All Health Service Journal articles in 2000-02-24 – Page 3
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Fears that quality of patient care is 'at risk' in PCT takeover
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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Cadets on call
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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Going for broke
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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In Brief: New rules for donations
Junior health minister Lord Hunt has unveiled rules to prevent any conditions being imposed on organ donation. The move follows an inquiry ordered by former health secretary Frank Dobson last July after news emerged that a transplant coordinator had passed on a family request that organs should only go to ...
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In Brief: New guidelines for reducing risk of cot death
The Department of Health has issued new guidelines on reducing the risk of cot death. It advises against parents sharing a bed with a baby if they smoke, have been drinking alcohol, are very tired or taking drugs which cause drowsiness. It also warns parents to keep their baby's cot ...
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In Brief: Health minister launches toolkit
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
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
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
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
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
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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Left a bit
The telemedicine toolkit By Roy Lilley and John Navein Radcliffe Medical Press 185 pages £30
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NAO in 'better bed management' call
The National Audit Office has called for better bed management to cut record numbers of cancelled operations and reduce delayed discharges, which are now costing the NHS £1m a day.
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Cuts threat as Barnet in deficit
Health services in Barnet are under the spotlight once more over claims that Barnet Healthcare trust will have to cut services to tackle a deficit of almost £5m.
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BAT-man Clarke fights back in smuggling row
Former health secretary Kenneth Clarke has accused the health select committee of abusing parliamentary privilege in a session on tobacco smuggling.
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In Brief: New Appointment
Maria Eagle, Labour MP for Liverpool Garston, has been appointed parliamentary private secretary to health minister John Hutton. Ms Eagle, who is the twin sister of social security junior minister Angela Eagle, is a former solicitor.
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