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We earn our respect - and without effective sewage systems, you would have died of the plague by now
Everyone is entitled to their opinion and to express it. But Professor Maynard, who I have always respected as a fair and decent human being, has contravened the rules by which a free society exists and flourishes.
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Standard deviation
The private sector is to get its own equivalent to the Commission for Health Improvement. Barbara Millar gauges reaction to the proposal
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Dangers of target practice
Surely the highlight of the NHS Confederation conference for managers was to hear a secretary of state for health say in an important speech that there was a need for 'high-trust' relationships within the NHS and a commitment to the 'learning organisation'?
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Scottish talks open cracks in pay system
Trade union leaders are to meet Scottish Office officials today to discuss the future of pay negotiations under the Scottish Parliament.
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Non-medical worthies would not necessarily be more cost-effective
Are public health doctors a waste of money? Readers reply to columnist Alan Maynard
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Community groups 'may desert HAZ'
Community groups have threatened to walk away from a health action zone unless there is more community involvement.
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Coded message: don't DIY
The Read clinical codes fiasco showed up weaknesses in NHS funding and project management. But the fatal flaw was a stubborn insistence on ignoring US developments and going it alone, argues Peter Mitchell
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Private sector struggles to find friends in high places Will it ever manage to find shelter and solace under CHI's wing?
Health secretary Frank Dobson openly admitted to something of which he has long been accused, during questions at one of the annual conferences earlier this month. Did he regard himself as secretary of state for health or for the NHS, he was asked. Hesitating for barely a moment - his ...
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Wise words in defence of a fallen chief
It is not entirely a surprise that Audrey Wise, the veteran left-wing MP for Preston, should in recent weeks find herself cast in the rather lonely role of defender of the sacked Guild Community Health Care trust chief executive Les Howell.
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Chaos theory
Information system plans for primary care groups are as much up in the air as the rest of the PCG project. The simultaneous need to get all GPs connected to NHSnet by the year end is just adding to the confusion, writes Peter Mitchell
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Let's have a closer look at the role of those expensive trust and HA chairs
Are public health doctors a waste of money? Readers reply to columnist Alan Maynard
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Open and shut case
Acute mental care consumes two-thirds of all mental health resources. But if there were alternative services for inpatients who no longer need intensive support, costs could be halved, suggest Christina Moore and Judith Wolf
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Cards on the tables
Despite some major data flaws, the launch of clinical indicator tables was welcomed by many - but will they be acted upon? Lyn Whitfield reports
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Bristol staff 'undermined' for raising concerns, inquiry told
Bristol Royal Infirmary staff worked in an atmosphere of fear that 'pervaded every aspect of the organisation', a senior manager has claimed.
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A brush with boogie
New shadow health secretary Liam Fox is sure to make a colourful contribution to William Hague's re-shuffled front bench.
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Plan for new medical school binned
The government has come under sharp criticism for refusing to create a new stand-alone medical school to help boost the number of trainee doctors' places by 1,000.
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A look at public health skills in today's varied settings would be better
Are public health doctors a waste of money? Readers reply to columnist Alan Maynard
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Health Bill comes through battered but unbowed
The government maintained its determined refusal to accept any amendments to the Health Bill from the opposition parties as it completed its report stage and passed to the Lords last week.
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Doubts grow over Bart's rescue as PCG issues funds warning
Doubts about the feasibility of 'saving' London's Bart's Hospital as a specialist cardiac and cancer centre are growing less than 18 months after the high-profile decision was made.
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Health Bill moves forward as Lords back down
The Health Bill's passage through Parliament took another step forward last week when the House of Lords backed away from confrontation with the Commons and agreed a swathe of MPs' amendments.