All Health Service Journal articles in 1999-07-15
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As you were
Staff nurse John Briggs relaxes in a reminiscence room created at Whitby Hospital's Spinnaker Lodge to stimulate the memories of older patients.
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Trust chief blasted for £25,000 office spend
The new chief executive of one of London's highest-profile trusts has come under fire for spending £25,000 redecorating his offices.
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Short Cuts: Waiting lists up again
Waiting lists moved further away from government targets again last month. Figures released by the Department of Health show the number of pat ients waiting to be admitted to hospital rose by 3,500 or 0.3 per cent from the end of April to the end of May and now stand ...
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Short Cuts: Merseyside sets up initiative against violence
Home secretary Jack Straw has launched the Merseyside zero-tolerance initiative, which aims to increase awareness of violence against women and children, a week after helping to launch the government's own initiative, Living Without Fear. The major funders of the initiative are the Merseyside health action zone and Safer Merseyside Partnership. ...
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In Brief: Alun Michael
Welsh Assembly first secretary Alun Michael has announced a review of how people are appointed to the top jobs in health authorities and trusts in Wales. It will be led by health and social services secretary Jane Hutt and involve spokespeople from three other political parties. It will report by ...
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In Brief: Call for research into the interaction of CS spray with antipsychotic drugs
Mental health charity Mind has backed a Police Complaints Authority call for research into the interaction of CS spray with antipsychotic drugs. The PCA's annual report also urges improved mental health training and research into any 'causal connection' between CS spray and death due to positional asphyxia.
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Short Cuts: HEA launches anti-smoking manual for schools
The Health Education Authority has launched a manual to help schools create a plan of action to educate young people about tobacco and reduce smoking on their own premises. It follows research showing that 91 per cent of schools have a smoking policy, but 63 per cent allow adults to ...
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Hospital bans millennium surgery
One of Scotland's flagship hospitals has announced that it will suspend elective surgery for a month over the millennium, in a move condemned by unions and politicians.
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Scottish funds rethink will be based on need
Glasgow and rural Scotland are to be the main beneficiaries of a shake-up in the way funds are allocated to the health service by the Scottish Parliament.
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Seven teaching hospitals will battle over defence medicine centre
The Ministry of Defence has short listed seven trusts in a competition to develop a national centre for defence medicine.
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In Brief: Rodney Bickerstaffe
Unison general secretary Rodney Bickerstaffe will not seek re-election at the end of his current term on 31 December 2000. He was previously general secretary of one of Unison's three predecessor unions, NUPE, and will have been the longest-serving general secretary in Britain.
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No extra cash to fund Blair's nurse posts
Trusts will not be given additional funding to pay for the 'nurse consultant' posts outlined by the government last week.
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Study urges oxygen booster
Optimising oxygen delivery to the tissues in patients about to undergo major elective surgery would be a significant and cost-effective improvement in perioperative care, a study in the British Medical Journal (24 April, page 1099) has revealed.
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In Brief: Head for your Pharmacy campaign
Doctor Patient Partnership is to distribute a million leaflets about pharmacists' services in a Head for your Pharmacy campaign. It will encourage people to consult pharmacists about minor ailments and explore how GPs and pharmacists can work together.
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In Brief: South East Institute of Public Health
The South East Institute of Public Health is to become a fully integrated part of King's College, London. It was formerly part of the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, which merged with King's last August. SEIPH provides expert advice, conducts research and runs educational ...
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In Brief: Screening for ovarian cancer may increasese
Screening for ovarian cancer may increasese, according to a pilot feasibility study. The study randomised more than 20,000 postmenopausal women aged over 45 into a screening and a control group. Those screened were offered annual measurements of the cancer antigen, Ca125, and ovarian ultrasonography. The study found that screening identified ...