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Together a gain?
The Welsh NHS is about to be reunited with local government. But, asks Patrick Butler, how democratic will things be?
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Playing pool
Health minister Alan Milburn has proposed a pooled insurance scheme for trusts, but some argue it's a risky game. Seamus Ward reports
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All shook up
Third-generation GP and occasional country music DJ Ian Bogle is the new chair of council at the British Medical Association. He talks to Mark Gould about some of the changes that can be expected
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A shot in the arm
The government has underlined its determination to bring drug misusers in from the cold with a 217m boost for the treatment and prevention elements of its three-year anti-drugs strategy for England.
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Early learning
With new figures confirming Scotland's high rates of teenage pregnancy, Barbara Millar reports on initiatives to address the issue and provide sex education earlier
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Token equal opportunities policies are not enough Can the national human resources strategy move beyond box-ticking?
All but the most Neanderthal of public sector employers pay at least lip service to the concept of equal opportunities these days - witness the 98.9 per cent of chief executives who took the trouble to respond to an NHS Executive survey on the issue, and the 98 per cent ...
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New chair takes the driving seat NHS Confederation should become a driving influence on policy
The election of Catherine McLoughlin as chair of the NHS Confederation this week represents a partial break with the past (See News, pages 2- 3). Though she has been co-chair since the organisation's inception, she has none of the political baggage which made her rival and former co-chair, Marco Cereste, ...
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An independent appeal system will do nothing to enhance a poor doctor- patient relationship
I do wonder if those demanding that GPs give reasons for de-registration and calling for 'some agreed method' (Letters, 13 August) have thought through the implications.
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Good staff training is essential when restraint of those with a learning disability is necessary
The use of physical interventions, or restraint, to manage challenging behaviours presented by adults and children with a learning disability, is a matter of considerable concern to professionals, care staff, family members and those responsible for implementing government policy.
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Northwick Park shows how a hospital can adapt to a developing future
I found Ann Dix's article, 'Concrete issues' (cover feature, 30 July) very good stuff - concise, interesting and fair.
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Viagra - an opportunity for an astute government to raise revenue
The radio alarm rouses me with the drone of John Humphrys giving some poor soul a good grilling about the Pfizer-riser, the new wonderdrug that everyone is talking about. The pre-release publicity and media coverage have been fantastic, and not a day goes by without mention of Viagra ('Upping the ...
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Fast-track management training schemes
We are four management trainees based in North West region. As part of the education component of the scheme (MA, managing healthcare organisations) we are examining graduate fast-track management training schemes. If any
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Staff absenteeism
I am researching the recruitment problems and absenteeism rates of domestic staff and would like to know what experiences other trusts have had.
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IHSM is not the strong body managers need
Jamie Sharpley is right (Letters, 27 August), NHS managers deserve a strong body which pretty well every manager belongs to. Sadly, the Institute of Health Services Management is not that body.
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Cognitive approach to witness interviewing
I am carrying out research into interviewing witnesses using the cognitive approach - an interview technique for managers to enable witnesses to recall an event or incident accurately and in detail.
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Happy families or snap?
Family-friendly working initiatives are widespread in the NHS, but are managers matching policies to what staff really want? John Northrop finds out