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Long-term care silence dubbed 'very worrying'
A member of the Royal Commission on Long-Term Care has attacked government 'silence' over its report.
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Bristol inquiry hears of opposition to DoH monitoring performance
The former head of the Department of Health has told the Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry that there was 'no system' of measuring the quality of care provided by the NHS in the 1980s.
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news in brief
A survey of 140 trust nursing directors, by Pay and Workforce Research and the newsletter Employing Nurses and Midwives, has found that their average basic pay is now 73 per cent of a chief executive's salary, compared with 66 per cent in 1998. Respondents said they had wider responsibilities, including ...
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Called to the bar:
Called to the bar: health secretary Frank Dobson watches patients using therapy equipment during a visit to Withington Therapy Centre last week. The £600,000 therapy centre, funded by Manchester health authority, provides rehabilitation in a shopping area, rather than hospital, and was developed after consultation with local people.
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PCGs warn of losing battle against soaring drug prices
Primary care groups have warned that soaring drug costs could lead to city-wide overspends of up to £1m.
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WEB WATCH
While the Department of Health continues ploughing good money after bad in an attempt to maintain its glorious technological isolation from the grubby world outside, our American cousins forge ahead, placing their faith in the very latest encryption software and the hottest and highest of firewalls.
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A self-management programme
A self-management programme developed by Professor Kate Lorig at Stanford University has operated in the US for several years. It includes symptom management techniques, nutrition, sleep management, use of community resources, medication and dealing with emotions.