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One step at a time
A year after the Acheson report on health inequalities - which won enthusiastic backing from the government - is the UK any nearer meeting its objectives? Wendy Moore reports
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Monitor
Monitor has been sounding out Dr Mike Dixon about his antecedents. With that bow-tie and slightly nutty professor look, he does have something of the boffin about him, and it wouldn't have surprised Monitor to discover that the PCG Alliance boss was descended from the inventor of the steam-driven tieknotting ...
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Measured response
A new method of measuring efficiency shows the reforms of the early 1990s had a minimal effect on individual hospitals' productivity. Bruce Hollingsworth and colleagues explain
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Making a point
Dave Prentis, deputy general secretary of Unison, examines a 'safe syringe' with Pauline Anderson, a staff nurse at St Mark's Hospital, London, at the launch of a Unison campaign against needlestick injuries.
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Points make prizes
A system of priority scoring would be a more equitable way to determine how urgently patients need treatment. Peter Adams reports on a pilot project
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Fourth inquiry into radiology scandal
A fourth inquiry has been launched into allegations of mismanagement at a leading radiology department, according to 'whistleblowers' who raised concerns about the department at Hammersmith Hospitals trust.
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May the force be with you
Mental health service users may find themselves facing a harsh new treatment regime under green paper proposals now out for consultation. Laura Donnelly reports
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Information law forces HAs to explain
The government's proposals for a Freedom of Information Bill, outlined in the Queen's Speech last week, would compel health authorities to give reasons for particular decisions, but would not extend the compulsion to regional offices or ministers.
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EU drive to limit junior doctors' hours is 'unworkable'
NHS managers have described a plan to extend the EU working- time directive to junior doctors' hours as 'unworkable' .
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New tack on learning disabilities
Health minister John Hutton has unveiled plans to develop a national learning disability strategy, following a critical report on existing services.
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Days like this
Community care white paper launched. . . Zero service growth predicted. . . Ambulance dispute worsens. . . Land-sale crisis. . . Mall costs dear. . .
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Short Cuts: Pharmacists move to improve drug supplies
The government has lowered the trigger point at which stocks of generic drugs are considered so low that pharmacists can supply branded alternatives instead. The 'category D' listing previously came into operation when there was less than four weeks' supply. But in an attempt to combat a shortage of generic ...