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NHS expertise can be transferred to the voluntary sector
As a former personnel director who was made redundant after 36 years in the NHS, I confirm, regrettably, that the picture presented by Christine Adams is extremely accurate and one which is experienced by a large number of employees who, increasingly, are forced to leave the NHS earlier than they ...
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Interesting development: a sideways move
It is not unusual for doctors and nurses to take a year or two out to work overseas for one of the aid agencies, such as Save the Children Fund or Voluntary Service Overseas. But for Jan Barlow, former head of corporate affairs with Croydon health authority, the move to ...
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Request for police guidance over use of CS spray
Acute mental health trusts should work with the police to develop guidelines on the use of CS spray on people with mental health problems, researchers from London's Maudsley Hospital have advised.
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Request for police guidance over use of CS spray
Acute mental health trusts should work with the police to develop guidelines on the use of CS spray on people with mental health problems, researchers from London's Maudsley Hospital have advised.
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Trauma without crisis
Reorganising consultant rotas has brought dramatic improvements to trauma management in one trust.
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Trauma without crisis
Reorganising consultant rotas has brought dramatic improvements to trauma management in one trust. Mark Gammage and Mike Taylor explain
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Country matters
The suspension of Stracathro Hospital's medical director has raised doubts about its future - and concern among groups representing cancer patients. Barbara Millar reports
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Country matters
The suspension of Stracathro Hospital's medical director has raised doubts about its future - and concern among groups representing cancer patients. Barbara Millar reports
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Further delay in IT strategy as MPs slam fiasco of Read codes in damning report
The NHS's information technology strategy will not be published until autumn, but is likely to rely heavily on the Read clinical codes despite another damaging report on the programme this week.
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Further delay in IT strategy as MPs slam fiasco of Read codes in damning report
The NHS's information technology strategy will not be published until autumn, but is likely to rely heavily on the Read clinical codes despite another damaging report on the programme this week.
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North Thames CHCs suffered snubs and discourtesy at the hands of the NHS Confederation
In 1997 the NHS Confederation published a consultation paper called Towards the 21st Century: a way forward for the NHS. It was considered in some detail by the 28 community health councils in North Thames. The representatives supported the general thrust of the document and most of its proposals. They ...
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North Thames CHCs suffered snubs and discourtesy at the hands of the NHS Confederation
In 1997 the NHS Confederation published a consultation paper called Towards the 21st Century: a way forward for the NHS. It was considered in some detail by the 28 community health councils in North Thames. The representatives supported the general thrust of the document and most of its proposals. They ...
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Research casts doubt on paramedics' future
The future of ambulance paramedics is likely to come under scrutiny in the light of research casting doubt on whether they provide more effective care than less costly ambulance technicians.