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In brief: Gisela Stuart
Junior health minister Gisela Stuart has announced that £5m will be spent developing digital TV pilots to give patients 'easier and faster access at home to health advice and information'.
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In brief: Lothian University Hospitals trust
Lothian University Hospitals trust has put part of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh's site on the international property market.
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In brief: General Social Care Council for England
The government has postponed the start date for the General Social Care Council for England. It will now start work in October 2001, rather than April. Health minister John Hutton said this was to make sure the 'necessary groundwork' was in place.
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In brief: New Opportunities Fund
The New Opportunities Fund is giving a £1m grant to Bromley-by-Bow healthy living centre to provide additional facilities including exercise groups, singing for asthma, arts and health activities such as silk painting, a new food co-op and allotments.
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In brief: North East Lincolnshire primary care trust
Newly formed North East Lincolnshire primary care trust has set up a residents panel with advice from local councils, police and voluntary groups to give the public a say in developing health services.
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Blow to hospital's 'radical redesign'
The £4.2m 're-engineering' of Leicester Royal Infirmary failed to transform the hospital 'to the extent and at the pace' intended, according to a report from Sheffield University and Warwick Business School.
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Bevan can wait
The father of the NHS, Nye Bevan, was against hospitals relying on private charity - so what would he have thought of an attempt in the 21st century to build a children's hospital by public subscription? Tash Shifrin examines the scheme
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Government may press on with a 'closer-to-home' beds strategy
The government looks set to push a long-term strategy to expand 'closer to-home' intermediate care services - despite a lack of evidence about whether such schemes actually work.
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DoH awaits cost of Euro court's landmark ruling over pensions
The government has been struggling this week to assess the cost to the NHS of a landmark European Court ruling on pension rights.
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More autonomy for managers: Milburn
The NHS Executive's role will shift from performance management to change management after the launch of the 'national plan' in July, health secretary Alan Milburn has told HSJ .
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Councils appeal over mental health services bill
Four councils barred by the High Court from charging mental health patients for after-care services have appealed against the ruling this week.
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Public sector chiefs unite on anti-fraud measures
A public service forum to combat fraud has been launched by the Institute of Public Finance, the commercial arm of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. The Better Governance and Counter-Fraud Forum aims to bring together chief executives from local government, the health service, housing and police services ...
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Milburn finds right answer - to the wrong question
Health secretary must realise number of people waiting is not the issue
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Scrutinised ambulance trust now meeting targets
East Anglian Ambulance trust, which was the subject of a regional office inquiry last March amid public concern about its performance, is now meeting national response times. The trust reached the scene of 96.4 per cent of emergencies within 19 minutes and 51.2 per cent within eight minutes last month. ...
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Religious conversion aids A&E
A chapel is being converted into a minor injuries unit at Worcester Royal Infirmary to relieve pressure on the accident and emergency department.
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Trust's sick-leave memo leads to accusations of 'bullying tactics'
A trust has sent memos to domestic staff and porters about the 'cost to the department' of taking as little as one day's sick leave, leading to accusations that it is victimising some of its lowest paid staff.
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CHI boosts communications for abuse investigation
Further details have been issued of the Commission for Health Improvement's investigation of North Lakeland Healthcare trust, ordered by health secretary Alan Milburn in the wake of a report detailing abuse of elderly patients with mental health problems. A five-strong team has been appointed and CHI has announced it intends ...