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Do the rights thing
Health minister John Hutton meets children from Liverpool's Gilmour county primary school and London's Torriano junior school at a reception to mark the 10th anniversary of the UN convention on the rights of the child last week. The children gave presentations at the London event, at which Mr Hutton read ...
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Scots bill takes new approach to dying patients
One of the first pieces of legislation with an impact on health likely to be passed by the Scottish Parliament came under discussion last week.
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Pensions win for staff hit by 1980s privatisation debacle
Former employees of West Midlands regional health authority, who lost their pensions after being transferred to the private sector in the late 1980s, have won a multi-million pound settlement from the Department of Health.
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Information law forces HAs to explain
The government's proposals for a Freedom of Information Bill, outlined in the Queen's Speech last week, would compel health authorities to give reasons for particular decisions, but would not extend the compulsion to regional offices or ministers.
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Short Cuts: Pharmacists move to improve drug supplies
The government has lowered the trigger point at which stocks of generic drugs are considered so low that pharmacists can supply branded alternatives instead. The 'category D' listing previously came into operation when there was less than four weeks' supply. But in an attempt to combat a shortage of generic ...
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Short Cuts: Clinical governance shown as PCGs' main interest
Clinical governance has been identified as a key area of interest for primary care groups, according to publisher Binleys. Its latest Database of Primary Care says clinical governance committees are the most developed aspect of PCGs' structure, followed by prescribing, information technology and commissioning. The majority of committee members are ...
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Short Cuts: Research centre for age-related diseases opens
A research centre for age-related diseases will be set up on the Guy's campus of King's College, London, following a £6m grant from the Wolfson Foundation. The Wolfson Centre for Age Related Diseases will study heart disease, stroke, Parkinson's disease, dementia and other conditions associated with ageing. The centre's first ...
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Short Cuts: Mental health user group pushes Swedish approach
A mental health user group is urging health authorities to adopt 'a more innovative approach to services' by taking a lead from Sweden. Brent Lund Alternatives - a group bringing together north-west London's Brent User Group and Swedish service users - visited the Hotel Magnus Stenbock, which provides rooms for ...
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Short Cuts: BMA urges Web guidance for health and medicine
The British Medical Association has called for the Department of Health to issue urgent guidance on the use of the Internet for health and medical matters. Dr Paul Cundy, chair of the information management and technology sub-committee of the BMA's GP committee, said it was worried about security and confidentiality ...
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Short Cuts: Counter-fraud intake 'graduate' from training centre
Junior health minister Lord Hunt has officially opened the NHS Counter Fraud Training Centre in Reading and awarded certificates to its first 'graduates'. The centre will train more than 500 staff in counter-fraud skills and run specialist courses to degree level accredited by Portsmouth University. Department of Health director of ...
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Parents protest over children's hearts retained by pathologists
A meeting of up to 400 parents who believe their children's hearts were kept without their knowledge by Alder Hey Children's Hospital, in Liverpool, has been called for next week.
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Making a point
Dave Prentis, deputy general secretary of Unison, examines a 'safe syringe' with Pauline Anderson, a staff nurse at St Mark's Hospital, London, at the launch of a Unison campaign against needlestick injuries.
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Fourth inquiry into radiology scandal
A fourth inquiry has been launched into allegations of mismanagement at a leading radiology department, according to 'whistleblowers' who raised concerns about the department at Hammersmith Hospitals trust.
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Campaign launched to reassure patients of millennium readiness
A £70,000 campaign has been launched to reassure the public that London's NHS will not break down over the millennium. Health authorities are to send out 4 million leaflets on health services over the holiday.
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Prescription warning
Health authority chief executives have been told to work with clinical colleagues to prevent an increase in prescribing over the millennium holiday.
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Healthy living centres kick off with £1m plan
One of the government's earliest health policy ideas is showing signs of coming to fruition with the announcement of the first healthy living centre to be funded by the National Lottery.
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New tack on learning disabilities
Health minister John Hutton has unveiled plans to develop a national learning disability strategy, following a critical report on existing services.
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Days like this
Community care white paper launched. . . Zero service growth predicted. . . Ambulance dispute worsens. . . Land-sale crisis. . . Mall costs dear. . .
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May the force be with you
Mental health service users may find themselves facing a harsh new treatment regime under green paper proposals now out for consultation. Laura Donnelly reports
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One step at a time
A year after the Acheson report on health inequalities - which won enthusiastic backing from the government - is the UK any nearer meeting its objectives? Wendy Moore reports