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where are they now? No 92 PFI guidance Pocket profile:
A 'book of instructions' for NHS managers 'on how to do' private finance initiative projects.
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2000 events test 999 services
Emergency services and hospitals in London will have to cope with 'around 1,000 millennium events', the government has warned.
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Newham General Hospital, opened in 1983, was one of the first 'Nucleus' hospitals, built using a standardised scheme.
Newham General Hospital, opened in 1983, was one of the first 'Nucleus' hospitals, built using a standardised scheme.
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10 December 1948
An explosion in an operating theatre was the subject of a question in the House of Commons to health minister Aneurin Bevan. Was he aware of the incident, said to have been due to a defective anaesthetic machine, which caused the death of a patient?
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Thumbs up for social services shake-up
The 'most radical overhaul' of social services in 30 years has been broadly welcomed by managers in health and social care.
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on the record
TOM JONES is director and co-founder of MJM Healthcare Solutions Mental Health Strategies. He is also spokesman for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He was formerly director of finance and information at Herefordshire health authority.
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Top three priorities
All government policies likely to have a direct or indirect effect on health should be evaluated in terms of their impact on health inequalities, and should favour the less well-off. High priority should be given to policies aimed at improving health and reducing health inequalities in women of childbearing age, ...
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Recommendations for the NHS
Equitable access to effective care in relation to need should be a governing principle of all NHS policies. Priority should be given to achieving equity in service planning, implementation and delivery at all levels. Specifically:
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Money talk
Sir Donald Acheson's '39 steps' to reduce health inequalities have not been costed. But they point clearly to a need to increase spending - particularly on benefits. Mark Crail reports
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Opportunities knocked
Despite evidence that doctors support more flexible work structures, a survey suggests that such opportunities are not being created. Steve Atherton and Joan Murray report
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Showcase for health managers
Health minister Alan Milburn addresses HSJ's health management awards dinner in London last week.
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Health visitors
There can be no doubt that the role of the health visitor has long been the subject of debate, but your report describing the 'enormous implications' of the Supporting Families green paper demonstrates once again the ignorance surrounding the role of the health visitor (News, page 7, 12 November).
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Group practice makes perfect
'The shifting organisational pattern of doctors may be the key to the fortune of health policy in the US'
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Personnel tips for GPs
The director of pay and workforce research, John Northrop, was incorrect when he said: 'HR practices in general practice are non-existent,' (News Focus, page 11, 1 October).
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Finance staff training scheme hits the road
Up to 16,000 NHS finance staff will be offered training to help them cope with the government's sweeping health service reforms.