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Scapegoats in the wilderness
Sir Alan Langlands is not alone in leaving his job sooner than expected. But at least he left amicably - unlike other victims of the NHS's habit of ridding itself of chief executives in mid-contract. It's such a waste, says Andrew Wall
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If I may be so bold. . .
Some of the civil servants running the NHS Executive haven't had an operational role in the health service for years. Ray Rowden says it's time to put top clinicians and managers at the centre
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Birds of a feather
Surely a community trust that helps PCGs move to PCT status is signing its own death warrant? Barbara Kennedy takes a more positive view
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Super groupers
Inclusivity and partnership will be major features of PCG clinical governance plans, due next month. Jenny Cook looks at how one practice tackled the issues
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Central line on the tubes
A new structure for regulating genetic medicine is designed to be more receptive to public concerns than the current set-up. Timothy Milewa and Michael Calnan ask if it can succeed
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Managers are bearing brunt of fraud probes
Managers and administrative workers are subject to more fraud investigations than any other NHS staff group, according to an unpublished document compiled by the Department of Health's new fraud squad.
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Sex discrimination case dismissed
A woman NHS manager has lost her claim for sex discrimination and unfair dismissal at a Berkshire employment tribunal.
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Pay of trust chief executives slides to half the rate for equivalents in private sector
Trust chief executives earned an average of £74,000 last year, less than half the comparable figure for private sector companies, according to a report by Pay and Workforce Research.
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Blair threatens those 'who will not change'
The government has toughened its public stance against NHS managers who fail to embrace change and signalled that poor performers could lose their jobs.
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In brief: Dave Prentis
Dave Prentis has won the election for general secretary of Unison and will succeed Rodney Bickerstaffe when he steps down at the end of th is year. The voting was :
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In brief: Scottish Health Advisory Service
The Scottish Health Advisory Service has delivered a mixed report on mental health services in Fife, concluding that 'examples of excellent practice' sit alongside 'parts of the service that are under resourced and struggling'. It notes a number of staff shortages and 'generally poor' maintenance of hospital environments. It says ...
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In brief: William Ward
A coroner has recorded a verdict of accidental death on an 88-year-old patient who fell to his death from a hospital window, despite being nursed on a secure ward.
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In brief: West Surrey health authority
West Surrey health authority finance director Peter Reeves told a recent board meeting that planning for the millennium had delivered benefits to the NHS, including modernisation of computer equipment and better contingency planning. Addenbrooke's trust has announced that it is retaining its millennium management centre as an operations centre because ...
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Beacon sites fail to ignite interest
Beacon sites are failing to capture the imagination of the rest of the health service, HSJ research has revealed.