All Health Service Journal articles in 1999-07-29
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Walk the talk
Public health and women's minister Tessa Jowell at the launch of the government's 'girls talk' project to 'find out from teenagers what issues they feel are crucial to their lives'.
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Shutting up shop
The government's mission to head off private walk-in clinics with its own NHS version is being accomplished most efficiently, writes Mark Crail
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In person
Philomena Corrigan and Anthony Palmer are sharing the post of chief nurse at Calderdale Healthcare trust, which manages community services in Halifax and the surrounding area. They previously job-shared the post of deputy chief nurse director at Doncaster Royal Infirmary and Montague Hospital trust. Ms Corrigan will lead on mental ...
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Monitor
An element of mystery infiltrates the Save Bart's Apostrophe campaign as it enters its fourth week. Monitor duly put the case for the restoration of our beloved apostrophe to Barts (sic) and the London trust only to have spokesman Rory Taylor come back with the claim: 'St Bartholomews never had ...
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The sky's the limit
The AA's campaign for a national network of air ambulances could mean the service has to raise more cash than ever before, writes Mark Gould
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King-pin wizards
The chief executive's traditional functions don't apply in PCGs. Now they need different skills, says Richard Banyard.
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Hole world in her hands
Rebecca Mullen from charity Fight for Sight shows off one of 750,000 'pinhole postcards' being distributed free to discourage people from looking directly at the sun during next month's eclipse. The cards are available at Vision Express and in 200 cinemas. Fight for Sight is concerned that people could damage ...
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Give me patients
Management trainee Tom Smith thought the NHS was his chance to make a difference. His experience proved a rude awakening
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Four into one merger plan for Manchester stirs opposition
Proposals to create a city-wide mental health trust in Manchester have sparked opposition.