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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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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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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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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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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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Recovery positions
Scotland's public health white paper goes much further than its green paper, writes Mark Crail
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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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Dr Peter Kennedy: 'It used to take seven years to do something about colleagues with nicknames like 'Terminator' and '007'''
Concept: 'The term is new, but the concept is not - it is about the collective responsibility of chief executives and clinicians. The new emphasis is on increasing the development of information on clinical outcomes and performance and handling that information in an open manner with the public.'
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OFT probes 'abuses' by private health firms
The Office of Fair Trading is investigating a series of allegations about uncompetitive behaviour in private medicine.
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BMA accuses police on surgeon contract
West Midlands Police has come under fire for privatising its police surgeon service.
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'Largest' network links acute sites
North Essex health authority has ordered the largest 'community of interest network' yet to be built in England.
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GP deputising 'failures' added to holiday crisis
Two studies have been launched into claims that failures in GP deputising services added to pressure on accident and emergency services at Christmas.
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Misconduct allegation against trust chief executive
The chief executive of a Scottish trust has been reported to the General Medical Council.
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A fatal outbreak of ambition
'Nurses or wardmaids are much the same as housemaids, and require little teaching other than making poultices,' wrote a former president of the Royal College of Surgeons, John Fleet South, soon after a particularly unpleasant encounter with the indomitable Florence Nightingale. While his views may not necessarily match those of ...
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Ambulance trusts behind in IT bug fight
Five of England's 36 ambulance trusts are making 'unsatisfactory' progress in mopping up year 2000 computer problems, according to reports from regional directors.