All Health Service Journal articles in 1998-10-15 – Page 3
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In brief: Helen McCallum
Helen McCallum has been appointed to the new post of director of communications at the Department of Health. She is currently head of communications at the NHS Executive, and managed the celebrations for the NHS 50th anniversary.
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In brief: World Health Organisation
The World Health Organisation has launched an international year of older persons by urging policy makers to take steps to develop 'active ageing' policies to deal with the social and public health challenges of ageing populations. There are 580 million people aged over 60 in the world, but by 2020 ...
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In brief: Drink and drug misuse
Drink and drug misuse is costing UK employers an estimated £3bn a year, delegates to a conference hosted by the TUC, Alcohol Concern and the Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence were told this week. They called for effective workplace policies that 'ensure employees are supported, not punished'.
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In brief: Institute of Health Services Management
Institute of Health Services Management members have voted in favour of a merger with the Association of Members in General Practice at an extraordinary meeting. AMGP members will vote on the merger plans at their annual meeting tomorrow.
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Shadow boxing
Ann Widdecombe brought the faithful to their feet with fighting talk at last week's Conservative Party conference. Patrick Butler reports
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Hawker in the chair at BMA consultants committee
Peter Hawker, deputy chair of the British Medical Association's consultants and specialists committee, has been elected as its chair. Dr Hawker, a consultant gastroenterologist at Warwick Hospital, succeeds James Johnson, who held the post for four years.
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Pay row as review bodies defy Blair limit
Government hopes of limiting next year's health service pay awards have been dented as pay review bodies resist pressure to keep within departmental spending limits.
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Disability campaigners slam benefit restrictions
The Disability Benefits Consortium, an umbrella organisation for 250 campaign groups, has condemned leaked reports that indicate the government is planning to restrict entitlement to incapacity benefit in the disability benefits green paper. Reports say newly disabled people will have to wait two years before claiming incapacity benefit. The consortium ...
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Calman 'astonished' by farmers' line on CJD
The farming industry displayed an 'astonishing' attitude to the risk of 'mad cow disease' being transmitted to humans through contaminated offal, former chief medical officer Sir Kenneth Calman told the BSE inquiry this week.
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Practice as an art
Appreciating practice in the caring professions By Della Fish Butterworth Heinemann 288 pages £16.99
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Answering questions on overcoming fear
The public health and the National Health Service- your questions answered By Norman Vetter Radcliffe Medical Press 133 pages £16.50
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London Ambulance Service faces industrial tribunal
London Ambulance Service trust is facing an industrial tribunal next April over the sacking of a senior manager. Former director of ambulance services David Carrington led an investigation into the alleged refusal of two crew members to answer a 999 call. The two were dismissed but later successfully sued LAS ...
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All together now
The first joint national priorities guidance has arrived, spelling out new responsibilities to health and social services. Kaye McIntosh encounters mixed feelings about the measures, with fears about the speed of it all
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Langlands is forced to admit failings by NHS Executive over Read codes
NHS chief executive Sir Alan Langlands has been forced into a grudging and embarrassing admission of NHS Executive failures in handling the Read computer codes.
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Book adds to criticism of Health of the Nation
The Health of the Nation programme launched by the former Conservative government has come under fire for the second time in two weeks, this time from right-wing think-tank the Social Market Foundation.
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Lights, music, and action
Care worker Sheena Carle (left) and Hilary Monger try out the new Thunderama at The Towse, a therapeutic daycare centre for people with learning disabilities in East Grinstead, Surrey, run by the Lifecare trust.
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where are they now? No 88 Guy Howland
Pocket profile Jovial, mercurial civil servant turned NHS policy wonk and patients' champion. Private secretary to the late Sir Roy Griffiths.
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