All Health Service Journal articles in 1999-04-22
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REFERENCES
1 Collins G. New hope for impaired physicians: helping the physician while protecting patients. Cleveland Clinic J of Medicine 1998; 65(2): 101-106.
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in person
Laurie Capel, former chief executive of Northumbria Ambulance Service trust, has been appointed acting chief executive of the newly formed North East Ambulance Service trust. Robert Alabaster, former chief executive of Durham County Ambulance Service trust, has become acting director of corporate affairs. Other interim appointments include David Hodge, former ...
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Penny for their thoughts
New taxes. No taxes. There was an option for everyone when the four main parties revealed their plans for the Scottish Parliament. Colin Wright reports
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monitor
'Hello!' begins a chatty Alan Langlands. 'I am sending this e-mail to all chief executives of health authorities and NHS trusts in England to see how many of you can receive e-mail using this route, and to check we have your correct contact details.' The Exec is planning a 'learning ...
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Patients 'at risk' from locum use
Poor management of locum doctors is putting patients at risk and wasting millions of pounds, says the Audit Commission.
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Key points
In the US, state medical licensing boards have the power to prevent sick doctors from practising if they do not undergo treatment.
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Microwaves of excellence radiating good practice from hospital wards
The health secretary recently announced a beacons of excellence scheme which invites the NHS to nominate good practice so that it can be spread.
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Troubled e-mail fails to stop GP intranet link-up
Health authorities have been told to press ahead with connecting all computerised GP practices to NHSnet by the end of the year, despite a recent flood of complaints about its electronic mail service.