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Confed's HR director in storm over working hours
Andrew Foster, human resources director of the NHS Confederation, is at the centre of a row with junior hospital doctors, who are furious at comments he made in the Financial Times, which implied that thousands of doctors were being deceitful about their hours of work. Mr Foster claimed that only ...
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Comedy of errors and misinformation
Management in Health Care By Neil Wheeler and Diana Grice Stanley Thornes 209 pages £19
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NHS claim record scrutinised
The questions of whether legal aid funds suitable cases, and of how well the NHS performs in defending and settling claims, should become clearer when the National Audit Office publishes a long-awaited report.
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'Cutting corners, cutting children'
The organ retention scandal saw a public apology from the chief medical officer last week as, yet again, the medical profession stands accused of acting with arrogance and insensitivity. Paul Stephenson reports
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Trust stands by paediatrician in Climbie case
A trust involved in the care of murdered eight-year-old Anna Climbie is standing by the paediatrician who diagnosed the child with scabies and sent her home to her abusers.
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Cleanliness inspection results may be swept under the carpet
Results of individual hospital cleanliness inspections may not be made public until after the election.
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Divergent care funding leaves England lagging
MPs have challenged health secretary Alan Milburn over the government's refusal to fund free personal care for nursing home residents in England, leaving them worse off than their counterparts in Scotland.
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Handle with care
How the NHS treats its workforce is now seen as central to recruiting and retaining staff.The health service is on notice to deliver.Ann McGauran reports
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Care to talk?
A conversation with a nurse revealed the dire state of care for elderly patients on her ward.Jayne Lingard wonders why she feels she can do nothing about it
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Nurses call for huge extension of their powers to prescribe
Nurses have called for a huge extension of powers to prescribe a range of medicines - including controlled drugs.
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In brief: House of Lords
Last year the House of Lords held that parents cannot claim the costs of bringing up a healthy but 'unwanted' child, born as a result of medical negligence - for example, a botched sterilisation. But the court left open the question of what may be claimed when the child is ...
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In brief: Private healthcare
Private healthcare is the most buoyant industry in the UK for employment, with public sector healthcare at number two in the 19 key sectors surveyed, according to Manpower's quarterly survey of employment prospects.
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In brief: Medway Maritime Hospital
Medway Maritime Hospital has apologised following the death of a woman with Down's Syndrome who had to wait nine hours on a trolley in the accident and emergency department before being admitted to a proper hospital bed. A spokeswoman said Brenda Marshall's family had asked for her to remain on ...
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In brief: Lord Hunt
Junior health minister Lord Hunt has written to all trusts reinforcing his message to the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency conference that they must not shy away from making 'difficult decisions' about employing purchasing staff. He said that having a single purchasing centre covering several organisations could be more cost-effective ...
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In brief: World Health Organisation
The World Health Organisation has launched a year-long campaign to tackle the stigma of mental illness. 'Stop exclusion - dare to care' hopes to draw worldwide attention to the failure of governments to provide adequate means of treatment and address discrimination.
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In brief: Unison
Unison's retired general secretary, Rodney Bickerstaffe, has left a green legacy - he has helped lead a campaign to plant 16,000 trees in a bid to counter global warming.
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In brief: Lord Hunt
Junior health minister Lord Hunt has launched the government's strategy for the future of dentistry, giving a commitment that, from September, anyone wanting to see an NHS dentist can do so by phoning NHS Direct.