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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.
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Bleak days behind us?
Community care and the law Second edition By Luke Clements Legal Action Group 530 pages £30 Before the year is out, a new set of laws governing community care services will have been approved by Parliament. These changes - concerning charges for nursing care, the creation of care trusts and ...
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Two hours to clinical focus
Clinical effectiveness A practical guide for the community nurse By Cheryll Adams Community Practitioners'& Health Visitors'Association 84 pages £7. 50 to members of CPHVA, £10 to non-members This practical guide booklet is a wonderfully easy-tofollow text, managing to combine practical procedures or steps with clear explanations of the underlying theoretical ...
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Shadow boxing
The Conservative opposition is so unlikely to land a hit on health during the election campaign that it has taken to producing only what looks like a policy. Lynn Eaton reports
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NHS forced to bail out cash-strapped council
Princess Margaret Hospital in Swindon has hit crisis point as two local councils can no longer afford care for elderly people moving into residential and nursing homes. Swindon and Marlborough trust has been forced to buy in beds it has no money for, to bale out the social services departments.