All Health Service Journal articles in 2000-02-24 – Page 2

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    In Brief: Health minister launches toolkit

    2000-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Health minister John Denham this week launched the Improving Working Lives toolkit aimed to 'help staff better balance home and work life' by 'challenging and changing traditional working patterns in the NHS and public sector by encouraging more familyfriendly working practices'.

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    In Brief: House of Lords

    2000-02-24T00:00:00Z

    The House of Lords was due yesterday to hear the second reading of a bill calling for local authorities to identify and separately register people who are both deaf and blind to assess their health and social needs.

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    In Brief: Proposals for new trusts

    2000-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Proposals have been made for five new trusts across North Cumbria. These would create a new acute trust, a mental health and learning disabilities trust and three primary care trusts in Carlisle and District, Eden Valley and West Cumbria. Subject to formal consultation and ministerial approval, the changes would take ...

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    In Brief: Minister gives up responsibility

    2000-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Public health minister Yvette Cooper has given up ministerial responsibility for food safety and standards (including responsibility for the Food Standards Agency) although she will retain responsibility for nutrition. Junior health minister Gisela Stuart will take over food safety.

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    In Brief: More press releases

    2000-02-24T00:00:00Z

    The Department of Health issued 742 press releases in 1999, more than twice as many as were issued in the last year of the Conservative government in 1996, when 366 were published. The DoH issued 406 releases in 1997, and 556 in 1998.

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    In Brief: Review due to be complete

    2000-02-24T00:00:00Z

    The expert scientific review of fluoride and health is expected to be completed 'in the spring', public health minister Yvette Cooper told MPs.

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    Going for broke

    2000-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Tayside is not alone in its financial difficulties - a number of other Scottish trusts are grappling with large deficits. Barbara Millar wonders what has gone wrong

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    Cadets on call

    2000-02-24T00:00:00Z

    16-year-old Helen Cason is among the first in London to take part in a two-year cadet programme to bring new blood into the NHS.

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    Fears that quality of patient care is 'at risk' in PCT takeover

    2000-02-24T00:00:00Z

    A community care trust which is fighting for its survival has expressed fears that patient care might be jeopardised when primary care trusts take over its duties.

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    Computing for a career: the chief executive's story

    2000-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Jillian Evans, chief executive of Surrey Thames PCG, is studying for the MSc in primary healthcare run by UCL.

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    Denham raps HAs starving PCGs of cash

    2000-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Health minister John Denham is set to issue a stern rebuke to health authorities that fail to hand over enough money to primary care groups.

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    'You just don't realise how tired you are until you you have a chance to stop running round like a scalded cat'

    2000-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Leveta Lawson was approaching 50 when she heard that North Bedfordshire Community Trust, where she worked, was to merge with the neighbouring trust.

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    Ex-region chair sparks local fury

    2000-02-24T00:00:00Z

    The former chair of Trent region has triggered anger weeks after taking up a post as shadow chair of Leicester University Hospitals trust, due to start in April following a three-way merger.

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    Chief concerns

    2000-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Devising a leadership programme for NHS chief executives is a challenging undertaking. Barbara Millar finds out what those in the first intake hope to get out of it

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    Cruel treatment for most vulnerable citizens

    2000-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Letters

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    World-class site set to close in shake-up

    2000-02-24T00:00:00Z

    London regional office has unveiled plans to close both the world-renowned Harefield Hospital and the Royal Brompton Hospital to create a £200m specialist centre at London's Paddington Basin by 2006.

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    Image conscious

    2000-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Chief medical officer Professor Liam Donaldson checks a picture of himself during a visit to launch a public health observatory. The North West observatory is one of eight 'nationwide intelligence gathering centres' set up to monitor health and disease trends as part of the government's bid to break the link ...