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Governing the guv'nor
Would greater regulation put managers on a par with other professionals in the NHS, ask Peter Coles and Neil Goodwin
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Missing the vote
Critics of Labour's task-forces say they are not so much 'inclusive' government as a means of keeping dissenters sweet and delaying heavy expenditure. And no-one elects their members, writes Patrick Butler
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Monitor
Monitor's uncanny ability to foretell the future - despite the odd cock-up, such as when Mo Mowlam didn't become health secretary - tempts a new prophecy: the Tories, unable to stomach the prospect of 'Shagger Norris' as their candidate for mayoral office in London, will eventually select the squeaky-clean and ...
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In person
Tony McLean has succeeded Sally Gorham as chief executive of Essex and Herts Community trust. Ms Gorham, who had held the post since 1995, is now chief executive of Harlow primary care group. Mr McLean, a qualified nurse, was deputy chief executive of Allington trust, Ipswich, where he oversaw the ...
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The Tongan winding road
Primary care in the South Pacific is far from idyllic, and patients would hardly recognise the range of services offered in the UK. Geraint Lewis reports on two recent attachments
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WEB WATCH
'I've heard that it is dangerous to take Prozac, and smoke marijuana, or take other illegal drugs. Does anyone know if that is true?' asks Sara. According to RxList, which bills itself as 'the internet drug index', the anti-depressant is the fifth most commonly prescribed drug in the US - ...
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Healthy living centres kick off with £1m plan
One of the government's earliest health policy ideas is showing signs of coming to fruition with the announcement of the first healthy living centre to be funded by the National Lottery.
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Pensions win for staff hit by 1980s privatisation debacle
Former employees of West Midlands regional health authority, who lost their pensions after being transferred to the private sector in the late 1980s, have won a multi-million pound settlement from the Department of Health.
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Guidelines aim to tackle bugs acquired while in hospital
Health minister John Denham has announced new standards on the management of hospital-acquired infections, such as the 'superbug' MRSA.
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In Brief: DOH spending for support of 'special activities'
The Department of Health spent just over £500,000 providing central support for 'special activities' during the NHS 50th anniversary year in 1998, said health minister John Denham.
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MPs put health officials on spot in Formula One tobacco ads row
Senior health officials were subjected to embarrassing scrutiny by MPs last week over the government's decision to exclude Formula One motor racing from its tobacco advertising ban.
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In Brief: Expenditure on external consultants and advisers
Expenditure on external consultants and advisers by the DoH (including the NHS Executive) has halved from £14.4m in the last year of the Conservative government to £7.1m in 1998-99, according to figures revealed by junior health minister Gisele Stuart.
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Dentist 'named and shamed' after rejecting ruling
A dentist who refused to implement recommendations by the health service ombudsman or apologise to the patient who complained is the first to be publicly exposed under a new naming and shaming policy.
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In Brief: NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency
Duncan Eaton has been appointed chief executive of the new NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency. He is chief executive of Bedfordshire health authority, president of the Healthcare Supplies Association and was a member of the Cabinet Office review of NHS procurement in 1998 that led to the agency's creation. The ...
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Short Cuts: Research centre for age-related diseases opens
A research centre for age-related diseases will be set up on the Guy's campus of King's College, London, following a £6m grant from the Wolfson Foundation. The Wolfson Centre for Age Related Diseases will study heart disease, stroke, Parkinson's disease, dementia and other conditions associated with ageing. The centre's first ...