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I say, let's all jolly well get stuck in to the web
As a communications manager in today's NHS, I would like to plead that chief executives everywhere make use of the technology and information that is literally at their own fingertips. Now that the NHS web is very much up and running, everyone who has access to it should use it, ...
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Campaign aims to cut patients' non-attendance
Health minister Baroness Hayman has asked 'waiting-list buster' Peter Homa to look at outpatient waiting times, after official figures showed that 1.3 million outpatient appointments - 11 per cent of the total - were 'wasted' in 1998 when patients did not show up.
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Rising fraud against NHS in Scotland
Fraud against the NHS in Scotland soared from just 14 reported cases valued at £29,000 to 65 cases totalling £200,000 last year, the commission reports.
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Legal adviser survey finds 'weaknesses'
A survey of NHS trusts has found a series of 'key weaknesses' in the performance of legal advisers.
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NHS contemplates race act compliance
Health service managers are considering how to comply with an expected extension of the Race Relations Act in the wake of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry.
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NAO calls for 'strategic planning' on use of £3bn Scots NHS estate
More strategic thinking is needed to make the best use of Scotland's £3bn NHS estate, according to the National Audit Office.
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I want to tell you a story
Inviting NHS managers, staff and users to talk about their experiences revealed a culture of frustrated aspirations, bullying and lack of support. Stephen Pattison and colleagues report
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Recovery positions
Scotland's public health white paper goes much further than its green paper, writes Mark Crail
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Out of step
Joint working will prove a hard road if health and social services fail to recognise their very different cultures, says Annie Phillips
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Looping the loop
Information systems and technology - often linked only with number crunching - are vital to clinical governance and can help good clinical practice.
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Getting into the swing
It's time the NHS had a national curriculum for management development - but not a staff college, argues Chris Ham
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Local heroes get stuck in
What can communities do to improve health? Strong communities are a major goal of the Blair government. Its strategy for public health is organised around a three-way contract between the government, communities and individuals, with responsibilities set out for each. The green paper, Our Healthier Nation, cites neighbourhoods as one ...
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Survey shows fall in HA-funded IVF treatment
The amount of in vitro fertilisation treatment funded by health authorities and boards is continuing to fall, according to a survey for the National Infertility Awareness Campaign.
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Experiencing turbulence
They may not be under the same do-or-die pressure as their airline counterparts, but health service chief executives are finding their millennium headaches far from over, writes Mark Crail