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Junior doctors spurn abortion
A pressure group is calling for an overhaul of NHS abortion services in the light of a survey showing that junior doctors may be increasingly unwilling to provide them.
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Ambulance trust chief executive retires before 999 inquiry reports
The chief executive of an ambulance trust has retired, weeks before an inquiry reports on allegations that response times were 'doctored'.
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The nursing shake-up
A new Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Council will replace the UK Central Council and the four national boards governing nurse education. The government is consulting the NHS on three points on how it will work.
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The jury is out
In 1996 and 1997 the King's Fund and the Institute for Public Policy Research shared sponsorship of citizens' juries set up in six health authorities. Healthy Debate is a comprehensive account of the evaluation, which had three aims: to assess how far juries had enabled local people to become involved ...
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Regulation issue
Doctors appear to have escaped the threat of ministerial intervention. Other professions are less fortunate. Pat Healy reports
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Figuring out the problem
Frank Dobson wants to see the 13 chairs whose health authorities failed to meet cervical screening targets. Barbara Millar reports
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Empty pocket
In the second of our occasional series following five PCGs in Enfield and Haringey, Kaye McIntosh finds that the area suffers financially from having a mobile, inner-city population
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Real democracy demands a willingness to listen to genuine local voices
The launch of the King's Fund's 'Citizen Participation' programme last month had all the trappings of an exciting step forward for public involvement in decision making. Sadly, the content was old and weary, and little more than an attempt to promote democracy by focus group.
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Elections delay hits public health white paper
The much-delayed public health white paper could be further held up by elections this summer, HSJ has learned.
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Sainsbury - out for a duck as food debate hots up?
It was the description of genetically-modified products as being the equivalent of a new wonder-drug which brought me up with a start. 'They're as dangerous as drugs and should be tested with the same rigour as pharmaceuticals,' said someone.
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Days like this
Doctors at Guy's Hospital, London, are angry over growing rumours that it will be among the first to opt out of health authority control. 'It is a matter of substantial embarrassment to most of us that the professor of surgery, Ian McColl, is talking about Guy's opting out as though ...
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Days like this
Gloucestershire companies have been asked to sponsor local NHS beds, wards, nurses and even whole hospitals in a bid to raise money by Cheltenham and District HA. General manager Jim Hammond has ruled out large neon signs promoting firms at hospital gates, but a 'tasteful advertisement' or 'discreet logo' may ...