Health Service Journal
2001-12-20
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2001 - an NHS odyssey
news focus it was a dirty start to a year which ended in tension for trusts without stars.Laura Donnelly reflects on the year that was -
Ambulances used as 'free taxis'
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Behold, a shining light
news focus How did the trusts that fared worst in September's performance ratings deal with the blizzard of media coverage when their 'failure'was made public? Alison Moore discovered that some coped surprisingly well -
Bright minds more vital than clinical background
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Business as usual
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Cancer charities to merge with loss of 130 jobs
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CHI agrees that no-star trust has 'turned the corner'
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Come all ye faithful
People who rarely go to church will show up for midnight mass on Christmas eve.But could paying more attention to the spiritual side of life all year round be more beneficial, ask John Swinton and Stephen Pattison -
Consultant efforts to improve NHS care thwarted
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Days like this
Riverside race row manager stays - Union boycotts child deaths inquiry - Hospital sacking threats - ECR 'blunders' - Council opposes private care homes - DGM role faces overhaul -
Diabetes framework welcomed amid warnings over available resources
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Dobson backs hypothecation but slams performance targets
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Events
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'Fresh start
refugees With further waves of people fleeing their homelands in response to man-made and natural calamities around the globe, Joanna Lyall speaks to five former refugees working in health-related jobs in the UK about their memories of exile, loss and sta -
Goodwill or good riddance?
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Health and social care agents will work with modernisation agency, despite Confed fears
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in brief
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in person
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In the bleak mid winter, not so long ago...
comment NAO reveals a side of the NHS that should give major cause for concern -
It is old chestnut time in the Tory homestead
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London calling... again
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Mixed reaction to doctor and nurse pay increases
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monitor
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Overseas care offers flood in
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Pharmacy deaths laid at 0door of IT failure
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Primary care development centres announced
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Prison doctors should do their time in the NHS
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Public health leaders need social expertise
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R&D uncertainties do not affect our department
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Scotland feels pinch despite cash boost
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Spare winter bedspace to be aired online
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Talking turkey
nhs jargon We laugh when estate agents describe 'desirable properties'when they mean nice houses - or when when the police talk about 'proceeding in a southerly direction' instead of walking down the road.But what would they make of an NHS briefing docume -
Thanks for nothing
news focus Lurking behind an apparent funding increase are warnings of 'an incredibly challenging year'ahead for financial managers. In their eyes, this is not the season to be jolly, hears Lyn Whitfield -
the books I read this year
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The NHS will not be rebuilt in a day - even if the government provides extra money
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THE PERSUADERS
Our weekly guide to healthcare's most influential people No 51 -
Too soon to judge the full impact of PFI deal
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Wanless report points to stop-go funding crisis and the need to get back on track
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We have management down to a tee in our trust
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Written complaints about hospitals on the rise
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