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CHC attacks HA over cuts report
Patient representatives have hit out at a cash-strapped health authority for spending £48,000 on a report from management consultants proposing radical service changes.
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More art than science?
Can management decision-making emulate the model of evidence-based medicine? To do so will mean fostering a research culture, says Rosemary Stewart
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Anaesthetist wins backing for equal status
A US-trained anaesthetist fighting for consultant status in Britain has claimed to have won the backing of a prominent US doctor in a case which could have implications for medical workforce planning.
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In Brief: 'epidemic' of alcohol-related problems
Casualty departments are having to cope with an 'epidemic' of alcohol-related problems, says the Health Education Authority. Such problems affect up to eight out of 10 people needing treatment in accident and emergency at peak times, a survey of 224 A&E department shows. Staff say a third of all alcohol-related ...
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Now ain't that squeak
Ron Green of Wolverhampton uses a squeaky toy to summon a nurse on a ward for elderly people recovering from strokes at West Park Hospital. Staff bought 30 toys for the ward after its 17-year-old nurse-call system broke down. Hospital general manager Christine Irwin said: 'They are not ideal, but ...
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In Brief: Age Concern
Trusts are rationing chiropody by the back door, according to pressure group Age Concern. A survey shows that trusts deter elderly people from obtaining services by introducing complicated self-referral systems which increase waiting times.
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Security advice issued
Seeing red can make patients do just that, according to new security advice being issued to hospitals by the government.
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In Brief: The Association for the Prevention of Addiction
A drugs agency has claimed help for addicts should be targeted at older teenagers after a survey identified a 'seven-year gulf' between users starting on drugs and seeking help. The Association for the Prevention of Addiction, which relaunched this week as Addaction, found that, on average, users start taking drugs ...
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Direct action
Health minister Baroness Jay receives advice from nurse Joanne Wersell (centre, wearing headset) and staff from Lancashire Ambulance Service trust.
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In Brief: Public health action plan for Wales
A public health action plan is being developed for Wales and should be issued this autumn, Welsh health minister Win Griffiths said last week. The plan will include targets to improve children's health services.
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Calls for urgent action over sickness levels
A wide-ranging coalition of management and staff organisations has called for 'urgent and compassionate action' to tackle 'worrying' levels of sickness among NHS employees.
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Failing the acid test
What is the point of spending a million pounds a day on research if patients do not benefit, ask critics of the national R&D programme. Barbara Millar investigates
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Each HISS 'to lose average £2m in lifetime'
Even the most successful hospital information support systems (HISS) are set to lose an average of £2m each over their 10-year lifetimes, according to an NHS Executive-commissioned report.