All Health Service Journal articles in 1999-10-07 – Page 2
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Treatment decisions lie in wait for new head of family division
A new head has been appointed for the High Court's family division, which deals with the most sensitive issues of medical treatment - those involving patients who may lack the capacity to take their own decisions.
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Days like this
Internal market dangers. . . Labour threat over reforms. . . RCN plea to managers. . . Princess visits Rampton. . . Pay wrangles for DoH. . .
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Pregnancy curb ideas criticised
Recommendations from the government's social exclusion unit to reduce teenage pregnancies do not address the 'key issue' of 'disadvantage and poor job prospects', an independent briefing paper has concluded.
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The odd couple
The chair-chief executive relationship is at the apex of a health authority or trust. Effective joint working by the two is widely seen as a prerequisite for effective board working and more general organisational effectiveness. Conversely, tension or poor working relationships can be detrimental to the performance of the board, ...
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DoH unveils remit of select committee staffing review
The Department of Health has set out the remit of the review of arrangements for NHS workforce planning announced by the government in the wake of the House of Commons health select committee's report on Future NHS Staffing Requirements. The review will be led by Judy Hargardon, chief executive of ...
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Perfect combination
False assumptions about the cost of combination drug therapies for HIV are skewing funding decisions. Mike Youle and colleagues argue that a new approach to analysing cost effectiveness is needed
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Hearing rejects constructive dismissal claim
A senior health board manager who claimed he was 'turfed out' of his job to make way for a new regime has lost his case for constructive, unfair dismissal.
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Private hospital chief slams insurance 'fix'
Private hospital network schemes have come under attack from rival providers and consultants, who claim medical insurance companies are disguising anti-competitive tactics beneath 'a cloak of unnecessary secrecy'.
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Managers 'left struggling by pressures of change'
Increasing workload and the pressure of constant change have left London's mental health managers struggling to implement government policy, according to a forthcoming survey.
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'Champion' of nurses is facing UKCC probe
A senior trust manager chosen to lead a regional taskforce to improve nurses' working lives is being investigated by nursing regulatory body the UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.
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Latest drug trials case claims professor's scalp
The General Medical Council has struck off a former research director for serious professional misconduct in the latest in a raft of cases involving allegations of misbehaviour in clinical drug trials.
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Case dropped due to ill-health
A Scottish chief executive suspended from his post over a year ago after allegations of overpayments to senior managers has been allowed to retire and will not now be the subject of a public inquiry.
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A bug's life
Forget year 2000 compliance. What you should be worrying about is year 2000 computer viruses - both real and hoax. Michael Cross reports
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in brief: Jack Straw
Home secretary Jack Straw has announced the start of a £23.5m support service for prisoners with drug problems. The multiagency Counselling, Assessment, Referal, Advice and Throughcare will aim to identify drug users, support them in prison and coordinate support after their release. It will be available to all prisoners by ...
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in brief: primary care groups
A key responsibility of primary care groups in London will be to improve the quality of primary care itself, according to a new book from the King's Fund. It also argues that the issue of redistributing resources 'must be faced squarely if the new NHS is to make a real ...
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in brief: Doncaster Healthcare trust
Doncaster Healthcare trust and Scunthorpe Community Health Care trust were given ministerial approval to merge on 1 October.
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in brief: Brighton Health Care trust
Brighton Health Care trust will offer surgical patients the chance of having their own blood reinfused, following donation of a Cellsaver machine by Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Waiver pays for cancer boost
A VAT waiver lay behind health secretary Frank Dobson's announcement of a further boost to cancer services at the Labour Party conference.
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