All Health Service Journal articles in 1999-05-13
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Short cuts HAS 2000 issues care standards for elderly people
The health advisory service HAS 2000 has launched five sets of care standards for frail elderly people and those with mental
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Ashworth agrees action plan but ducks key Fallon recommendation
Ashworth Hospital Authority has agreed plans to end the 'shocking' history of 'confusion, indecision, mismanagement and incompetence' identified by the Fallon inquiry.
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Short cuts BMA calls for action over shortage of obstetricians
The British Medical Association has renewed its call for the Department of Health to take 'immediate action' over a 'shortage' of consultant posts for trained obstetricians and gynaecologists. It says there will be about 500 doctors holding a certificate of specialist training by 2001, but only 50 consultant vacancies a ...
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Short cuts GPs urged to send women a report after smear test
The Medical Defence Union has urged GPs to make sure that all women who have a smear test receive a written report. It has reminded GPs that national guidelines issued by the Cancer Research Campaign say 'it is the responsibility of the smear taker' to ensure patients receive a record ...
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Ahead of schedule: Norfolk and Norwich
The site of the new Norfolk and Norwich Hospital (pictured left and below) regularly pays host to coachloads of its future staff, inspecting the £214m campus-style hospital they will be moving into in January 2002.
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Alliance v NAPC: the numbers game
Both groups are coy about membership, and both claim it is expanding.
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Union applauds NHS Executive guidelines on whistleblowing
Health union MSF has welcomed guidelines from the NHS Executive which support 'whistle blowing' as part of a drive against fraud.
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Keep the applicants' names but vet the panels
I was sorry to see Naaz Coker ('Minority shares scheme',page 32, 15 April) repeating the line that applicants' names should be removed from their papers for shortlisting panels.
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Wrong to cast aspersions on trust's finances
Your news focus (page 10, 22 April) about the financial difficulties faced by Leeds mental health services does not convey the full story of how the deficit has occurred.
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Rationing gets WHO backing
The World Health Organisation has strongly backed publicly funded healthcare systems, while arguing that rationing must be a feature of them.
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RCN joins legal battle on fees
The Royal College of Nursing has joined a legal case in which the government is backing a health authority in an appeal against a landmark High Court ruling on paying for long-term care.
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Trust chiefs' pay falls behind
Trust chief executives earned an average of £70,000 last year, compared with £114,000 for those working in the private sector, according to Pay and Workforce Research.