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Hospital franchises - quantum leap Premium Content

The Royal Marsden is pioneering a satellite cancer unit at another hospital. Will the franchise model play a big part in the era of choice and competition? Helen Mooney finds out

Primary care

Perfect union: why partnerships must seek local public opinion

Perfect union: why partnerships must seek local public opinion Premium Content

The health service has a long history of joint working. To build on this, it must recognise local need as a bigger priority than targets and keep decision makers close to communities

Features

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Mental health history: taking over the asylum

In our latest feature marking the NHS's 60th anniversary, Mark Gould charts the journey from Victorian asylums to the national service framework and recent backward steps