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Through a glass darkly - a peep at the real world
I bumped into Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of Sane, at a Christmas party the other evening.
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Short cuts Suspended GP is first to face new watchdog system
The first case heard under General Medical Council procedures introduced to deal with cases in which a doctor's professional performance appears 'seriously deficient' has led to the suspension of Arefaine Haile, a trainee GP in Yorkshire. A hearing found he was 'unable' to perform basic procedures such as taking blood ...
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Short cuts Survey finds increase in drug users sharing needles
The number of injecting drug users sharing syringes and other equipment is 'much higher' than previously recorded, according to a survey carried out by the centre for research on drugs and health behaviour at Imperial College School of Medicine. The survey of 1,214 users not in contact with drug services ...
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Making a drama out of a crisis
A dedicated band of volunteers is prepared to put itself through everything from a suicide attempt to a bus crash to help first-aiders and hospitals hone their skills.
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Treasury unveils 'contract for renewal' details
Details of the 'contract for renewal' agreed with the Treasury in return for the NHS's comprehensive spending review settlement were due to be unveiled today.
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Faint praise for Charter
The government has given a lukewarm response to television executive Greg Dyke's recommendations for a new Patient's Charter.
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Social exclusion challenge issued
The government has been challenged to adopt a set of 46 indicators as an independent means of monitoring progress in tackling social exclusion.
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Gloucestershire 'failed to learn' from West case
The health service in Gloucestershire has failed to learn the lessons of the Fred and Rosemary West case, according to an independent report commissioned by Gloucestershire health authority.
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Short cuts Campaign highlights not-so-merry Christmas meals
The British Medical Association's junior doctors committee has launched a campaign to draw attention to the plight of trainee doctors working over the holiday period. A Who Cares, We Do! campaign leaflet will be sent to 35,000 junior doctors, featuring a curling spam sandwich. 'While the rest of us enjoy ...
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Short cuts RCN calls for moves to stop older nurses quitting
The Royal College of Nursing has issued a 10-point plan to help employers keep older nurses in the profession. It was issued last week with a report by Jim Buchan, reader in the department of management at Queen Mary College, Edinburgh, saying one in five nurses on the register is ...
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Call to toughen up regulation of private sector
MPs have raised the prospect of changes to the way standards of healthcare in the private and independent sector are monitored, and complaints investigated.
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How chairs and board members will be paid
Chairs at PCG level one will be paid up to £11,445 for a population of under 75,000 and up to £13,225 for more than 75,000, plus up to £6,000 for locum cover.
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From the Blitz to peace time: victim culture
The Casualties Union was founded during the second world war by Eric Claxton, an engineer involved in civil defence. He set up a training centre in a bombed-out convent to enable rescue workers to practise on 'casualties' before being sent out to deal with real victims of the Blitz. After ...
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Turn the tables on blame to create opportunity
Your report on the Bristol inquiry (News, page 2, 29 October) highlights the current 'blame culture' of the NHS, which is easily compounded by a tendency towards tribally separated approaches to problem solving.
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NHS bodies invited to bid for military centre of excellence
Defence secretary George Robertson is to ask health authorities and trusts to bid for a 'centre of excellence' in military medicine.
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'Devolution will herald more battles' warning
The NHS in Scotland can look forward to increasing political scrutiny and battles over funding, according to experts at an Edinburgh conference last week.
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Averting disaster
New guidance from the Department of Health on NHS planning for major incidents offers timely advice to the Dome's organisers.
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Classic clips: 'When I started, any film would do'
More than 50 years ago, Reginald Broom, group engineer at Salisbury Infirmary, was involved in hiring films, according to hospital archives. Cuttings from the time reveal that as far back as the late 1940s, Mr Broom was renting films from MGM to show to long-stay patients in hospital.
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Angry Milburn defends PFI from claims that it is causing bed cuts
Health minister Alan Milburn has angrily defended hospital building projects funded by the private finance initiative and told critics that the scheme is not the driving force behind bed cuts.