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'Trust me, I'm a doctor'
The conviction of Harold Shipman makes him one of the UK's biggest serial killers. But there is a long history of doctors accused of killing their patients or others. Bernadette Friend reports
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The paramedic poisoner: Dr Michael Swango
This year, Dr Michael Swango, in jail in the US for falsifying his professional record to obtain work, will be eligible to be released to a prison halfway house.
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Inquiry into treatment of man who killed at eclipse
An independent inquiry is to be set up into the healthcare received by Kevin Hewitt - dubbed the 'eclipse killer' by local media.
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NHS funding
Throwing more money at the NHS in a bid to match health spending in other countries will only create a self-defeating cycle of higher and higher expectations, writes John Appleby
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Game for a scarf
Ruth Glentworth, a volunteer from charity Headstart, helps Vera Scott learn to use a headscarf and hair fringe to mask hair loss at Manchester's Christie Hospital.
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Terry Hanafin: 'That job's got my name on it'
Terry Hanafin joined the Audit Commission in October from Croydon health authority, where he was chief executive.
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How the scheme will work
'We believe that we shall have some patients placed in the community soon, although the transfer will be incremental rather than a large number transferring at once, ' says Sue Newton, development manager with charity PSS.
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Milburn looks to policy implications of Shipman
Health secretary Alan Milburn has moved to defend the family doctor service after the Shipman murder trial.
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Variable interest
Given a government obsessed, some would say, with inspection in the NHS, what will the Audit Commission's future role in healthcare be? Lyn Whitfield reports
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Lawyers in row over mediation
Lawyers have clashed over why government-funded research into the use of mediation to stem a rising tide of NHS litigation failed to attract a significant number of cases.
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List target strategy is 'misconceived'
The government has come under renewed fire from the King's Fund for its 'misconceived' strategy on waiting lists.
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Time is money
A trust which audited the contribution of its volunteers found it was worth thousands. Paddy Browne reports
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Moving story
An adult placement scheme for residents of a long-stay hospital that is due to close has provoked controversy, writes Colin Wright
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Old testament
PCGs are ducking their responsibilities if they cling to the argument that older people are not interested in consultation on services, say Margaret Edwards and Emilie Roberts
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Saddle up, pardner
A lot of people still need convincing that the arranged marriage between local government and the health service will be mutually rewarding. Maura Thompson sat in on their joint conference