All Health Service Journal articles in 8 October 2007 – Page 2

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    Tooke reports on doctors' training

    2007-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Modernising Medical Careers does not provide doctors with enough broad experience by encouraging them to specialise early in their careers, according to an independent report on the system.The Tooke report says it does not allow for enough flexibility to meet the system's needs and calls for it to undergo fundamental ...

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    Urgent improvement not needed, Confederation says

    2007-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Surveys show that patients are generally very happy with the NHS services they receive and 'urgent improvement' is not needed, according to the NHS Confederation.

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    Trusts told to improve complaints handling

    2007-10-08T00:00:00Z

    The quality of complaints handling varies considerably across the NHS, a Healthcare Commission report has found.It says trusts should make it easier to make complaints, ensure that the care of those complaining is not adversely affected as a result and strengthen procedures for investigating problems after little evidence emerged that ...

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    TB drug collaboration launched

    2007-10-08T00:00:00Z

    The Stop TB Partnership global drug facility and HIV/AIDS treatment initiative Unitaid have announced a collaboration with 19 countries to address serious shortages of anti-tuberculosis drugs.