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Threatened committee criticises government data
Medical practices committee chair Ro Day has written to health secretary Alan Milburn to express 'serious concern' about the government's use of 'incorrect and misleading' information to justify the proposed abolition of the committee and its replacement with a financial formula. The government's claim that there are 50 per cent ...
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The generation claim
Worries are mounting that support for the NHS is dwindling among young people. But the evidence suggests the truth is more complicated, says Shirley McIver
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Rallying round: as chief executive Ken Williams steps down, support steps up
Ken Williams' wife Jenny is director of health improvement and commissioning at Milton Keynes primary care trust.
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Travellers' checks
If people will travel to Belgium to buy a new car, why can't they do the same for a hip operation? Is a European health market about to open up? And if so, how will the NHS fare in the stormy waters of competition? Martin Wakeley reports
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'Caveman catering'
The NHS plan says half of all hospitals must have 'ward housekeepers' by 2004 to ensure food from the new menus is served hot and well presented and that patients can eat it.
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NHS catering: the dismal reality
You are a middle-aged man coming round from a minor but painful op in a sensitive area. What would you like to eat? Chicken soup, an egg and cress sandwich, jacket potato and chocolate mousse? That was supper one December evening for Roy Whitfield at Princess Margaret Hospital in Swindon. ...
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'Mass caterers got us into this mess'
Loyd Grossman, best known as the Through the Keyhole presenter with strangled vowels, is heading the panel of celebrities 'overseeing' the overhaul of hospital food. He has a long record as a food journalist - as a restaurant critic for Harpers and Queen and presenter of Masterchef. But it is ...
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Let's spend the cash together
To go it alone, join other trusts or contract out? Seamus Ward looks at challenges facing NHS procurement purchasers
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Scotland set for longterm care funding
The Scottish Parliament was set to make a sharp break from English policy on funding elderly people's long-term care this week.
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Funding shortfall as intermediate care loses out to local pressures
Concerns about a funding shortfall for intermediate services have loomed after it emerged that most of the new money, about £500m, has been allocated to local authorities without being ringfenced.
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CHI review concerned over trust cardiac services
The Commission for Health Improvement has published the report of its fourth pilot clinical governance review, which looks at North West Wales trust.The report raises a 'significant concern'about 'lack of provision of co-ordinated cardiac services'over the trust's two main sites, and suggests that its human resources strategy should be updated.The ...
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In brief: Keyhole surgery
Keyhole surgery should not be carried out on people with first-time hernias of the groin, according to NICE, which says there is insufficient evidence to recommend it.But it should be considered for recurrent hernias or those which appear on both sides, the guidance suggests.
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In brief: Complaints
The annual number of complaints against hospital and community health services in England rose slightly in 1999-2000 by 0.6 per cent to a total of 86,536.Of these, 60 per cent were resolved locally within the performance target of four weeks.The number of written complaints against GPs and dentists rose 2 ...
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In brief: Epsom and St Helier trust
Plans to change services at Epsom and St Helier trust in Surrey are 'fatally flawed' and could lead to the closure of Epsom General Hospital's accident and emergency department and intensive care unit, according to London Health Emergency and Unison. In a joint report they claim that the plans to ...
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In brief: Judi Clements
Judi Clements, chief executive of Mind for nine years, is leaving because of diabetes-related health problems and arthritis.David Peryer, chair of the council of management, said she would be 'sorely missed'.Mind is currently undergoing a restructuring to concentrate on support to local offices, to increase its fundraising profile and to ...
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Record breakers
The revised IM&T strategy for the NHS promises a 'vibrant, networked' future. Haven't we heard that one before, wonders Lyn Whitfield