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GMC rejects calls for central register
The General Medical Council has rejected calls for it to develop a central register of doctors under suspicion of professional misconduct or involvement in criminal investigations.
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IoD calls for greater private healthcare funding
The Institute of Directors has called for an expansion of private funding of healthcare through an 'NHS passport' scheme offering part-payment of private treatment, to increase healthcare spending without raising taxes. Under the scheme everyone would have free access to core taxfunded healthcare from GPs and NHS-approved trusts. But if ...
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MPs hit out over 'systematic failings' in care inspections
A Commons select committee has attacked 'systematic failings in impenetrable' inspection and complaints procedures for vulnerable people in long-term care.
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On the case
A green paper reviewing the 1983 Mental Health Act proposes the abolition of managers' power to discharge patients. Patricia Gregory urges the government to retain this valuable local safeguard to patient rights
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Obituary: David Castell
David Castell has died at the age of 64 after spending his entire career in the NHS. A psychology graduate of Manchester University, he worked at the Maudsley Hospital in London and in Norfolk before becoming strategic adviser for mental health services to Pembrokeshire NHS. He was also a mental ...
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Climbing out of the chair
Health service managers will be familiar with trust chairs taking a hands-on approach, but one has swapped roles entirely - and become a chief executive. Kaye McIntosh reports
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The second coming
A rise in cases of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases has led to talk of a time-bomb more reminiscent of the mid-1980s. Laura Donnelly asks how services will cope
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Toned up, but in a tricky corner
Discreet relaxation of guidance on use of private facilities may be on its way
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Disability criteria under scrutiny
An intensive care nurse has won £800,000 in an out-of-court settlement over two workplace back injuries, which have made him unemployable.
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Floodgates open for increased damages
As compensation awards for clinical negligence soar, an almost unnoticed High Court judgement delivered at Newcastle upon Tyne could open the floodgates for even bigger damages.
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Days like this
Pressure for mergers. . . 'Keep internal market simple'. . . 'Mortal danger' warning. . . Funding charges rejected. . . 1 million 'awaited treatment'. . .
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Public trust in doctors stays high despite Shipman
The public's trust in doctors remains extremely high - despite recent bad publicity over cases such as the Harold Shipman murder trial, according to a MORI public opinion poll carried out for the British Medical Association. The survey of more than 2,000 people found that 87 per cent would generally ...
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Uncle Sam shows off his relative values to ill effect
Have you heard the one about the sick and elderly people who hire a bus to drive them across the border to buy prescription drugs in a neighbouring country where they are up to 80 per cent cheaper than at home?
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Facing hard truths
A day of visits to assess care for detained, mentally ill black and ethnic-minority patients found worrying gaps in meeting their cultural, religious and communication needs, write Lesley Warner and colleagues
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'Outcome focus' urged for partnership working
Successful partnership working in mental health can only be achieved if teams are 'outcome focused' and well supported, according to a paper launched this week by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health. It highlights six key models of partnership working and outlines key factors in successful partnerships between health services, ...
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Give and let live
Changes in the rules for organ transplant in the US have raised important issues about which patients should get priority. Howard Berliner reports
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A lot of knowledge is a good thing
Health management information systems A handbook for decision makers By Jack Smith Open University Press 345 pages £22. 50
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Out-of-hours GP review launched
Health minister John Denham has launched a review of out-of-hours GP services examining the possible future role of the NHS Direct helpline as a first port of call for access to primary care.
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A great leveller
The NHS job evaluation scheme should iron out some major anomalies in pay and conditions - and will extend to the very top. Paul Stephenson reports