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The £500m bill Mr Brown forgot Pension contributions change will cost the price of four new hospitals
The NHS appears to have developed its own variation on Parkinson's law (the one about work expanding to fill the time available). In the case of the health service, unanticipated expenses expand to use up money earmarked for growth and innovation (see news, pages 2-3). Let's call it Brown's law.
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Queries over £1bn 'red tape' savings
An Office of Health Economics report has cast doubt on government claims that the current round of NHS reforms will lead to 'red tape' savings of £1bn.
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Retraining for suspended Scots surgeon
A suspended Scottish surgeon is to undergo supervised surgical retraining before being allowed back to work after an external inquiry found concerns about his clinical practice were justified.
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What will NICE do?
Appraise and issue guidelines on management of diseases and use of particular drugs or interventions.
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Needlepoint:
Needlepoint: consultant radiologist Dr Mark Callaway (left) with patient Andrew Wood, demonstrating a new technique for detecting 'hidden' cancers, developed with his United Bristol Healthcare trust colleague Dr Julian Kabala. It uses an open magnetic resonance imaging scanner and a specially designed non-magnetic cutting needle to diagnose difficult to detect ...
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Scots MPs say no
Labour has launched its Scottish election campaign with a pledge to build eight new hospitals, including the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, using what Scottish secretary Donald Dewar called a 'public-private partnership' rather than PFI.
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Nice work: jobs on-line
HSJ's web site takes a significant step forward today with the launch of HSJ Jobs Plus, offering its 24,000 registered users the chance to access full-text advertisements for jobs, tenders and courses and conferences online. The fully searchable database, covering every job advertised in HSJ, will also include a 'job ...