All Health Service Journal articles in 1999-11-04 – Page 2
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Discipline review is 'urgently needed'
A consultant suspended from his job for more than a year has called on health ministers to release a review of disciplinary procedures, ordered a year ago.
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Days like this
Bottomley replaces Mellor. . . internal market 'projects'. . . plea for £1bn extra. . . managers' performance pay frozen. . . HA merger row
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A jab in the dark
How would the NHS cope with a quarter of the population ill or dying from flu? Mark Gould reports on the Department of Health's contingency plan for the next flu pandemic, which experts believe is on its way shortly
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Days are numbered for national GP contract as pilots prosper
The days of a single national contract for all GPs 'must now be considered to be in doubt', according to a King's Fund study.
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Consultants seek region control of development
Consultants have called for health secretary Alan Milburn to restore regional responsibility for shaping hospital developments.
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The French connection
While trade relations between Britain and France nose-dived, a meeting of minds on health highlighted much common ground, writes Barbara Millar
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Coming down to earth
Expectations have been sky-high ever since the announcement of the mental health national service framework in June 1998, and at last it is published .
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Litigation chief fears toll of 'rocketing' negligence claims
The 'rocketing' value of clinical negligence claims will have an 'inevitable impact' on NHS finances, the head of the NHS Litigation Authority has warned.
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Cross-channel career
David Fraser got involved with Health Rendezvous - chairing this year's conference - because of an interest in French healthcare. Though now chief executive of Dumfries and Galloway primary care trust, he once worked in the French public healthcare system.
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Improving cancer services: CHI's first task
Top of the Commission for Health Improvement's agenda is cancer care. A joint inquiry with the Audit Commission is scheduled for next year, working closely with the government's newly appointed cancer 'czar' Professor Mike Richards.
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Education expert calls for integrated early service
One of Britain's most prominent education officials has called for an integrated 'pregnancy-to-age-three' service to give children a 'flying start in life'. Professor Tim Brighouse, Birmingham city council chief education officer, told a conference that the government's Sure Start programme had 'got off to a very uncertain start' because civil ...
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'More NHS jobs for mental health patients' call
The NHS has been urged to 'put its own house in order' by employing more staff with mental health problems, in a report on social exclusion by mental health charity Mind.
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To sum up, Hutton's not a calculating character
Dining in intimidating company the other evening, I found myself seated next to a distinguished medical academic. A man of lifelong Labour persuasion, he was nonetheless fiercely sceptical of the evidence-based approach to NHS drugs policy as represented by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence.
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in brief: compensation ceiling
The ceiling for compensation for unfair dismissal went up on 25 October from £12,000 to £50,000. Average awards at the moment are well under the £12,000 ceiling, so the change will affect mainly cases involving senior, higher-paid employees.
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In brief: General and senior managers
General and senior managers will not get a national pay rise this year, according to guidance issued by head of NHS pay Aileen Simpkins. Maxima and break-points for pay ranges for health authority managers will increase by 3 per cent. Increases for individuals within these ranges may be determined locally.
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In brief: firework injuries
Just 42 firework injuries were treated at Welsh hospitals last year, a fall of 7 per cent on the previous year, according to statistics released by the Welsh Assembly 's health , statistics and analysis unit. Rocket injuries increased from nine to 13, but the number of injuries caused by ...
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Booking pilots present 'challenges'
The introduction of airline-style booked admission systems to the NHS presented a series of 'unforeseen challenges and obstacles' that required 'ingenuity and creativity to overcome', according to an independent survey.
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BMA seeks regulation for complementary medicine
The British Medical Association has called for complementary and alternative medicine to be regulated to end the 'current unacceptable situation' in which 'virtually anyone is free to practise, irrespective of training or experience'. In evidence to a Lords sub-committee, the BMA says a single regulating body should be established for ...
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