All Health Service Journal articles in 1999-04-01 – Page 2
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Eat, drink and be merry
Eat, drink and be merry - but try not to complete the quote. It is important to do something to mark the first day of the New NHS - and what better news could there be than that pleasure and enjoyment are good for the health? It is a message ...
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'A strange woman': Dobson on Widdecombe
'She would like to give me a hard time, but she doesn't succeed. Everybody would agree she is a strange woman. I think that John Maples (her predecessor) wasn't very aggressive, but he was actually trying to do what (William) Hague claims he's
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'I'm not a hand-wringer': the Dobson guide to management
'My general approach in life is that I respond to encouragement rather than criticism and I think most other people do. I think most people in the NHS are very dedicated, and trying to get the best out of them has got to be my task.
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Unions seek details as pay talks remain stalled
Health unions have agreed to seek clarification on key issues in the government's proposals for a new NHS pay system.
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Days like this
Ministers consider 'care test' for elderly people... Cot deaths increase... Local authority experts accuse government on public health...
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Managers in the dark
Many senior managers simply do not know whether their trust meets service standards, including national targets on hospital admissions and discharges and speed of treatment, the survey shows.
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Short cuts Thornton urges Dobson to 'stand firm' on Viagra
Health secretary Frank Dobson has been urged to 'stand firm' on his plans to limit the availability of anti-impotence drug Viagra on the NHS, in the face of the British Medical Association's decision to reject the proposals. NHS Confederation chief executive Stephen Thornton said the BMA had 'yet again' rejected ...
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Short cuts Jowell promotes 'double Dutch' sexual health
Public health minister Tessa Jowell has urged public health campaigners to promote 'double Dutch' in sexual health campaigns. Trailing 'the UK's first government strategy on sexual health' last week, she said encouraging the use of a barrier method of contraception and a hormonal contraceptive would 'help protect against both sexually ...
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PCGs: unnatural creatures
Though primary care groups may be based on 'natural communities', they are not natural organisations, Sir Duncan says.
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Cottage hospital wins reprieve
A cottage hospital earmarked for closure has been granted a reprieve by proposals to cut costs through pooling health and social service budgets.
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Private contractors tighten hold on hospital food
Hospital food is increasingly provided by private contractors, a survey of the catering industry shows.
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Short cuts Hospital considers electronic tagging for patients
A Newcastle hospital is thinking of electronically tagging its patients, following the death of Abram Walker, 66, who was found dead in a corridor 10 hours after he disappeared. The Royal Victoria Infirmary is considering proposals to introduce magnetic locks and swipe-card access to doors on a number of wards ...
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