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In brief: Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals trust
Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals trust has issued a people management standards document to staff so they can 'monitor the performance of trust management'. It includes commitments to provide safe staffing levels, and explains how staff should raise concerns.
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In brief: Hip replacements
One in seven consultants has no proper evidence for the effectiveness of hip replacements, according to a National Audit Office report. Of 3,400 hip replacements carried out in 1998-99,14 per cent were done by consultants who had no evidence of their effectiveness. The report also highlights 'significant variations in performance'. ...
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Fighting chance
Chief executives have found the transition from PCGs to PCTs involves balancing relationships with HAs, nurses and GPs, to name but a few. Ann Mahon and Debbie Garrod explain
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'Downgrade' plan trust chief quits
A trust chief executive at the centre of a controversial plan to downgrade Crawley Hospital is to leave her post.
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Nought for your comfort
Health service workers were told to blame managers, not ministers, for low pay - and the rest - at Unison's healthcare conference. Kaye McIntosh reports
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Shared ownership of a common goal
Relationships in the NHS Bridging the gap By Geoff Meads and John Ashcroft Royal Society of Medicine 140 pages £17.50
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NICE orders review of four confidential inquiries
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has asked Sir John Grimley Evans, professor of geriatric medicine at Oxford University, to review the four confidential inquiries that now come under its umbrella. The review will look at the contribution made by the inquiries, whether they should continue to remain confidential, how ...
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PFI hospital project 'didn't consider public finance'
The Commons public accounts committee has said it is 'not convinced' that the use of public finance was seriously considered for the flagship private finance initiative hospital project at Dartford and Gravesham trust. In a report following a critical National Audit Office investigation, the committee says this may have 'influenced ...
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Co-operation without politics
With less than a month before the London mayoral election, most voters are none the wiser about which candidate is most likely to work effectively in the interests of Londoners' health.
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The directors' cut
The medical director wields great influence and is better paid than some chief executives. But reconciling the demands of management and medicine can be tricky. Barbara Millar reports
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Experts query role of mental health 'czar'
The government has at last appointed a mental health 'czar' - six months after launching the national service framework.
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Days like this
'Keep internal market simple'. . .Quality of care warning. . .London surgery threat. . .HAs' huge budget cuts. . .Fears for community care. . .
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Dear Mel. . .
At one time it was very important to consider the length of time patients waited for admission to hospital. Is this still the case?
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NHS 'struggling' to meet needs of diabetes patients
The Audit Commission has found that some parts of the NHS are 'struggling' to meet the needs of diabetes patients , and improvements will be needed if it is to meet rising demand . Diabetes currently accounts for £2bn of hospital costs each year, and this is set to double ...