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All aboard?
HSJ rode the Clapham omnibus to find out what people thought of New Labour's track-record on the health service. It found many of them less than enthusiastic. Our man with the notepad and travelcard: Mark Gould
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In for a quickie
Will fast-track surgery centres change the way we think about the general hospital - or are they just politically expedient? Ann McGauran reports
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Pound of flesh
The huge cost of obesity to the health service is increasingly well known - but is the NHS partly at fault in failing to provide the level and type of services needed? Alison Moore reports
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That'll teach them
The amount of time and money dedicated to training staff can vary as much as five times between trusts. Claire Laurent looks at the many factors behind the variations
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The same or worse - public and academe agree
COMMENT: New Labour's NHS reform so far is mostly spin and cosmetic change
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Fast-track re-think on privatisation
COMMENT: A second term may see a fresh approach to NHS management as we know it
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Clubbing is all the rage as Milburn steps up consultant negotiations
The headline 'Milburn offers big bribe to doctors to stay in NHS' (Independent) rapidly gave way to 'Consultants fight seven-year ban on private work' (Daily Telegraph) after the secretary of state had published details of his plans to provide what The Guardian called 'golden NHS handcuffs' for the heirs of ...
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Thoroughly modern matron
She's making a comeback - but how will the new-look matron differ from her former incarnation, and how loved and respected was she really first time round, asks Janet Snell
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HUMAN RESOURCES - MATRONS
'Meticulous in details on which the life of a patient depends' 'In general, matrons are over-conscientious and not good at delegating. They have not been trained in management and their training as nurses - meticulous in details on which the life of a patient depends - leads in a contrary ...
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Lean on me
High absence rates prompted a trust to make a new appointment so staff could vent their worries and resolve their conflicts. Charlotte Allen reports on its success
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Quick quick, slow
Early evaluations of everything from primary care groups to personal medical services are being ignored in the rush to press on with the next wave regardless, writes Brenda Leese
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Patient Information
With the emphasis squarely on patient involvement, the challenge now is to produce good-quality information and training for medical staff.