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    Grappling with the F-word

    1999-03-25T00:00:00Z

    news focus

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    GADFLY

    1999-03-25T00:00:00Z

    An everyday tale of trust folk, appearing fortnightly

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    Get the picture?

    1999-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Get the picture? motorcycle paramedic Andy Whatling puts a new lapel-mounted camera through its paces. The camera relays pictures to other system users via a belt-mounted computer.

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    It's jargon. Government jargon. Not plain jargon

    1999-03-25T00:00:00Z

    John Paton is not alone in finding the titles of government initiatives 'cloying, sentimental, inane and downright meaningless', with their 'mania for the colon followed by the apple-pie and motherhood adjectives' (letters, 25 February). Unfortunately, this style is not limited to the covers of documents, but extends to the text ...

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    Profile Veteran who knows how to PAC a punch

    1999-03-25T00:00:00Z

    westminster diary

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    Light touch

    1999-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Light touch: baby Zainab Bharwani and link worker Bimla Karra experience a multi-sensory room at Birmingham Community Children's Centre, while Zainab's mother, Shahnez Miah, looks on. The centre includes a clinic, therapy room, soft play area and facilities for local children and children with special needs.

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    Some winners, some losers, some still waiting

    1999-03-25T00:00:00Z

    The distribution of a £60m 'award' for GPs has been agreed by health ministers and the British Medical Association.

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    NHSnet 'is not millennium-compliant'

    1999-03-25T00:00:00Z

    A key part of the NHS information strategy is not millennium-proof even though it was built less than five years ago, according to a report for the NHS Executive.

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    monitor

    1999-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Nurses' union boss Christine Hancock modestly confides to Monitor the story of a visit to a jazz club when she was 'shoved forward' to take care of a man who had a fit. It's a long time since she practised, so she was relieved to find some 'real nurses' already ...

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    in person

    1999-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Greater Manchester Ambulance Service trust has appointed Allan Withers as emergency planning manager. Mr Withers, who joined GMAS in 1992, will also take charge of year 2000 preparations.

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    'Rethink suicide prevention' HAs urged

    1999-03-25T00:00:00Z

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    REFERENCES

    1999-03-25T00:00:00Z

    1 Evaluation of NHS Direct First-wave Sites. First interim report to the Department of Health. School of health and related research, Sheffield University, 1998.

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    telephone services

    1999-03-25T00:00:00Z

    'It seemed a bit robotic, but you pick up vibes from the caller and use your clinical judgement'

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    telephone services

    1999-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Phone bills: costs and calls

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    Vroom with a view

    1999-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Look out at the car park adjoining the admin block of a typical trust and it should be possible to tell which car belongs to which manager. A VW Passat or Landrover Freelander - that will be the chief executive's. BMW 300 Series or Rover 620 - it must be ...

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    Dangers of making the shop window too much of a draw £100m boost must not be allowed to reinforce A&E's primary care role

    1999-03-18T00:00:00Z

    Accident and emergency departments are the front line of acute care, and are effectively the NHS's shop window. But in too many places they still resemble the service as it was in a bygone era. Physically, they have failed to keep pace with the changes taking place around them - ...

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    Effective long-term care is not just about cash

    1999-03-18T00:00:00Z

    The Royal Commission on Long-Term Care misses one crucial point. Nowhere does it refer to the hands-on implementation of its proposals, and it only really examines in depth the financial implications of its recommendations.

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    'Act now on our long-term care findings' chair urges ministers

    1999-03-18T00:00:00Z

    The chair of the Royal Commission on Long-Term Care has urged ministers to act swiftly on his team's recommendations.