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Strike looms as PFI wrangle rumbles on
The NHS Executive has warned a trust facing strike action over a private finance initiative project that renegotiating the deal would have a 'very considerable service and financial impact' across the NHS.
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Medical Insurance
A comparison of five countries' health payment systems reveals that where private insurance dominates, fewer people get the healthcare they need, says John Appleby
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Rethink over Shipman inquiry
Health secretary Alan Milburn has decided not to appeal against a High Court ruling that he should reconsider his decision to hold the inquiry into mass murderer Dr Harold Shipman behind closed doors.
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House visit
People with multiple sclerosis picket the Department of Health's Richmond House headquarters, wearing gags to protest at the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's refusal to hear their views on MS drugs.
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Homing in on a new goal
The national plan may have moved the NHS Information Authority's goalposts again but the organisation is embracing the opportunities it offers and has found its strategic direction, its director of stakeholder relations tells Maura Thompson
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Visions of the future
Security issues in the public sector have come into sharp focus as the government has prioritised patient confidentiality. So how secure are personal NHS records, asks Jane Dudman
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Think-tank's income fall offset by investments
The King's Fund saw a further fall in income last year and overspent by almost £2m - but this was offset by another leap in the value of its investments.
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Joint focus for ERDIP sites
The second phase of the national electronic records development implementation programme has been set up with an extra £5.85m for 13 demonstrator sites (see below).
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Easy money?
The search is on to find a replacement for the NHS payroll system. Many demands mean it is not a simple task, as Wayne Lloyd points out
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Livingstone heads for fluoride dispute
Cracks have appeared in the relationship between the Greater London Assembly and London regional office over whether to put fluoride in the capital's water.
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Managers disciplined
A wave of disciplinary action has been taken against the managers of a Carlisle psychiatric hospital where elderly patients received 'appalling treatment'.
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High-tech x-rays deal
South Buckinghamshire trust is one of the latest to agree a contract with Agfa Medical Imaging for implementation of digital imaging systems. The systems allow x-rays to be captured, stored and transmitted digitally, saving on film costs and time.
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Days like this
NHS waiting times priority. . .Retired admiral becomes chair. . .Public apathy about reforms. . .CHCs campaign. . .Controversy in Birmingham. . .
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Short Cuts: Midwives seeking relocation of maternity services
The Royal College of Midwives is setting up talks with primary care trusts in a move to shift maternity services out of the acute sector.RCM general secretary Karlene Davis told HSJ : 'We would see maternity services as much more primary care-centred - in mature PCTs.'Ms Davis said she hoped ...
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Short Cuts: Consultation launched into fortifying wheat flour
The four UK health departments and the Food Standards Agency have launched a three-month public consultation on whether to fortify wheat flour with folic acid.The committee on the medical aspects of food and nutrition policy concluded earlier this year that fortification could reduce the number of babies born with neural ...