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Residential homes to get regulatory body
The Welsh Office has announced the launch of a regulatory body for nursing and residential homes in a white paper on the future of social services.
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Waiting lists will return to crisis levels when the expensive blitzes are over
We had high hopes for the NHS when Labour took office, but although it may be improving, the evidence is not obvious on the ground. Millions of citizens are still suffering, and we bump into them all the time.
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'Smart card' security bid
Ten hospitals are piloting a 'smart card' that would allow NHS employers to check the complete occupational health history and any police record of potential employees.
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Don't believe what you read the price is right
I have been an avid reader of HSJ for the last 10 years, although for all of that time I have worked in the pharmaceutical industry.
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When suicide beckons: helping GPs under stress
North and South Staffordshire health authorities fund a support service for local GPs undergoing various forms of stress. It was set up 18 months ago by Ruth Chambers, a local GP and professor of health commissioning at Staffordshire University, to offer support to GPs experiencing problems with drinking, drugs, work ...
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Belfast trust makes youth service bid in attempt to reduce suicides
A Belfast trust is bidding for up to £750,000 to build a 'one-stop' integrated youth service in an attempt to reduce suicides and teenage pregnancies.
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Unions attack Labour on PFI
The Labour Party is facing a tough challenge to its use of the private finance iniative this week, at the Scottish Trade Union Congress in Glasgow.
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Learning curve assessment as a route back to work
Dr Y agreed to undertake retraining in one area of surgical practice after an inquiry raised concerns about some of the patients he had treated.
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An everyday story of trust folk, appearing fortnightly
A zealous visitor from across the pond must be kept busy - and is there more to the management trainee than meets the eye?
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The way ahead: NSF survey results
NSF has launched a campaign for 'decent care and treatment', better monitoring of mental health services and more independent advocacy in the wake of its survey. It found:
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Agreement or impasse? What the future holds
Permanent secretary Clive Gowdy offered three possible timescales for reforming health and social services in Northern Ireland.
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Major hospital blaze prompts chief to protest against insurance orders
The chief executive of a hospital involved in a major fire has written to health secretary Frank Dobson protesting about orders that stop trusts taking out commercial insurance.