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    Briefing encounters

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    genetics services

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    Unit pricing: public funding of genetics research

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    The Public Health Genetics Unit was established in Cambridge in 1997 because it was clear that, generally, public health doctors and policymakers were ignorant of the sciences of genetics and molecular biology, and their public health and policy implications.

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    Key points

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    Developments in genetic science have huge implications for NHS services.

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    Taking aim: the PHGU

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    To keep abreast of developments in molecular and clinical genetics, and their ethical, legal, social and public health implications.

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    REFERENCES

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    1 Genetics Research Advisory Group. A First Report to the NHS Central Research and Development Committee on the New Genetics. Department of Health, 1995.

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    Playing the joker

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    books

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    Up close and personal

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    Interpersonal skills for nurses and health care professionals

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    Working on a needs to know basis

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    Health needs assessment in practice

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    in person

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    David Hands, acting chief executive of Bro Taf health authority, has been appointed chief executive of North Wales HA. He will succeed Brian Jones when he retires later this year.

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    Events

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    Items are entered free for public sector, voluntary and professional organisations, but we need at least six weeks' notice of your event. Please send details to Uli Jaeger, HSJ, Greater London House, Hampstead Road, London, NW1 7EJ. Fax: 0171-874 0254. E-mail:ulij@healthcare.emap.co.uk

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    monitor

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    Monitor has been much struck of late by Joe McCrae's charming new persona. Whisper who dares, but sources (as we journos put it) suggest that Dobbo's formidable enforcer may have gone just a little bit native down in Whitehall. Perhaps he has been reading his job description. It is a ...

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    Baroness braves the demands of opposition

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    westminster diary

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    'Astonished' MP pushes for cancer register

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    The government would regularly review NHS cancer care, and publish performance statistics for cancer centres - including survival rates - under a bill proposed by Labour backbencher Paul Marsden.

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    in brief

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    The public sector ombudsman system is to be reviewed to examine the scope for a more 'joined-up' approach to dealing with complaints from the public, said Cabinet Office minister Jack Cunningham. It will consider whether current arrangements in England 'are in the best interests of complainants' and whether the service ...

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    Microwaves of excellence radiating good practice from hospital wards

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    The health secretary recently announced a beacons of excellence scheme which invites the NHS to nominate good practice so that it can be spread.

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    Dame Rennie replies

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    I was interested to read Maggie Scott's letter (1 April) and her concern of bias in relation to my appointment as commissioner for public appointments.

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    Don't believe what you read the price is right

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    I have been an avid reader of HSJ for the last 10 years, although for all of that time I have worked in the pharmaceutical industry.

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    Carers can become casualties when a family member fights addiction

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    There has been much in the media recently about the needs of carers. One group which falls into this category is made up of those members of families who have to cope with another family member's addiction. These people may be adults, adolescents or children.

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    Waiting lists will return to crisis levels when the expensive blitzes are over

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    We had high hopes for the NHS when Labour took office, but although it may be improving, the evidence is not obvious on the ground. Millions of citizens are still suffering, and we bump into them all the time.

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    Back from the brink

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    underperforming doctors