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Money for tackling waiting lists was supposed to be targeted only at 'imaginative and effective' schemes. Patrick Butler queries the methodology
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Who's who in health action zones
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Has appointed Liz Sayce from Mind as HAZ director. 'Her experience in mental health will be invaluable in helping solve some of the most pressing social exclusion problems.'
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We won't lie back and accept this 'hypothetical' argument: where's the data on buying beds?
I was concerned to read Peter Cave and Leonora Descombe's article ('Slow on the uptake', pages 30-31, 30 April), and even more so when they claimed it to be hypothetical.
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900 a session for surgeons in last-ditch bid to clear lists
Trusts are paying surgeons up to 900 for a half-day's work in a bid to clear waiting lists, it emerged this week.
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The Department of Health paid 95.3 per cent of its bills on time last year
The Department of Health paid 95.3 per cent of its bills on time last year, meeting targets set by the Department of Trade and Industry. But the DoH will have to meet a 97.5 per cent target this year and a 100 per cent target next year, small firms minister ...
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WEB WATCH
How long before all those nhs-scot.uk website addresses lose their final two letters? As the development of Scottish Health on the Web goes on, so the gap between the NHS north and south of the border becomes ever more apparent. And that's before anyone starts to think about the Scottish ...
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Staffordshire terrier
The controversial figure of Roger Thayne has been snapping at heels - and not for the first time.
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Small screen
Small screen, big picture: health secretary Frank Dobson caught on video at the conference of the Association of Community Health Councils for England and Wales last week. He told CHCs that he wanted to keep their role 'in view'.
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Refreshing realism on research strategy
The first edition of this useful book, which appeared in early 1996, was full of optimism about the potential of the NHS research and development strategy introduced in 1991. It was, however, as the editors themselves admit, rather naive about the politics of health service research and the obstacles encountered ...
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Why this punishing schedule?
The past eight months have been revolutionary, and the scale of change has taken most of us by surprise. A few months ago it was all quiet on the policy front.
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The woman in the moon
The woman in the moon: medical student Claire Etchell takes a rest from modelling a costume created by Doncaster College fashion students for the Dreamheart Appeal. The costume is based on the logo used by the appeal, which aims to raise pounds1m to buy equipment for patients with heart disease.
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Monitor
Monitor's aura is positively shimmering with dismay at having missed last week's conference in Lancaster on 'faith in healing and healthcare provision', with its sessions on shamanism, circle and cross dances and 'angelic influences', whatever they might be. University College of St Martin, which organised the event, is clearly displaying ...
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The Lothian plans
One acute hospital trust covering the Royal Infirmary, Western General Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
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Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland: modernising on a more modest scale
Secretary of state for Scotland Donald Dewar announced an investment programme of pounds1.8bn over three years to create the 'most modern health service in Europe' while tackling waiting lists and rising demand.
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Recruitment and retention problems could be solved by identifying individuals who will stay
As a chartered occupational psychologist working in the area of recruitment and retention of individuals in a range of professions, I was most interested to read Alison Moore's article 'Situation vacant' (pages 24-27, 18 June).
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Heritage hospitals
This is the latest thematic survey by the Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England, which compiles and makes available for us its superb record of England's built heritage. The book is substantial, very well-illustrated (in monochrome only) and fascinating. It is meticulously referenced, with a gazetteer of the ...
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Who's who and who's new in healthcare
Claiming a lineage traceable to Sir Henry Burdett's 1889 Hospitals and Charities, the venerable IHSM Year Book has slimmed down for its new edition. Admirably, it has done so without much apparent loss of content, and indeed has included some new material.
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The Glasgow plans
One north Glasgow acute trust covering Glasgow Royal Infirmary, West Glasgow Hospital, Stobhill Hospital, and Glasgow Dental Hospital and School.