All articles by Barbara Millar – Page 2
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Just good friends
It takes a certain sort of person to become an NHS board member: someone who cares passionately about the health service, someone who knows their local community and, ideally , someone who has some experience of picking their way through a political minefield.
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Decline and Fall
Decline and fall Despite recruitment drives, figures show the numbers of nurses, midwives and health visitors are still falling. And they're getting older, writes Barbara Millar
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Its not about the money
Easing Glasgow s health problems is more than a case of redistributing wealth, say critics of a recent report on inequalities, writes Barbara Millar
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Penalty kicks
The dispersal of asylum seekers around the country under the terms of the new Immigration and Asylum Act will make it harder than ever for them to access medical services. Barbara Millar reports
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Gene and tonic?
Testing embryos can identify genetic disorders. But is this the best way forward? Now the public can debate the ethical issues involved, writes Barbara Millar
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Educating neater
The health secretary wants to reform nurse education - and integrate it with changes to professional roles and the pay system. Barbara Millar reports
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Slow digestion
It has taken half a century, but insights into mortality from a survey on health and nutrition are finally bearing fruit, writes Barbara Millar
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Regeneration game
A health authority which won special funds to develop its most deprived districts has lessons for other bidders. Barbara Millar reports
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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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Growth area
Cancer services have received a boost, following new health secretary Alan Milburn's 'three Cs' pledge. But a report questions whether 'open access' arrangements actually lead to quicker treatment, writes Barbara Millar
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Round the baccy
A new centre will monitor the ways tobacco companies try to get round the ban on cigarette advertising. Barbara Millar reports
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Cavity brawls
On the eve of a public poll over whether or not to treat Scottish water with fluoride, Barbara Millar revisits the debate over its safety
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Who said that?
Pharmaceutical firms are aligning themselves with patient groups in a bid to put pressure on the NHS. But will such a move empower or exploit the public, asks Barbara Millar
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