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Troubled board appoints chair
Troubled Fife health board has announced the appointment of a new chair and chief executive.
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Topsy turvy
Chief executives in overpaid, cushy jobs? Think again. The hackneyed image, says Seamus Ward, is being overturned by the reality of a high-risk, insecure, pressurised profession
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Shadowlands
People living in independent nursing homes are part of a shadow health service that falls outside the remit of CHI and the National Care Standards Commission. We must not ignore their care, says Chris Vellenoweth
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monitor
Miracles don't happen overnight - well not without a shot of religious intervention - and despite all the glorious wonga heading towards the NHS, it could be some time before our nation feels the benefit. Which is where Monitor comes in, scooping up short cuts and cheap tips to drag ...
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Milburn pledges new hospital grime-wave
NHS managers will be issued with 'explicit' guidelines on how to clean hospitals following health secretary Alan Milburn's pledge to crack down on grime.
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Overdose attack man sent to jail
A drug overdose victim who lashed out at hospital staff who had just saved his life has been jailed for a year.
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Days like this
'Threat' to community care. . . IHSM hits out. . . Sop to royal colleges. . . Fundholding warning. . . Dental deal. . . £600,000 from RHA's private suite
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Three chairs for democracy
HSJ invited the four leading London mayoral hopefuls to debate health. Three couldn't stop agreeing with one another - but the fourth was a trifle late in putting his argument. Lyn Whitfield reports
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Easy self-Assembly?
The UK's three devolved power bases have had up to 10 months to forge their own identities. Patrick Butler asks key players how they see their progress
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When push comes to shove
One in four women experience physical violence. Many turn to the NHS for help. But do healthcare professionals have the skills to cope? Barbara Millar reports
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Over our dead body
The demise of the Clinical Standards Advisory Group begs questions of how different its successor's approach will be. Lynn Eaton reports
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Voices off
A generous health secretary and a joking Opposition leader got warm receptions at the RCN Congress. It was when they left the stage that the dissent started, writes Kaye McIntosh
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MrMop's clean conscience is symptomatic of the times
Milburn's hygiene missive proves desperate need for managerial champions
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Don't get mugged in London
Capital's managers need strategy to ensure harmony with the new mayor