All News articles – Page 2211

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    A shot in the arm

    1998-09-10T00:00:00Z

    The government has underlined its determination to bring drug misusers in from the cold with a 217m boost for the treatment and prevention elements of its three-year anti-drugs strategy for England.

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    Cognitive approach to witness interviewing

    1998-09-10T00:00:00Z

    I am carrying out research into interviewing witnesses using the cognitive approach - an interview technique for managers to enable witnesses to recall an event or incident accurately and in detail.

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    An independent appeal system will do nothing to enhance a poor doctor- patient relationship

    1998-09-10T00:00:00Z

    I do wonder if those demanding that GPs give reasons for de-registration and calling for 'some agreed method' (Letters, 13 August) have thought through the implications.

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    All shook up

    1998-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Third-generation GP and occasional country music DJ Ian Bogle is the new chair of council at the British Medical Association. He talks to Mark Gould about some of the changes that can be expected

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    Galbraith takes aim at SAHC 'watchdog' role

    1998-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Scottish health councils fear their independence and their credibility with patients could be undermined by government attempts to make them give up their 'watchdog' role.

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    Antibiotic resistance 'critical' as pressure affects hygiene

    1998-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Pressure on hospital beds and changes in cleaning contracts have contributed to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, a government report has concluded.

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    A&E closure at Guy's sparks 'strain' warning at St Thomas'

    1998-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Closing the accident and emergency department at Guy's Hospital in south London will put 'unbearable strain' on neighbouring units, it has been claimed.

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    Mail horror stories add to post holiday blues

    1998-09-10T00:00:00Z

    POLITICS MICHAEL WHITE

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    Northwick Park shows how a hospital can adapt to a developing future

    1998-09-10T00:00:00Z

    I found Ann Dix's article, 'Concrete issues' (cover feature, 30 July) very good stuff - concise, interesting and fair.

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    Staff absenteeism

    1998-09-10T00:00:00Z

    I am researching the recruitment problems and absenteeism rates of domestic staff and would like to know what experiences other trusts have had.

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    Chief executive leaves as 13m deficit looms

    1998-09-10T00:00:00Z

    The chief executive of a London teaching hospital heading for a 13m deficit has left her post.

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    WEB WATCH

    1998-09-03T00:00:00Z

    I am going outside now. I may be some time. Autumn is approaching, and our thoughts turn naturally to howling winds, snow drifts and temperatures of 40 degrees below freezing. But if you think it's going to be bad here, spare a thought for the medics of the British Antarctic ...

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    It takes two to tango

    1998-09-03T00:00:00Z

    What makes the relationship between chair and chief executive successful? Andrew Wall describes how a series of interviews with some of these 'couples' revealed the importance of personal compatibility

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    Swindon

    1998-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Swindon has a justifiable claim to be the birthplace of the NHS, says John Cannon, communications manager of the National Monuments Record Centre. 'The Great Western Railway's Medical Fund, set up in the late 1840s with a cradle-to-grave approach to healthcare, was a key inspiration for Aneurin Bevan.'

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    in person

    1998-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Diana Middleditch is the new director of finance at Camden & Islington Community Health Services trust. She was previously director of finance at Haringey Healthcare trust. Her new duties will include taking charge of the estates and facilities and IT departments.

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    Pay pitfalls

    1998-09-03T00:00:00Z

    While progress on a new NHS-wide pay system is faltering, there is still a lot of common ground between unions and managers.

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    Passing the screen test

    1998-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Computerisation can remove almost all the potential errors in cervical screening. And, says Mark Gould, it can increase productivity threefold

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    where are they now?

    1998-09-03T00:00:00Z

    No 85

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    monitor

    1998-09-03T00:00:00Z

    The Monitor award for this week's most entertaining press release must surely go to the British Psychological Society. It tells us that 'pooches are probably not psychic'. It is nice to know scientists have the time and resources to carry out such important research. A team from Edinburgh and Hertfordshire ...

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    London

    1998-09-03T00:00:00Z

    A second world war former army field hospital, now housing an x-ray department, will be open on Saturday 19 September from 1pm until 4pm as part of the London Open House days.