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Paying the price for the Peter principle
I had set aside the Commons Hansard of 28 January to pore over the second-reading debate on Ann Winterton's Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill in a quiet moment. So it came as a shock to realise that it had led Liberal Democrat MP-GP Peter Brand to be investigated by ...
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WEB WATCH
The most comprehensive and authoritative guide to prescription medicines in use in this country began to offer open access to the public as well as healthcare professionals recently, with a pharmaceutical database listing 2,500 medicines and the 15,000 changes made every year to drug licences.
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Not there yet
Despite the increasing proportion of women in medicine and the changes they have brought to medical practice, they are still grossly under-represented in areas such as surgery. Barbara Millar reports
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Short Cuts: FPA highlights medical abortion access problems
The Family Planning Association has claimed medical abortion in England is 'over-medicalised and unnecessarily bureaucratic', forcing women to have surgical terminations. A report launched this week says fewer than one in five women having an early abortion on the NHS will receive a medical termination. There are also regional variations. ...
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Two-day target for access to doctors criticised as 'harsh'
Primary care leaders have given a lukewarm response to governmentbacked targets for rapid access to GPs.
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In Brief: Call for update of Act
The Federation of Independent Nursing Agencies has indicated it has 'strong reservations' about the proposed repeal of the Nursing Agencies Act and called for it to be updated, rather than abolished.
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Short Cuts: Sheffield acute trusts announce plans for merger
Sheffield's two acute trusts have announced merger plans. Central Sheffield University Hospitals trust and Northern General Hospital trust will forward a joint recommendation for merger from 1 April to health secretary Alan Milburn. A joint statement said this was the 'natural way forward' for the two trusts and would allow ...
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Scottish NHS sees leap in agency staff
The number of agency nurses used by the NHS in Scotland has more than doubled in five years, according to a Scottish Accounts Commission report that calls for trusts to reduce dependency on temporary staff through better planning.
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A breath of fresh air
Voices and choices Young people who use assisted ventilation: their health, social care and education By Jane Noyes The Stationery Office 108 pages £12.50
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Short Cuts: Cooper announces funding for back pain pilots
Public health minister Yvette Cooper has announced that 19 pilot projects will receive funding for initiatives to reduce back pain in the workplace, as part of the 'back in work' scheme. Results from the pilots, which will receive a total of £700,000 from the Department of Health and the Health ...
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The art of Gentle Persuasion
The government's NHS reforms depend heavily on GPs. But they should be offered positive incentives to take part, argues Bob Royce
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Shipman: not fair to ask doctors or managers to inquire
As a retired detective chief inspector who has spent 10 years investigating within the health sector, I have a deep affinity for healthcare professionals.
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In Brief: Charter marks awarded
NHS organisations have been awarded 171 charter marks this year. Health minister John Hutton said this was a 'tribute to the hard work, dedication and team effort put in by NHS staff'.