All Health Service Journal articles in 1999-01-07
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Trust cleared in 999 tape probe
A police inquiry has cleared an ambulance trust of allegations that a tape of a 999 call was tampered with.
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Ring in the new as Denham starts with a clean slate Milburn's successor arrives without the baggage of manager-bashing
With one bound he was free. By Christmas eve, Alan Milburn had been relieved of the trials and tribulations of the new NHS reforms for a seat at the Cabinet table as overlord of all public spending - thanks at least in part to the proof copy of a forthcoming ...
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Time to ask: is your meeting really necessary?
I read Alan Bedford's letter (10 December) regarding the constraints imposed by the EU working-time directive with a wry smile. I do not know Alan from Adam, and I am sure his colleagues will tell me he is conscientious and committed, but I cannot help noting that all he is ...
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Parity begins at home
The NHS has traditionally encouraged other bodies to tackle social inequalities. But health services can make a difference directly, not least among their own staff. Jeremy Hawker explains how
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Make the insurers foot the bill for car crashes
A year ago, the medical records department at the hospital I worked in was instructed to recover money unclaimed from road traffic accidents.
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Pay review bodies look set to snub government
Recommendations on nurses' and doctors' pay are being finalised this month amid speculation that the review bodies will award at least 5 per cent on basic rates, despite pressure from the government to limit rises to 'affordable' levels.
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Male managers 'thwarting workplace nurseries boon'
The NHS could save up to £51m a year by introducing family-friendly policies such as workplace nurseries, which would also encourage more women staff to stay in their jobs or return after having babies, says a survey.
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Crossing the borders
I was interested in the new shared post for the public health director in Solihull (News Focus, page 14-15, 3 December).
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Hitting the bottle
Violent attacks are down 20 per cent in Cardiff and the city's achievements could be a template for other trouble hotspots,
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Bottoms up for GPs
Gill Malbon and colleagues ('Onus points', pages 28-29, 19 November) are right to say that GPs are only starting to recognise the implications of clinical governance.
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Bunker mentality
The DoH rebuttal unit is a potential flashpoint for government media relations. Mark Crail explains how it works
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Going for Gold in the Welsh valleys with multidisciplinary primary care
Jo Carlowe's article on medical staffing ('Asian few' page 30-31, 3 December) highlights a major problem facing many of the most deprived parts of Wales. The staffing indicators on the age-profile of GPs make particularly gloomy reading.
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Long-running fluoride legal dispute ends in climbdown by water firms
Health authorities have welcomed a water industry climbdown on adding fluoride to water supplies.