All Health Service Journal articles in 1998-08-13 – Page 3

  • News

    Home removal services

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    As community care reforms continue to depress the market in private residential care and small homes are lost, how will services meet all elderly people's needs?

  • News

    Hospital and Social Service Journal

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    13 August 1948

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    Key Points

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    The appointment of a primary care mental health worker can relieve pressure on child and adolescent mental health services.

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    Key Points

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    The appointment of a primary care mental health worker can relieve pressure on child and adolescent mental health services.

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    Letters

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Waiting lists

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    Test scandal trust 'unduly litigious'

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    A hospital facing legal action by 89 women affected by a cervical smear test scandal has been accused of being 'unduly litigious' in settling some cases.

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    Making a statement

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Having worked at a large teaching hospital for some years, my best tip for clearing waiting lists is to ensure that all patients who have waited nine months positively identify that they still wish to come in. In pre-contracting days this cleared nearly half an 8,000-strong waiting list, and ensured ...

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    Media relations

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Coping with international coverage: the Mandy Allwood story

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    Monitor

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Life-long learning is a wonderful thing. So Monitor leapt joyously out of bed at 6.10am one day last week to watch episode 12 in the BBC2 series running alongside the Open University's social science foundation course. And who was the bearded man spouting forth on regional policy in the midst ...

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    Morale victory

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    The battle for Bart's came to typify patients' fears and managers' frustrations about the changes to the NHS everywhere.

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    Morale victory

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    The battle for Bart's came to typify patients' fears and managers' frustrations about the changes to the NHS everywhere. Mark Gould reports

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    In Person

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Joan Higgins, professor of health policy at Manchester University and deputy director of its health services management unit, has been re-appointed chair of Manchester health authority.

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    In person

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Joan Higgins, professor of health policy at Manchester University and deputy director of its health services management unit, has been re-appointed chair of Manchester health authority.

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    Not such a premium service

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    AMERICAN GRAFFITI HOWARD BERLINER

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    Not such a premium service

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    'It is almost impossible to buy a traditional indemnity health plan in New York. Most of the insurance companies don't offer them any more and those that do are unaffordable for all but Bill Gates'

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    As seen on TV

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Hospitals are often approached by television programme-makers, eager for news footage, a good film location or a subject for a major documentary. Patrick Butler looks at the pros and cons of letting the cameras in

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    As seen on TV

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    When Derek Smith agreed to let a Channel Four film crew into King's College Hospital to make the documentary Operation Hospital six years ago, he did not think it would be remembered mainly for its anti-doctor stance and for his choice of car. 'Things do not always go the way ...

  • News

    As seen on TV

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Hospitals are often approached by television programme-makers, eager for news footage, a good film location or a subject for a major documentary. Patrick Butler looks at the pros and cons of letting the cameras in

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    Shop talk

    1998-08-13T00:00:00Z

    With pharmacists in short supply, one trust solved its recruitment problems in a ground-breaking partnership with the local supermarket. Ailsa Granne and Louise Wallace explain