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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 ...
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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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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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What will NICE do?
Appraise and issue guidelines on management of diseases and use of particular drugs or interventions.
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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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Decision on 2000 pay shocks managers
Hospitals could face a staffing crisis over the millennium weekend as a result of the government's decision to turn down a national deal on premium pay.
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A NICE beginning But there's still a long way to go before real change can be achieved
The welcome appointment of a senior, career health service manager as the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's first chief executive means that work on building up the organisation can now at last begin (see news, page 5). And not before time.