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Leading analyst dubs Labour health policies 'boring'
The government's healthcare policies have so far proved 'terribly boring' compared with the sort of initiative that might be expected in a second term, a leading policy analyst claimed this week. Speaking at the launch of King's College London's institute for applied health and social policy, Dr Perri 6, former ...
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High ambition
student nurse Sarah Roles peers down on the Houses of Parliament from the London Eye, before joining colleagues to lobby MPs for better pay. The lobby is part of a Unison campaign to restore salary and employee status to boost students' income.
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Strung along
The government's presentational handling of massive extra cash for the NHS has engendered wariness - and weariness - about its real intentions. Lyn Whitfield reports
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Welsh review group examines allocation
The Welsh Assembly has brought forward a review of the funding allocation system for the NHS in Wales, and appointed an independent review group chair.
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in brief: Alan Milburn
Health secretary Alan Milburn is wrong to distrust health authorities with modernisistion money, according to health service insiders. In a lift to HAs, 58 per cent of visitors to HSJ's website who voted on the question of the week did not back Mr Milburn. Forty-two per cent supported his stance.
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New coalition aiming to build on strategy for London
A Coalition for Health and Regeneration in London has been launched 'to ensure that improving the health of Londoners is on everyone's agenda across the capital'. It brings together a wide range of organisations, including the King's Fund, London regional office and the Government Office for London to create an ...
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Modernisation team will address sex inequalities
Public health minister Yvette Cooper has announced that the prevention and inequalities modernisation action team will look at ways of reducing 'the health inequalities which exist between men and women'. At a men's health conference in Birmingham, she also said the new Health Development Agency would look at what measures ...
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Crisis talks as CHI moves in on Lakeland for abuse probe
A government hit-squad has held a crisis meeting with managers at a trust stung by revelations of horrifying abuse of elderly mentally ill patients.
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NAO forecasts in-year overspend of £200m
The NHS is facing a £200m in-year overspend for the financial year just ended, the National Audit Office forecast this week.
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Chief executive to step down with £4.2m deficit uncleared
West Sussex health authority's controversial chief executive Peter Catchpole is to leave for a new career, having failed to clear the HA's historic deficit.
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Three-year jail term for £400,000 betting spree
An NHS manager who gambled over £400,000 of social security payments in betting sprees was jailed this week.
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Swings and roundabouts
It has been an up-anddown ride for one wouldbe PCT, with planning interrupted by a simulation exercise - and awkward questions in the school playground. Julia Squire reports
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Star quality
Children take part in the annual Happy Hearts lantern parade through Gateshead with lights made of willow sticks and tissue paper.Lantern workshops are organised by Gateshead council and funded by local health and arts organisations. The parade started seven years ago to stress the importance of healthy living.
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monitor
With the chancellor's billions still gladdening the hearts of NHS managers, it would be churlish not to raise a toast to the man of the moment and his friend, Prudence. For the Budget speech left no doubt about where Gordon's affections lie. Dear Prudence was mentioned no fewer than nine ...
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Hit and run
The closure of the Rover plant at Longbridge will cause widespread health problems, but the NHS could rev things up. James Garnett reports
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Growing, growing, gone
While the government builds up NHSnet, the race is on to find its replacement.Mick Williams reports from the Healthcare Computing 2000 conference