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The big eight: high-level values that give the NHS its 'moral basis'
Health 'Many people take risks with their health, either by engaging in unhealthy lifestyles, or by undertaking risky sporting activity... It is a measure of the value placed on good health, rather than it being simply a matter of personal choice, that we often try to persuade such people of ...
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DoH gets key role in bid to stop violence
The Department of Health will have a key role to play in the government's £6m campaign to tackle violence against women, according to ministers.
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Short cuts BMA pushes for children's commissioner post
The British Medical Association has called for the government to establish an independent children's commissioner in a bid to improve the UK's 'poor record' on child health. A BMA report says the UK ranks 18th in a table of countries for deaths in early childhood, while social inequalities are 'marked' ...
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No draft dodging: 'bold targets' and more
The white paper bears a striking resemblance to a late draft published in HSJ last month.
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news in brief
New rules for treating erectile disfunction on the NHS came into force this week. Triggered by the debate over Viagra, they restrict a number of drug treatments to men with one of 12 conditions. The rules will be reviewed after a year.
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Short cuts End of term as two regional chairs step down
Two NHS regional chairs will be standing down at the end of their current terms on 1 November. In a written answer to MP Geraint Davies, health secretary Frank Dobson said Professor Alasdair Breckenridge, chair of North West region, will stand down to concentrate on his role as chair of ...
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Don't panic: clinging on with magnets
The NHS needs to learn from the past, rather than panic about the unknown, argues Mr Cash.
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Short cuts Rise in number of nurses and midwives coming to UK
The UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting has reported a 'huge increase' in the number of overseas nurses and midwives coming to the UK. Provisional figures for 1998-99 show a 38 per cent increase in the number of people from abroad applying for registration, from 5,946 to ...