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Well, Monitor has learnt something new this week! And hacks and hackettes of the good ship HSJ are kicking themselves after their sister magazine beat them to the scoop of the century. In a revelation worthy of Woodward and Bernstein, Nursing Times uncovered the TRUTH about nurses and sex. Apparently, ...
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Stripper treat leads to nurse suspension
A nurse manager at a Cumbrian hospital has been suspended after a male stripper performed on a ward full of elderly patients.
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A job That is Taylor-made
The new choice as deputy NHS chief executive has been welcomed by managers and unions.Ann McGauran finds out why
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Doing the hurdles
Senior mental health managers want to deliver the national service framework - but to what extent will lack of resources and trust hold them back, ask Edward Peck and Stefan Wigg
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Work hurdles for those with mental health problems
People with mental health problems face significant hurdles in trying to return to employment, a survey by UK forum Focus on Mental Health has revealed.The report, led by charity the Mental Health Foundation, found that just 15 per cent of respondents were employed.Of that small group,57 per cent regard their ...
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Involving the public: a long way to go
Almost all (99 per cent) of respondents had a policy on public involvement or were developing one.
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Slow the pace of reform - or find the money
With only months before poll day, NHS problems are piling up for Labour
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MPs ponder Pooled resources as Gisela tries some figurative painting
Oh dear, Tony Blair is in trouble with Gordon Brown again for shooting his mouth off. No, I am not referring to his admission at question time that the government's 'five economic tests' on the single currency will be examined within two years of the coming election (if Labour wins).
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Review reveals failings in psychiatric hospitals
A Social Services Inspectorate review of the effectiveness of services for people who are detained in psychiatric hospitals reveals a catalogue of shortcomings, including a severe shortage of black and Asian social workers.The survey of 10 local authorities across England reveals that management oversight varied considerably from authority to authority, ...
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Most trusts lagging in racial equality plans
Only 5 per cent of trusts in London and southern England have fully implemented racial equality action programmes, despite a legal obligation to do so being only months away, a Commission for Racial Equality survey has revealed.
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Directory inquiry
Patients'views are now supposed to be central to the NHS.So why have they had no input into the health service's new guide? Claire Laurent reports
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Troubleshooters rally support for NHS Direct
A new troubleshooting team will rally support for government plans to make NHS Direct the single point of access for all out-ofhours services.
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Successor to 'irreplaceable'Reeves is a former finance deputy director
The NHS Executive has appointed Richard Douglas, one of its former deputy finance directors, to replace outgoing director Colin Reeves.
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Days like this
Some trusts have revealed they plan to impose individual contracts on consultants.The Department of Health said all trust staff could increasingly expect to have performance targets written into their terms of service.Joint consultants'committee chair Paddy Ross defended national conditions of service, agreed in 1948, as they ensured equal distribution of ...
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Two's a crowd
Allowing only one companion in the delivery suite sums up the lack of patient-focused care, says Sue Jackson
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HAs left in dark as DoH neglects merger criteria
Health authorities struggling to adapt as primary care trusts take over their functions are working in the dark, in the absence of Department of Health guidance on criteria for mergers.
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Working group to tackle maternity services crisis
A new working group made up of representatives of health authorities and senior figures from the royal colleges of midwives, paediatricians, and obstetricians and gynaecologists is set to tackle the ongoing crisis in NHS maternity services.Leaked details of previous joint royal college reports, which have remained unpublished, have called for ...
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A fig-leaf to cover confusion
Hinchliffe amendments could defuse embarrassing CHC abolition row