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Whistleblower Bolsin takes the stand at Bristol inquiry
Dr Stephen Bolsin, the anaesthetist credited with uncovering the Bristol Royal Infirmary tragedy, took the stand this week at the public inquiry into the deaths of babies who underwent heart surgery at the hospital.
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In Brief: Family planning clinics
About 1.2 million women but only 80,000 men attended family planning clinics last year, according to Department of Health figures. But nearly four-fifths of women requiring family planning services saw GPs.
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In Brief: The NHS working group on continence services
The NHS working group on continence services has reported and ministers are considering its recommendations, said health minister John Hutton. 'We hope to publish the guidance in the near future, ' he added.
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Campaign launched to reassure patients of millennium readiness
A £70,000 campaign has been launched to reassure the public that London's NHS will not break down over the millennium. Health authorities are to send out 4 million leaflets on health services over the holiday.
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Short Cuts: Counter-fraud intake 'graduate' from training centre
Junior health minister Lord Hunt has officially opened the NHS Counter Fraud Training Centre in Reading and awarded certificates to its first 'graduates'. The centre will train more than 500 staff in counter-fraud skills and run specialist courses to degree level accredited by Portsmouth University. Department of Health director of ...
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Parents protest over children's hearts retained by pathologists
A meeting of up to 400 parents who believe their children's hearts were kept without their knowledge by Alder Hey Children's Hospital, in Liverpool, has been called for next week.
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Short Cuts: Clinical governance shown as PCGs' main interest
Clinical governance has been identified as a key area of interest for primary care groups, according to publisher Binleys. Its latest Database of Primary Care says clinical governance committees are the most developed aspect of PCGs' structure, followed by prescribing, information technology and commissioning. The majority of committee members are ...
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Communal living
The second wave of personal medical services pilots brings a greater degree of flexibility to primary care, but presents challenges for HAs as well, write Richard Lewis and Rigo Pizarro
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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 ...
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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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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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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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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.