All articles by Paul Smith – Page 9
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Organ retention fallout may run into millions as workload soars
Trusts are facing escalating bills and huge workforce pressures as they try to deal with the fallout from the organ retention scandal.
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Playing hard to get
The fourth HSJ Management Challenge was predictably tough - but 30 highly competitive teams got plenty out of it, reports Paul Smith
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Guidelines greenlight foot and mouth pyres
New health guidelines on the disposal of animal carcasses have been welcomed by the health authority which first raised concerns about risks to public safety during the current foot and mouth epidemic.
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Tatton MP joins fracas over ambulance chief 'scapegoating'
MP Martin Bell is to investigate claims that David Todhunter, chief executive of Mersey Regional Ambulance Service trust, has been scapegoated by a recent inquiry Mr Todhunter, currently on sick leave, was sharply criticised in an independent report commissioned by North West regional office into the handling of the emergency ...
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Helicopter clash chief under fire
The job of Mersey ambulance chief David Todhunter is hanging in the balance after his trust was forced to apologise to the family of a woman who died when her helicopter transfer was delayed because he became embroiled in a personal row.
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Medical secretaries act over pay grading
Medical secretaries across the NHS could resort to industrial action as anger deepens over their continuing grading dispute.
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Ambulance service breathes sigh of relief at £11. 6m life-line
Managers and unions at London Ambulance Service have expressed relief after receiving an £11. 6m cash allocation from the capital's health authorities.