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New medical schools target lower-income entrants
Two new medical schools are to be set up, based at Brighton and Sussex Universities and Hull and York Universities. In all 1,033 additional medical school places are being created in England, with emphasis on recruiting students from middle and lower-income families.There will also be greater emphasis on interprofessional training ...
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Farmers turn to NHS helpline
A helpline offering advice to farmers and those affected by the foot and mouth outbreak across Wales has seen an increase in calls from people who are suicidal.
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Get them while they're young
NHS CAREERS: Meeting school pupils to promote careers in the NHS - and offering them work experience - can be satisfying for staff and may even reduce drop-out rates from healthcare courses. Sue Smith explains
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Pride over prejudice
Rooting out age discrimination is the latest NHS priority, and Ian Philp is charged with spearheading the drive.He talked to Carol Harris about life after the national service framework
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A very private punch-up
Anger with Labour over the private finance initiative dominated debate at Unison's healthcare service group conference.Lyn Whitfield reports
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Stepping off a springboard
A mixture of excitement and apprehension was evident at the National Association of Primary Care conference, as around 130 new primary care trusts prepare to go live.Lynn Eaton reports
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Strong words
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence may make a positive contribution to the NHS, but it will not eliminate rationing or postcode prescribing, says Christopher Newdick
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Medical students tell of pressure to act unethically
Nearly half of medical students have been put under pressure to behave unethically in a clinical situation, according to a study of final year students at Toronto University medical school in Canada.Sixty-one per cent had also witnessed a clinical teacher acting unethically.The categories of ethically problematic situations were: conflict between ...
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A&E wait times 'can't be blamed on winter'
Waiting times in accident and emergency departments across the UK show 'significant pockets of very, very long waits' that cannot be blamed on winter pressures, according to figures from a snapshot survey.
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Age discrimination pledge may reignite debate on rationing
The government's pledge to end age discrimination in NHS services will reignite the debate on rationing and could even prompt a 'backlash' as younger patients lose ground to elderly people, it has been claimed.
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Share alike
A rehabilitation unit for older people has flourished under the cross-fertilisation of ideas since responsibility for managing it was put in the hands of people from different professional backgrounds. Beth Powney and colleagues report