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Big guns in battle for care homes cash
Independent care home owners in Scotland have enlisted heavyweight help to convince local authorities that they are not being paid enough.
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Public health risk of foot and mouth is monitored
A multi-agency group is being established to monitor potential risks to public health from the foot and mouth disease outbreak.
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Days like this
Poverty link ignored. . .Local government 'take-over'. . .Staff uphold standards. . .Improving communications. . .Labour cash boost slammed
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Theme and variations
Theme and variations: putting Scotland and Wales in the picture The pictures in Labour's Welsh and Scottish manifestos may be the same as those in the English ones - but there are subtle differences in the text.
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Quiz Test of faith
So there you are, trotting along as a modern and dependable manager.Thanks to the wonders of deed poll, reform is now your middle name.And suddenly, it turns out that there are alternatives to the one true faith.
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Return of the saint
Health minister Gisela Stuart, who first went to Parliament on St Gisela's day four years ago, is hoping she can hold on to her seat for a second term.Tash Shifrin met her on the campaign trail Been making plans for Friday 8 June? Junior health minister Gisela Stuart has no ...
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Off message
The departure of the DoH's communications director has led to accusations of ministerial control-freakery over media relations.Could this be a sign of things to come, asks Laura Donnelly It is almost exactly a month since Tony Blair said today would be polling day. In one fell swoop, the civil service ...
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A week in PR
As news about Helen McCallum's departure made headlines, another PR story was about to break.
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Restricted access
ethnic minority health - Though health authorities are doing better than primary care groups, the health needs of people from ethnic minorities are still being neglected by both, argue Mohammed Memon and colleagues
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In the morale maze
GPs need to hang on to a certain amount of autonomy to provide a personalised service to their patients in the age of the primary care trust and patient protocols, argues Dr Andrew Spooner General practitioners are unhappy and reporting low morale. Among their complaints are increased paperwork and a ...