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Ideas plea to cut litigation
Patients must have 'more realistic expectations' of the NHS', health secretary Frank Dobson has warned.
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NHSE urged to make trusts honour senior contracts
Senior managers' organisations have called for action to prevent 'hundreds' of contractual disputes as the next round of NHS reforms gathers pace.
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Computer error leads to smear recalls failure
Scottish health minister Sam Galbraith has demanded an explanation from health board managers on how a computer error led to 4,500 women failing to receive smear test recalls.
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Former chief executive denies clinical responsibility
A former hospital manager claimed last week that 'crossing the bridge' from being a doctor to becoming a chief executive meant he could be held to account only as a manager.
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Scottish doctor says charges 'trumped up'
A doctor told an industrial tribunal last week that he was dismissed by a Scottish trust on 'trumped up charges based on false allegations'.
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Scotland warned over cash targets
Scottish health organisations have been warned against manipulating payments to meet cash targets by the head of the National Audit Office.
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Unfinished business
The consultation document on the NHS in Northern Ireland keeps debate on its future very much open. Pat Healy reports
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In Brief: Former nurse Gloria Justice
Former nurse Gloria Justice, whose career ended when she injured her back lifting a patient at Newcastle's Walkergate Hospital eight years ago, has been awarded £90,000. Ms Justice claimed she had not been trained in safe lifting techniques.
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In Brief: Minimum safe size for units
New acute inpatient units for adult mental health should be limited to between 10 and 15 beds, the Royal College of Psychiatrists recommends. The minimum safe size for units, which should be housed in district general hospitals, is likely to be three 15-bedded wards, its report says. Not Just Bricks ...
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In Brief: Expert consortium set up
An expert consortium has been set up by the NHS Executive and the Department of Health to examine the feasibility of developing occupational standards defining national good practice for scientists and technicians within the NHS.
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In Brief: Scotland's record on food poisoning
The Commons select committee on agriculture has called for an urgent inquiry into why Scotland's record on food poisoning is much worse than the UK's. Latest figures show Scotland had 199 cases per 100,000 population compared with 180 in England and Wales.
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In Brief: Nurse Sylvia Sparrow in court
Nurse Sylvia Sparrow is taking St Andrews Homes to court, claiming that smoking by elderly patients in a nursing home where she formerly worked caused her breathing difficulties. It is the first passive smoking case in a British court, opening at the High Court in Manchester this week.
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In Brief: Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary
Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary, which is facing two fatal accident inquiries on patients who died after 'keyhole surgery', claims to be the first Scottish trust to set up a clinical effectiveness unit to ensure that all staff follow best practice.
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In Brief: 'Hospital watch' scheme
A 'hospital watch' scheme launched at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, in association with Paddington Green police station aims to combat rising crime on the wards.
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Blair picks 'list buster' to crack down on waiting
Prime Minister Tony Blair marked his first year in office last week by stepping up action on hospital waiting lists, which he said were still 'unacceptably high'.
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Joint approach
The government's anti-drugs initiative aims at prevention, targeting the young and working with education and health authorities. Lyn Whitfield reports