All Health Service Journal articles in 2001-08-30
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More than a rubber stamp
More than a rubber stamp: the Patients'Cancer Council The Patients'Cancer Council consists of patients, carers and health professionals and has been running at Leicester Royal Infirmary for the past four years.
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monitor
The bon viveurs among you may have noted that Monitor knows how to have a good time. And few moments in the calendar are more exciting than that anticipatory rush of blood that marks the start of the conference season. Ooh, yes! Just look what's dropped through Monitor's letterbox! There ...
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Past tense, present imperfect, future unpredictable
Are medical errors responsible for as many deaths as believed; how easy is it to predict the future of healthcare; and why are so few doctors embracing scientific research? This month's column examines these issues
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No quick fix
Three years and £14m later, Professor Rudolf Klein asks whether the cost of the Bristol inquiry represents money well spent
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New panel head faces remit flak
Junior health minister Hazel Blears has announced that GP and former Trent regional chair Dr Peter Barrett will chair the new independent reconfiguration panel.
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Measuring the real impact of medical errors
Are medical errors responsible for as many deaths as believed; how easy is it to predict the future of healthcare; and why are so few doctors embracing scientific research? This month's column examines these issues
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Lost empires peep from the dust
Strategic health authorities are built on ruins of Byzantine civilisation
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Days like this
Change medical training, says King's Fund. . .Qa business services make loss. . .
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Trust's open culture praised
The Commission for Health Improvement has praised the 'open culture' of Pinderfields and Pontefract trust, and flagged up its efforts to collect information about risk. It also spoke highly of the trust's attempts to train and educate staff.
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Changing the culture:
Changing the culture: patient advocacy service, Brighton Penny Dunman has worked as patient advocate at Brighton Healthcare trust for over seven years.During that time, she has championed the concerns of many patients and helped to defuse a few time bombs.