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Failure to thrive
The Journal has seen the government's long awaited new mental health policy. Mark Crail reports
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Ashworth chief faces fresh criticism
Troubled Ashworth top-security hospital is to take 'independent advice' on doctors' claims that chief executive Hilary Hodge is interfering in clinical matters.
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Hospital urges army to provide nurse back-up
Hospital managers are calling on the army to help prevent scores of operations being cancelled.
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Union ballots on action to resist PFI
Staff at one of London's largest trusts will be balloted on possible 'indefinite' strike action over plans to privatise health facilities and hundreds of hospital jobs.
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New children's waiting room and treatment area at Bradford Royal Infirmary
Tracy Whitehead, an accident and emergency nurse at Bradford Royal Infirmary, chats to Natalie Woodward (right), the first patient to use a new children's waiting room and treatment area in the A&E department. The room is decorated with a colourful mural featuring favourite TV characters, including the Teletubbies. It was ...
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Triumph of hope over experience?
The years of trouble in Northern Ireland have given it some of the worst health statistics in Europe. But if the peace agreement succeeds, all that could change. Pat Healy reports from a health and regeneration conference in Belfast
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Pre-school hearing, speech, language and vision screening
Significant variations in child health screening programmes are undermining the efficacy of the programme, says Mary Turner-Boutle
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monitor
Monitor was intrigued to hear of further changes at the Patients Association. First, general manager Cathy Gritzner cut in half the amount of time she spent there, while rejecting any suggestions of a putsch. Now it emerges she has left the association altogether. She is considering a job offer in ...