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UK cancer survival statistics are 'misleading and demoralising'
Media scare stories about poor UK cancer survival rates are a myth created by differences in collecting statistics between countries, Dr Harry Burns, Glasgow's director of public health, told delegates.
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'Remove the fear' of the top
Health service management is seen as overbearing, NHS deputy chief executive Neil McKay admitted.
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A bit under the weather
It has been a terrible year for doctors, and they made their feelings all too clear at the British Medical Association's annual representative meeting. Lyn Whitfield had her finger on the pulse
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'We need to explain the uncertainty of medicine': the ethics of patient consent
This year's ethics debate centred on issues of patient consent . Dr Michael Wilks, chair of the BMA's ethics committee, said much of the onslaught against doctors over the past year stemmed from poor communication with patients, the public and the government.
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Don't miss out: the 'other' debates
The ARM supported a motion condemning the introduction of walk-in centres without piloting and evaluation as 'media friendly' but 'counter-productive to the proper deployment of NHS resources'. Dr Tony Lavelle said the centres encouraged 'a generation of supermarket shufflers' to think of medical care in the same way as they ...
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Milburn takes good advice and reaps the rewards
Fleshing out detail of national plan placated sceptical Confed audience
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Crash course in walls
Survival of the fittest is a principle which has passed the test of time. It is therefore a mystery to me why, when it comes to information technology, the NHS Executive bureaucracy fights against it when the dire consequences of doing so are clear to see.
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Kennedy reaches for his sandbag in a fit of pique
Tucked away in the prime minister's speech to fellow-theologists in Tubingen, the one which suggested on-the-spot fines for Saturday night lager louts, was a heartfelt passage about the pace and pressure of change - in the middle of what Tony Blair called 'the greatest economic, technological and social upheaval' since ...
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When being sensitive can leave you tongue-tied
I sympathise with Marianne Rigge (Consuming passions, 15 June); being politically correct in referring to people with health conditions is not easy.
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Genuine partnership must begin with staff
Unison was very pleased to see the recent joint issue on partnership working between health and local government (Patient: Citizen, 22 June).
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The general health questionnaire is not the most accurate way of measuring stress
We reserve the right to edit letters. The article on stress in general practice ('All stressed up and nowhere to go', features, pages 2829, 15 June) made interesting reading. However, readers could be misled into thinking that work in general practice is more stressful than it actually is.
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Cottage industries look to the 'big house'
Michael Calnan and colleagues' article adds to our understanding about the interrelationship between key players in the small general practice organisation.
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As long as GPs are paying, they will want a say
The article on stress in general practice examined the relationship between GPs and practice nurses, and between GPs and practice managers, but did not examine one of the fundamental determinants of those relationships.
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Why some sacred cows are worth milking
Your editorial (comment, page 19, 22 June) is right to point out that the NHS's founding principles are not simply the sacred cows of an outdated ideology but an essential means of providing efficient and equitable healthcare.
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Remember inequalities are not just a health issue
The World Health Organisation report (news, page 7, 22 June) values our NHS, but also emphasises the inequalities which cause ill-health.
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Systems failures more to blame than people
May I correct one aspect of your news item on the recent King's Fund debate on the future of professional selfregulation (page 9, 15 June).
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Consulting room
The government's consultation exercise on the NHS national plan came under heavy fire from the media. But its critics have missed the point of the exercise, says Shirley McIver
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Quite unheard of
Therapy staff, asked for their opinions in the consultation on the national plan, said they felt stretched to capacity, ignored and hard done by compared with doctors and nurses. Enid Feather reports
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Stepping stones
Co-operation between health and social services in one area has created a successful intermediate care structure for elderly people, explains Barbara Hitchins