heyday of the open-air school for sick children. Our woman with the frozen ink: Tash Shifrin
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Health inquality targets
The Department of Health has bitten the bullet and set national targets for reducing health inequalities. Achieving them is likely to prove difficult and beyond the scope of the NHS alone, says John Appleby
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Support from top in tight IT funding round
Junior health minister Gisela Stuart has acknowledged that this year's tight NHS spending round may impact on IT spending - and urged frontline managers to inform the centre if they are losing out.
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There is more to incentive than six figures
So Dr Briony Lovett feels that only £102,000 or more constitutes the 'carrot of a decent income' ('The seven-year hitch', pages 26-29, 8 March). The reality of private practice is that it is focused among a relatively small number of medical specialties.
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'Postcode lottery' of support as PALS take divergent routes
Patients are facing a 'postcode lottery' of support as early patient advocacy and liaison services adopt widely differing approaches.
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Radical shake-up on learning disabilities
Health secretary Alan Milburn hopes that the first white paper for 30 years on learning disabilities, launched this week, will begin a 'revolution in care', increasing opportunities for the estimated 1.4 million service users and their carers.