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Milburn motors on
Although Alan Milburn was technically health secretary Frank Dobson's understudy, the new NHS primary care programme will arguably go down in history as Milburn's reforms.
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Monitor
There comes a time in politics when you just have to come clean about that shameful secret before someone outs you. So Monitor wants to hear no sniggering now that the man who gave fundholding its academic credibility has admitted his embarrassing and somewhat perverse peccadillo. Yes, former Labour parliamentary ...
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More than half of Northern Ireland's trusts expect to run out of money before the end of the financial year, according to a British Association survey which concluded that the province's hospital service was in 'severe distress'. The survey found that eight out of 14 responding trusts had lost beds ...
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One for the road
The Road Traffic Bill will make it easier for the NHS to claim back treatment costs for crash victims. But will it be worth doing? Seamus Ward finds out
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In person
Derek Smith, chief executive of King's Healthcare trust, is leaving at the end of this month to become managing director of London Underground. He has led the trust for nine years. The trust's director of finance and information services, Patrick Butcher, will become acting chief executive until a successor is ...
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In person
Derek Smith, chief executive of King's Healthcare trust, is leaving at the end of this month to become managing director of London Underground. He has led the trust for nine years. The trust's director of finance and information services, Patrick Butcher, will become acting chief executive until a successor is ...
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Ready sorted
news focus; Health authority and trust chief executives in the capital have already experienced the forthright management style of Nigel Crisp, the man running the new London region.
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Supra troupers
A study into the development of one city's primary care groups found backing for a supra-PCG, which would monitor standards and provide management support. Judith Smith and colleagues explain
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Time-wasters
About half the calls made to Nottinghamshire Ambulance Service over the holiday period were a 'waste of time', claims trust spokesman Phil Morris.
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Trust cleared in 999 tape probe
A police inquiry has cleared an ambulance trust of allegations that a tape of a 999 call was tampered with.
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Ring in the new as Denham starts with a clean slate Milburn's successor arrives without the baggage of manager-bashing
With one bound he was free. By Christmas eve, Alan Milburn had been relieved of the trials and tribulations of the new NHS reforms for a seat at the Cabinet table as overlord of all public spending - thanks at least in part to the proof copy of a forthcoming ...
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Time to ask: is your meeting really necessary?
I read Alan Bedford's letter (10 December) regarding the constraints imposed by the EU working-time directive with a wry smile. I do not know Alan from Adam, and I am sure his colleagues will tell me he is conscientious and committed, but I cannot help noting that all he is ...
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Parity begins at home
The NHS has traditionally encouraged other bodies to tackle social inequalities. But health services can make a difference directly, not least among their own staff. Jeremy Hawker explains how
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Make the insurers foot the bill for car crashes
A year ago, the medical records department at the hospital I worked in was instructed to recover money unclaimed from road traffic accidents.
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Pay review bodies look set to snub government
Recommendations on nurses' and doctors' pay are being finalised this month amid speculation that the review bodies will award at least 5 per cent on basic rates, despite pressure from the government to limit rises to 'affordable' levels.