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Dear Mel. . .
I have just read in the press that TV star Matthew Kelly of Stars In Their Eyes fame is to quit showbiz to become a psychiatrist. Do you think this is a good idea, and do you think any other celebrities might make good health professionals?
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Days like this
Clinicians need to be involved in drawing up contracts under the internal market due to go live in April, according to NHS chief executive Duncan Nichol. In a letter to general managers sent at the Joint Consultants Committee's request, Mr Nichol says: 'This process will be vital in ensuring that ...
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Nurse recruitment crisis hits vaccination targets
Vacancy rates for practice nurses in Tower Hamlets - one of the most deprived boroughs in the UK - have reached one in four. GPs say that with such high vacancy levels they will be struggling to reach vaccination and immunisation targets. Primary care group board member Dr Kambiz Boomla ...
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Doctors' private clinic 'may worsen wait lists'
Concerns have been raised that a new Darlington private hospital, funded by a consortium of local consultants may worsen already lengthy waiting lists at the local trust.
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Christmas crackers
A quintessential part of the English landscape in any season, the eccentric is loved and teased in equal measure.But David Weeks says we have reason to envy them, too - they are happier and healthier than the rest of us
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Unison chief slams government over modernisation
Unison deputy general secretary Keith Sonnet has accused the government of modernising public services 'at the expense of the workforce'. Mr Sonnet, appointed this week, was previously assistant general secretary of the union. He takes up his post on 1 January, replacing Dave Prentis who will take over as general ...
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CHI reviews will grade trusts on governance
The Commission for Health Improvement has denied that it is under pressure to adapt its reviews to the 'traffic-light' performance monitoring system.
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The gnome service: a place to forget your cares
Ann Atkins, a painter, started the Gnome Reserve 21 years ago, with her husband Ron, on four acres in West Putford, North Devon, writes Joanna Lyall.
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Housing services 'may be run by care trusts'
Housing services could be run by the NHS under new powers to be allocated to care trusts, it emerged last week.
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Capacity limits NHS-private influx
The private healthcare sector is buoyant, but limited capacity will prevent a 'large-scale' influx of NHS patients, industry analysts say.
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Call for uniformity and improvement of CHD care
Junior health minister Gisela Stuart has called on trusts to improve the care of coronary heart disease patients after the results of a survey of CHD patients showed that a significant minority had an unsatisfactory experience of treatment and that there were major variations between trusts. The independent survey, carried ...
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Glaxo Wellcome man gets top BMA job in break with tradition
In a surprise move, one of the top directors from Glaxo Wellcome, who has no medical qualification, is to take over as secretary of the British Medical Association.
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Series debut with a bit of a buzz
HSJ Monographs Evidence-based Practice By Dr Martin Dawes To order call the hotline:01483-303017 22 pages £12.99
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Broken headsets and Bing Crosby
'In the 1970s I used to do voluntary work for a station with the rather grand-sounding title of the Edinburgh Hospital Broadcasting Service. It broadcast to nine hospitals but it probably had about nine listeners, too. The enduring problem was trying to get the hospital electricians to give any sort ...