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Key Points
Carers want a great deal more medical and practical information than they are given at present.
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CLOSING THE ASYLUM The mental patient in modern society (2nd edition) By Peter Barham Penguin 214 pages pounds7.99
The central question of this important book is best expressed in Barham's own words: 'The question to pose today, therefore, is whether we are in a position to resolve the historical problems of the marginalised and excluded mental patient... to provide a systematic revaluation of mentally disturbed people and their ...
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This week
'Drugs czar' Keith Hellawell holds up a new drugs guide for 14- 16-year-olds during a press call at Haverstock school, London. Mr Hellawell, UK anti-drugs co-ordinator, said The Score: facts about drugs was designed to combat 'the huge amount of misinformation and myths' circulating among young people. The Health Education ...
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Ministers set to concede defeat on inequality targets
Ministers are ready to concede defeat in their efforts to set national targets for the reduction of health inequalities.
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Milburn orders publication of Read report
Health minister Alan Milburn has ordered the speedy publication of an allegedly damning report on a crisis-hit NHS computer project amid reports of a cover-up.
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Fundamental changes to NHS financing ruled out
Health secretary Frank Dobson this week ruled out any 'fundamental changes in the way the NHS is financed', and launched a vigorous defence of its role in making the British economy more competitive.
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Funding gap, not enmity, blamed for 'Berlin walls'
Inadequate funding of social care, rather than poor relationships, is responsible for 'Berlin walls' between health and social services, MPs were told this week.
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Staff complain of exclusion from white paper
Professionals and trade unions representing a range of NHS staff this week warned the government its reforms are excluding them.
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Doctors' training to include management skills
Radical proposals to put management at the heart of junior doctors' training have been accepted by professional bodies.
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Welsh white paper outlines different GP structure plus role for Assembly
Health professionals last week cautiously welcomed the white paper on the future of the NHS in Wales, but cast doubt on government claims that it will save pounds50m.
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Doctors' lobby group changes name to broaden primary care base
A primary care commissioning lobby group is set to change its name to reflect the 'new NHS' and enable it to draw a wider membership.
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Mental health guidance 'will mean huge extra workload'
Tens of thousands of patients may need to be assessed to determine if they should be sectioned under the Mental Health Act, under new guidance issued by the NHS Executive. Managers fear a huge rise in workload in having to comply with the requirement.
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Private health insurer BUPA
Private health insurer BUPA has been invited to sponsor a review of the future of the NHS, looking at its likely development by 2020, as part of the NHS's 50th anniversary celebrations in July. NHS Confederation deputy chief executive Jean Trainor said, if it took part, the company would have ...