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Off the stump and on with the work
COMMENT: Given proper resources and support, NHS staff can do what they're best at
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A kick in the ballots
WALKING TALL: 'Ministers are clearly frustrated by the NHS absorbing increased funding without seeing any sea change in how it operates'
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Off message
NEWS FOCUS: The departure of the DoH's communications director has led to accusations of ministerial control-freakery over media relations.Could this be a sign of things to come, asks Laura Donnelly
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Return of the saint
NEWS FOCUS: Health minister Gisela Stuart, who first went to Parliament on St Gisela's day four years ago, is hoping she can hold on to her seat for a second term.Tash Shifrin met her on the campaign trail
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Second helpings
NEWS FOCUS: If Labour sweeps the polls today, there are interesting times ahead for the NHS - from the official end of postcode prescribing to innovatory use of staff; from dramatic cuts in HAs to a boost for the private sector.But what shape would the se
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Quiz - Test of faith
NEWS FOCUS: So there you are, trotting along as a modern and dependable manager.Thanks to the wonders of deed poll, reform is now your middle name. And suddenly, it turns out that there are alternatives to the one true faith. To offer a soupcon of light r
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In the morale maze
OPEN SPACE: GPs need to hang on to a certain amount of autonomy to provide a personalised service to their patients in the age of the primary care trust and patient protocols, argues Dr Andrew Spooner
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Set for action
FILM LOCATIONS: Hospitals have long been favourite locations for film-makers. But what are the pressures, and benefits, for managers and staff? Harriet Gaze finds out
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Restricted access
ETHNIC MINORITY HEALTH: Though health authorities are doing better than primary care groups, the health needs of people from ethnic minorities are still being neglected by both, argue Mohammed Memon and colleagues