All News articles – Page 1907
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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.
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Waiting-list figures dim hope of agenda move
Waiting-list figures published before the election showed that Scotland had fallen significantly below the 84,000 that Labour inherited in 1997, but the 81,968 people waiting for treatment at the end of March fell far short of the party's 1997 pledge to reduce lists to 75,000.
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GP ballot fails to win ground on national negotiating rights
The British Medical Association is still set to face major problems in negotiating a new contract for GPs despite last week's ballot result confirming that a majority would be prepared to resign from the NHS if a contract is not in place by next April.
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Big guns in battle for care homes cash
Independent care home owners in Scotland have enlisted heavyweight help to convince local authorities that they are not being paid enough.
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Career chance spurs boom in student nurses
Improved career opportunities for nurses could be behind the boom in the number of students applying for undergraduate nursing courses.
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IN BRIEF
The British Medical Association is warning of a recruitment crisis among medical academics, with 79 medical professorial posts,145 senior lecturer and 177 lecturer jobs vacant.Academics face 'irreconcilable demands'to treat patients, conduct research and teach, the organisation says, and the shortage of staff casts doubt on whether the expansion in doctor ...
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Cancer screening surge follows soap
Anecdotal reports from cervical screening centres around the UK suggest a dramatic surge in uptake of screening following a Coronation Street storyline in which character Alma Halliwell is diagnosed with terminal cancer, having missed a smear test.