All News articles – Page 2011
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In Brief: Call for smoking to be treated as hard drug
A medical royal college has called for smoking to be taken as seriously as the use of heroin or cocaine, with treatment routinely available on the NHS. In a hard-hitting report, the Royal College of Physicians of England calls for a radical new approach to tobacco use, recognising it as ...
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BMA to fight Shipman 'contempt'
The British Medical Association will 'vigorously' defend itself to the attorney general, who has been asked to investigate whether it was in contempt of court for releasing a briefing document about GP Harold Shipman before he was found guilty of 15 murders.
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A touch of the blues
Tony Blair paints public service workers as resistant to change in order to denigrate the idea of public service, according to Mick McKeown and Dave Mercer
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In Brief: Patients blamed for financial position
Worthing and Southlands Hospitals trust has blamed the cost of treating a 'record' number of patients over Christmas and the new year for a worsening financial position.
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Best practice makes perfect
Transforming supervision in health care By Don Mason Cassell 186 pages £14.99
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Resist temptation to be a wet blanket on beds inquiry
Milburn must seize opportunity to 'reverse' 40-year numbers decline
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Milburn wins plaudits for 'more beds' move
Health secretary Alan Milburn's promise of more NHS beds and a fresh focus on care for elderly people appears to have won the backing of key health service interest groups, boosting his attempts to sustain the momentum of his embattled reforms.
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Let battle commence
Clinical governance in primary care Edited by Tim Van Zwanenberg and Jamie Harrison Radcliffe Medical Press 224 pages £21.50
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Council launches legal battle
A council has launched a legal battle against venture capitalists trying to close an elderly people's home sold off by the council before the general election.
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In Brief: Charter marks awarded
NHS organisations have been awarded 171 charter marks this year. Health minister John Hutton said this was a 'tribute to the hard work, dedication and team effort put in by NHS staff'.
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Shipman: not fair to ask doctors or managers to inquire
As a retired detective chief inspector who has spent 10 years investigating within the health sector, I have a deep affinity for healthcare professionals.
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The art of Gentle Persuasion
The government's NHS reforms depend heavily on GPs. But they should be offered positive incentives to take part, argues Bob Royce
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Short Cuts: Cooper announces funding for back pain pilots
Public health minister Yvette Cooper has announced that 19 pilot projects will receive funding for initiatives to reduce back pain in the workplace, as part of the 'back in work' scheme. Results from the pilots, which will receive a total of £700,000 from the Department of Health and the Health ...
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A breath of fresh air
Voices and choices Young people who use assisted ventilation: their health, social care and education By Jane Noyes The Stationery Office 108 pages £12.50
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Scottish NHS sees leap in agency staff
The number of agency nurses used by the NHS in Scotland has more than doubled in five years, according to a Scottish Accounts Commission report that calls for trusts to reduce dependency on temporary staff through better planning.
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Short Cuts: Sheffield acute trusts announce plans for merger
Sheffield's two acute trusts have announced merger plans. Central Sheffield University Hospitals trust and Northern General Hospital trust will forward a joint recommendation for merger from 1 April to health secretary Alan Milburn. A joint statement said this was the 'natural way forward' for the two trusts and would allow ...