All Health Service Journal articles in 1999-01-28
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Steep rise in NHS dentists earning more than £200,000
The number of dentists earning more than £200,000 a year from the NHS has increased dramatically.
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Private work nets £288m for trusts
The NHS is continuing to win business from the private healthcare sector, according to the latest Fitzhugh Directory of NHS Trusts.
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1999 start-date for CHI looks doubtful
Doubts are emerging that the Commission for Health Improvement, the government's key quality body, will be set up this year as promised in The New NHS white paper.
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Managers say 2000 bug is a problem solved
NHS managers regard the millennium computer bug as a problem largely solved, according to the NHS Confederation's latest audit of its membership.
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'Weak' managers failed abused elderly patients
Health secretary Frank Dobson has 'utterly condemned' standards of care and 'weak management' detailed in a report about a hospital in his constituency.
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Leadership academy seeks rise in standards
Plans to set up a 'leadership academy' aimed at raising standards of management across all NHS professions are being considered by the NHS Executive and the NHS Confederation.
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Cancer and heart disease are preventable - and both are amenable to public health action
Cancer and heart disease are indeed diseases of old age, as Steve Ainsworth suggests, but he seems unaware they are both preventable and amenable to public health action. Such action is ultimately about political change outwith healthcare systems.
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Advantage in early discharge
Early discharge after surgery for breast cancer could be recommended for patients with support at home as new evidence shows this has no adverse physical or psychological effects.
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Sound advice: ultrasound checks for pregnant women
One or more ultrsound checks are now routine in pregnancy. The Royal College of Radiologists guidelines say these are useful because they provide information about the expected date of delivery and multiple pregnancies, but they admit the scientific basis remains controversial.2
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Manager sacked after probe into 'intimidation'
A nursing manager accused of bullying and intimidating staff has been sacked following an internal hearing.
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Three classic errors which serve to betray Ainsworth's ignorance
Steve Ainsworth questions the worth of public health physicians and offers us up to fill the growing gap of GPs. He makes three classic errors.
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Anatomy of a hernia
A hernia is a rupture or tear in a piece of tissue (usually muscle) inside the body which allows some underlying structure to protrude through the hole. Common sites include where the oesophagus passes through the diaphragm (hiatus hernia); the belly button (umbilical hernia); and the groin (inguinal and femoral ...
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Animal genetic blueprint created
British and US scientists have completed the first genetic blueprint of an animal, paving the way for a better understanding of human health.
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Appointments
Paul Williams is to be the chief executive of Bro Morgannwg trust. The new trust is taking over the services run by Bridgend and District trust, which Mr Williams has led for six years, and services in Neath and Port Talbot provided by Glan-y-Mor trust.
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Chief causes of wasteful radiology - and six questions doctors should ask
Investigation when results are unlikely to affect patient management because the result is usually irrelevant. For example, degenerative spinal disease is as normal as grey hairs in middle age.