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An early version of Welfare to Work, the government's flagship employment policy aimed at getting unemployed young people into work, was test-driven by St James' and Seacroft University Hospital trust, Leeds, a year ago.
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Opposition parties are 'disappointed'
Shadow health secretary John Maples said the extra pounds500m for the health service announced by chancellor Gordon Brown was 'disappointing'.
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Mental health policy review details emerge
Details have emerged of the government's mental health policy review which suggest ministers are not turning their back on community care.
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Dark days for the Lighthouse
Why has HIV and AIDs centre London Lighthouse fallen victim to funding cuts? Pat Healy reports
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PLAIN ENGLISH ISN'T EASY WHEN JARGON SEEMS TO LEND CREDIBILITY...
Hilary Spiers is partly right ('Clarity begins at home', pages 28-30, 5 March). It is certainly a better solution to choose the right words from the beginning than translate from jargon. I am all for a culture that promotes this.
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COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCILS STILL NEED TO RAISE THEIR POLITICAL PROFILE
I agree with Victoria West's letter (5 March). The Welsh white paper Putting Patients First, refers to community health councils a little more than the English version, but in no more positive terms.
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Cockroaches on the run
A pounds97m regeneration of a run-down east London estate looks set to transform the health prospects of its residents. Pictures by Jon Walter
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...BUT WE MUST EXPECT MAJOR CHANGES TO CREATE SOME LOCAL TENSION
As your news story and leader make clear, major reviews of hospital services do severely test the NHS's internal partnerships and do create tension between local NHS organisations.
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...BUT HELP IS ON THE WAY WITH A NEW CENTRE FOR INFORMATION QUALITY...
As Hilary Spiers points out, supporting provision of clear information for patients is an important part of the patient partnership strategy. As part of that, the NHS Executive is funding the Centre for Health Information Quality.
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Country's first health and social care trust proposed
Talks are underway to set up what could be the country's first mental health and social services trust.
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Bulletins challenge maternity care
The first of a series of health evidence bulletins for Wales has challenged common practice in maternity care. The bulletin on maternal and early child health says there is 'no evidence' that bedrest helps women at risk of miscarriage and that prescribing low-dose aspirin for women at risk of high ...
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IN BRIEF
The British Dental Association has condemned South Essex health authority's plan to cut pounds350,000 from its pounds1.3m community dental services budget. The HA argues that 10,000-12,000 children can be transferred to ordinary dentists, but the BDA claims most were referred to the CDS by family dentists or will be unable ...
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Professional bodies praise moves to tackle poverty and ill health
The Association of Public Health welcomed the introduction of the working families tax credit, guaranteeing a minimum income for low-paid families, and the increase in child benefit by pounds2.50 a week .
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Member of 'Yorkshiregate' board to chair supertrust
A former Labour councillor and member of a regional health authority board which was collectively criticised by MPs over management failures has been appointed chair of the new pounds440m Leeds 'supertrust'.
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Beyond a smoke
Raising tobacco tax may deter smoking but it's not as simple as that. Mark Crail reports on a Budget dilemma
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Beyond a smoke
Raising tobacco tax may deter smoking but it's not as simple as that. Mark Crail reports on a Budget dilemma