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Patient proposals questioned
The NHS Confederation has cast doubt over key planks of the government's proposals for patient involvement in the health service.
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WEB WATCH
This is the very last Webwatch.When the column started in September 1996, Internet access was a rarity. Few people had seen the worldwide web, let alone used it for work. Most of us had trouble seeing its relevance. Now we are promised wired fridges that order the groceries and let ...
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Bedblock set to hit trust's £1m savings
A cash-strapped Scottish trust has revealed that it has made £1m in savings on wages but will have to spend an extra £1m on tackling bedblocking this winter.
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Strategy for HIV remains elusive despite an extra £41m in funding
Public health minister Yvette Cooper has announced an extra £41m next year to tackle soaring numbers of people living with HIV and AIDS. But there is still no sign of the long-delayed draft sexual health and HIV strategy, which is now not expected until the new year.
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Traffic-light doubts grow as 80% of red-alert HAs appear in North
A preliminary 'traffic light' system ranking English health authorities in terms of performance and effectiveness exposes a sharp North-South divide, with the vast majority of poor-performing 'red light' organisations in the North, this week's HSJ reveals.
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'Battles' inevitable if medical committee is abolished
The medical practices committee is urging the government to reconsider proposals laid out in the NHS plan to abolish it.
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Court action looms over DoH anti-flu drug guidance
A company which distributes an anti-flu drug that is a tenth of the price of Relenza is considering legal action against the Department of Health after accusing it of restraint of trade.
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Winter cash unlikely to avert crisis as PM admits problems
NHS managers got an early taste of winter pressure this week as prime minister Tony Blair admitted that some problems would be 'inevitable' over the coming months.
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Views sought on organ retention after post-mortem
The Scottish Executive is to seek the views of the public on the retention of organs after post-mortem examinations. A review group, set up by Scottish health minister Susan Deacon and chaired by Professor Sheila McLean, is investigating previous practice in relation to hospital post-mortems and post-mortems required by law. ...
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Cervical screening at same level as five years ago
The proportion of women in England screened for cervical cancer has remained unchanged since 1995, with a persistent 16 per cent who do not have regular smears, according to the latest report from the cervical cancer screening programme.
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Victim can't be forced to work alongside bully
Bullying claims are the latest growth area at employment tribunals. The bullied even have their own website, Bully OnLine, where they can keep up to date with legal developments.
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We're too old for sticking plaster - and amen to that
But is the new government realism simply pre-election posturing?
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Another fine mesh
A health secretary wrapped in the flag, vehement denials of ministerial interference and more data than the Pentagon - it was all at NICE's second annual conference.Paul Stephenson reports
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Rights article catches NHS on the hop
When the Human Rights Act came into force on 2 October, trusts braced themselves for test cases on a variety of fronts.
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Bleating up the wrong tree
Conventional wisdom and government policy assume that there is a 'shortage' of nurses in the NHS and the remedy for this malaise is that remuneration should be increased. Perhaps this conclusion is a nonsensical mixture of dubious logic and inadequate evidence and nurses are not underpaid.
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Tangled up in blue
Will the 999 emergency services seek closer co-operation or will the potential pitfalls put them off? Alison Moore reports
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Trust board rejects PFI merger proposal
A controversial private finance initiative scheme has hit renewed trouble, with the board of one of the trusts involved rejecting a crucial merger plan.