All News articles – Page 2018
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Merger talk for primary care rivals
The election of a new chair for the National Association of Primary Care could herald merger talks with the association's historic rival, the NHS Alliance.
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Breathe easy
As the four key confidential enquiries into patient deaths come under the wing of NICE, Thelma Agnew wonders whether they will take on a new spirit of openness
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Bordering on the unsatisfactory
Public health policies in the European Union Edited by Walter Holland and Elias Mossialos Ashgate 398 pages £50
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Let's stat at the very beginning
Statistical analysis in primary care Edited by Nigel Mathers, Martin Williams and Beverley Hancock Radcliffe Medical Press 113 pages £15.95
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Cancer centre roof collapse closes beds
A leaking roof at a regional cancer centre forced the closure of 15 out of 60 beds last week and led to the suspension of 20 patient treatments.
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Ambulance chief says extra cash is for 'failure to change'
'Maverick' ambulance chief executive Roger Thayne has attacked the government for 'rewarding the reluctance of the service to change' - weeks after receiving official recognition for his 'pioneering' work to cut emergency response times.
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Chief and deputy suspended after waiting-list confusion
The chief executive of Plymouth Hospitals trust and his deputy have been suspended after an investigation into waiting lists.
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Short Cuts: Virus forces trust to put 200 operations on hold
York Health Services trust has been forced to postpone 200 non-urgent operations following an outbreak of infection. More than 20 patients and a dozen staff were affected by the Norwalk virus, which closed six wards at York District Hospital to new admissions. Trust deputy chief executive George Wood said the ...
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Short Cuts: Wales procurement strategy aimed at saving £80m
Welsh Assembly finance secretary Edwina Hart has announced a review of public sector purchasing policies, with the aim of saving £80m over three years. The review will take four months and lead to a procurement strategy for the public sector across Wales.Ms Hart said: 'I regard this review as an ...
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Writing on the wall
New Labour's enthusiasm for guidance and targets is well known. But what impact are the guidelines having on the drive to improve Britain's lamentable cancer survival rates? Wendy Moore reports
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Target practice
The general election is some way off, but the first salvos have been fired in the health debate. Patrick Butler gets caught in the crossfire
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Pioneering spirits
In our occasional profiles of professionals in contrasting roles, Maura Thompson asks two health promotion workers to describe their work