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Scottish GPs demand more say in reforms
GPs have called for a bigger say in the government's reform of the Scottish health service.
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Euro health policy will target poor
A new European-wide health policy, setting targets for reducing health inequalities between east and west and rich and poor, was due to be ratified by health ministers in Copenhagen this week.
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Farewell to internal market folly Did it really exist? And has it gone for good?
It preoccupied the NHS's 1 million staff for years on end. It provoked heated debate among the public - and their implacable suspicion - on a scale rivalled only by the poll tax. Now it's consigned to the dustbin of history it appears not to have had much impact on ...
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Northern Ireland at risk from fraud
Northern Ireland could be losing millions of pounds a year through fraud in primary care, a report from the Northern Ireland Audit Office has concluded.
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Fraudbusters making 'substantial' progress
Health authorities are making 'substantial progress' in beating contractor fraud, according to a survey by the Health- care Financial Management Association.
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Hidden talents
You have spent six years training in medicine, then get a reasonable job. You work hard for a number of years, then suddenly your world is turned upside down. There is a revolution and you are forced to work for the rebels, treating the injured. You escape, but fear for ...
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Super idea puts paid to talks
Managers are miffed that they were not forewarned about the government's 'nurse consultants' plan, and are wondering how it will affect the already complicated pay discussions.
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Take a walk on the wild side
Does a trade union background help prepare you for management? As the TUC meets this week in Blackpool, managers who were once activists talk to Patrick Butler
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Chief executive leaves as 13m deficit looms
The chief executive of a London teaching hospital heading for a 13m deficit has left her post.
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Staff absenteeism
I am researching the recruitment problems and absenteeism rates of domestic staff and would like to know what experiences other trusts have had.
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Northwick Park shows how a hospital can adapt to a developing future
I found Ann Dix's article, 'Concrete issues' (cover feature, 30 July) very good stuff - concise, interesting and fair.
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A&E closure at Guy's sparks 'strain' warning at St Thomas'
Closing the accident and emergency department at Guy's Hospital in south London will put 'unbearable strain' on neighbouring units, it has been claimed.
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Antibiotic resistance 'critical' as pressure affects hygiene
Pressure on hospital beds and changes in cleaning contracts have contributed to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, a government report has concluded.