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Thornicroft denies 'failure' of community care
Community care has not failed, the chair of a government group developing frameworks to support the mental health strategy insisted this week.
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Winyard in 'take care' message
NHS Executive medical director Graham Winyard has urged health service managers to take better care of their own health.
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in brief
Applicants who are refused legal aid in medical negligence cases will be able to have the merits of their case reviewed by the charity Action for Victims of Medical Accidents under new arrangements being introduced by the Legal Aid Board. AVMA will draw up an independent report, to be available ...
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Open meetings must not become 'cosmetic'
Guidance setting out the detail of health secretary Frank Dobson's determination to 'end excessive secrecy in the NHS' says trust and health authority boards must not allow open meetings to become a 'cosmetic exercise'.
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Central support available for PCGs if HA liabilities threaten
Central support will be available 'in exceptional cases' to ensure primary care groups are not knocked off course by 'unacceptably high' health authority liabilities.
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A lot on the Christmas plate Controversial announcements get wrapped up in the seasonal confusion
Keeping busy? This week sees not only the launch of the mental health strategy, but the latest NHS league-tables, the replacement for the Patient's Charter, the tobacco white paper, a major anti-fraud initiative and more guidance for primary care groups, while for good measure the public accounts committee released its ...
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Anger marks charter update
The launch of much-delayed government plans for revamping the Patient's Charter has been marred by anger among advisers asked to help develop a new document.