All Health Service Journal articles in 1998-12-17 – Page 3
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NHS bodies invited to bid for military centre of excellence
Defence secretary George Robertson is to ask health authorities and trusts to bid for a 'centre of excellence' in military medicine.
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'Devolution will herald more battles' warning
The NHS in Scotland can look forward to increasing political scrutiny and battles over funding, according to experts at an Edinburgh conference last week.
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Averting disaster
New guidance from the Department of Health on NHS planning for major incidents offers timely advice to the Dome's organisers.
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Classic clips: 'When I started, any film would do'
More than 50 years ago, Reginald Broom, group engineer at Salisbury Infirmary, was involved in hiring films, according to hospital archives. Cuttings from the time reveal that as far back as the late 1940s, Mr Broom was renting films from MGM to show to long-stay patients in hospital.
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Angry Milburn defends PFI from claims that it is causing bed cuts
Health minister Alan Milburn has angrily defended hospital building projects funded by the private finance initiative and told critics that the scheme is not the driving force behind bed cuts.
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Scottish Office tells trusts to go it alone over millennium pay
The Scottish Office has told trusts they must make their own arrangements for dealing with millennium events in the face of union calls for a Scotland- wide agreement on pay.
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Private finance initiative allows oncology centre to treat patients on most up-to-date equipment
Stephen Evans (Letters, 19 November) argues that the Society of Radiographers has a responsibility to influence choices in the acquisition of high technology.
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Millennium health gains could alleviate local deprivation
Despite its affluent image, Greenwich is the fifth most deprived borough in London and 11th in the country. St Mary's ward, close to the Dome, is London's most deprived. Unemployment and lone-parent households are above London averages, while educational attainment is below the English average.
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A curtain call for the dame The reinvention of Sheila Masters - we are all New Labour now
Few involved in NHS finances will be surprised by the Treasury white paper's £1bn savings target for health service running costs (See News, pages 4-5). The chancellor first announced the figure last July when he set out the results of the comprehensive spending review.
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Fury over 'sectarian' PCG advice to GPs
Serious conflict has arisen between the NHS Confederation and the British Medical Association over a booklet telling GPs how to maximise their gain from primary care groups.
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Short cuts Fresh guidelines will offer advice on egg sharing
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority will issue new guidelines on 'the complex issue' of egg sharing in the next edition of its code of conduct. The HFEA decided last week not to stop women donating eggs in return for IVF treatment, concluding they were 'not motivated by money, but ...
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Homeless using A&E due to poor GP access
Homeless people are turning to accident and emergency services because they have difficulty registering with GPs, according to a study by The Big Issue in the North.
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Short cuts Sex discrimination case worker accepts £14,000
A hospital manager has dropped a sex discrimination case against Stockport Healthcare trust after being offered £14,000 compensation. Julie Harratt was made redundant from her £25,000 job as facilities development manager at St Thomas Hospital in May, but applied to an industrial tribunal, alleging unfair dismissal, sex discrimination and victimisation. ...
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