All Health Service Journal articles in 1999-09-16
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Gaps between rich and poor in South West 'very serious'
Pregnancies in under-16-year-olds are a third higher in Plymouth and Swindon than the average for England and Wales, according to the first comprehensive report on inequalities and health in the South West region.
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Treasury blocks coronary framework
Wrangles between the Treasury and the Department of Health have been 'central' to lengthy delays in publishing a national service framework for coronary heart disease, according to HSJ sources.
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news in brief
The UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting has promised to increase its membership among ethnic minorities, and to rid its publications of stereotypes. The commitments on racial equality are part of a strategy to establish the groundwork for 'increased diversity' in the new regulatory body which is ...
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in person Bryan Harrison,
Bryan Harrison, chief executive of Forest Healthcare trust, has moved to the London region of the NHS Executive as special adviser to the director of education and training. His new job will focus on the development of education and workforce planning.