Latest news – Page 2878
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From dinosaurs to dynamos
Regarding your feature 'Slow on the uptake' (pages 30-31, 30 April), Brighton Health Care trust introduced centralised equipment hire and a purchase plan to dramatically reduce hire expenditure last September.
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How to make an Impact on the lengthy waiting lists for sight-restoring cataract operations
Your report that Scottish MPs were shocked to find that large numbers of people are waiting for sight-restoring cataract operations (News, page 8, 14 May) again highlights the issues surrounding the management of this common condition.
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Holding the line
Milton Keynes had a lively bank holiday weekend judging by calls to NHS Direct, the 24-hour helpline launched in March.
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Judge overturns 'irrational' barring order
Mental heath law is a minefield. Last month a patient detained under the Mental Health Act for four months in 1996 won a High Court order quashing a decision by Riverside Mental Health trust to continue detaining him after his mother applied for his discharge.
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Tube driver equality win may point way for NHS
Which organisation employs the largest number of women with childcare needs? I don't know for sure, but I'd be willing to bet it's the NHS. So a woman tube train driver's landmark sex discrimination victory bears close study.
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Legal aid rule changes
Major changes in the way the Legal Aid Board deals with medical negligence cases could be on the way. These have already been foreshadowed by the government, but a report just issued by the board fills in dates and details.
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Shake up or ship out
Everyone who works in the NHS is used to periods of turmoil and uncertainty, and finance staff are one group that now feels under threat. The early 1990s saw an enormous growth in their number as trusts and health authorities struggled to cope with the internal market. Promotion was rapid ...
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A 'portfolio' CV with a wide mix of experience
Andy Leary set himself a target: to become a finance director by the age of 40. On 1 June he achieved his ambition, taking up the post at Lincolnshire health authority. But his route to the job has taken him through a variety of posts at HAs and the NHS ...
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Strip tease
days before England's first World Cup encounter, researchers from the Royal Free Hospital, London, and Bradford Royal Infirmary have reported that the thin weave of the official England team shirts offers little protection against harmful ultra-violet rays. Consultant dermatologist Andrew Wright, holding England striker Alan Shearer's number 9 shirt, says ...
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Auditor urges rule on 'insider knowledge'
The NHS should draw up clear rules to prevent potential 'conflicts of interest' among senior managers who leave to work for private companies that do business with the health service, says a hard-hitting auditor's report.
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Five ambulance trusts to go in northern region reconfiguration
Five ambulance trusts could disappear under reconfiguration proposals commissioned by health authorities in Northern and Yorkshire region.
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Operations cancelled as workers strike over 'multiskilling' job losses
Hundreds of non-urgent operations were cancelled this week as staff at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff went on indefinite strike in protest at jobs cuts caused by a contracting-out deal.
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IHSM losses mount as turnover plummets
The Institute of Health Services Management crashed to a pounds180,000 operating loss last year as turnover dropped below pounds2m for the first time in six years and membership continued its slow downward spiral.