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Internal factors influencing PCT design
Governance tensions between PCG boards and their constituencies and partners;
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Days like these
Reforms not negotiable... Islington 'deplores' white paper... Vulnerable 'will lose out'... Boots' hospital invite... Ambulance tendering
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WEB WATCH MARK CRAIL
If you think that Durkheim was the one who invented the manoeuvre used by first-aiders to save people choking on their food, you have much to learn about sociologists. And if you still think hospitals are fundamentally benevolent institutions which aim to make people better, you have still more to ...
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Consultants warn of Leeds mental 'crisis'
Consultant psychiatrists in Leeds have claimed that mental health services have reached a 'critical position' following the withdrawal of £8m regional funding.
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New consultant contract proving a minefield
I was interested in your balanced report on consultants' contracts ('On the line', pages 20-22,
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NAO expresses concern over Welsh finances
The head of the National Audit Office has expressed 'concern' about the worsening financial performance of health authorities and trusts in Wales.
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The New NHS Charter: Greg Dyke's proposals
A statement setting out the guiding principles of the NHS.
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Open sesame for a challenging view of the world
Dare one suggest in response to Chris Ham that development of a national management curriculum is exactly what the Institute of Health Services Management should be doing if it is to have a future - perhaps in collaboration with the British Association of Medical Managers and the universities? It should ...
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'Fragmented' genetic services commissioning is 'wasting cash'
Specialist commissioning of genetic services could save lives and money, a report has claimed.
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IT's just not the case
Peter Mitchell (IT input, 18 February) writes that HBOC is the 'market leader' in NHS Direct contracts.
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Courts could uphold right to free nursing care
Action has been eagerly awaited since the landmark High Court ruling last December that the NHS has a legal duty to provide free nursing care and cannot shift the liability to local authorities, which charge those who have the means to pay.