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Calls for halt to £200m PFI development
Calls for Scotland's most prestigious hospital building project to be pulled out of the private finance initiative intensified this week with a row over data.
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Protest against debt in the developing world
Debt-ermined: doctors, nurses and medical students joined a 50,000-strong human chain around Birmingham's International Convention Centre and surrounding buildings last Saturday to protest to G8 leaders against debt in the developing world.
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Slow-acting remedy
A survey of community trusts found little movement towards evidence-based practice and considerable ignorance of the research and development strategy. Kimmy Eldridge and Nigel South report
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Bringing back 'home rule'
A 'yes' vote in tomorrow's referendum will signal fundamental changes to Northern Ireland's health service. Pat Healy reports
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The human factor
Trusts and HAs may not have the capacity to cope with the new human resources strategy. Mark Crail reports
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Royal blues
A powerful political and medical alliance is calling for a halt to the £200m Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh PFI deal. Barbara Millar reports
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US and them
With the US pharmaceutical giants targeting the elusive UK market, the issue of whether drug companies should be able to advertise their wares direct to the public is more pertinent than ever. Caroline White reports
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Primary concerns
Academics are warning that the shift to primary care groups is fraught with dangers. Mark Crail reports
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In Brief: Government's new information technology strategy
The launch of the government's new information technology strategy for the NHS has been delayed again while health ministers examine its financial implications. Publication is now tentatively scheduled for July, an NHS Executive spokesperson said this week.
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In Brief: Ashworth special hospital authority
Ashworth special hospital authority has announced that chief executive Hilary Hodge will remain 'off site' until Dame Fiona Caldicott has completed her review. Dr Hodge, who denies accusations of 'macho management', said she believed this would help the review 'to proceed in the most open and honest environment possible'.
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In Brief: Alan Milburn
Health minister Alan Milburn this week launched 15 pilot schemes to improve access to NHS dentistry and improve oral health. He also announced that an additional £600,000 had been found to fund the preparatory year of the schemes, which have been developed by health authorities under the Primary Care Act ...
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In Brief: Health expert Chris Ham
Health authorities should be obliged to explain clinical decisions, and the NHS should have a system of appeal tribunals for patients refused treatment, health expert Chris Ham argues in a book, published by the King's Fund, looking at the lessons of the Jaymee Bowen case.
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In Brief: Research by Pay & Workforce Research
Time lost in sickness absence cost the NHS more than £500m in 199798, research by Pay & Workforce Research shows. Revealing the data last week, PWR consultant Gillian Whitaker urged managers to use return-to-work interviews to identify the causes of absence.
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Dobson spends on 'rebuttal officer' as waiting lists soar
Health ministers have come under attack for spending thousands of pounds on a unit to defend government policy as waiting lists head for another record high.
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Siemens loses 15 staff from health outfit
A healthcare information company announced key job losses last week but denied being on the critical list. Siemens Healthcare Services has made 15 of its 100 staff redundant, closed two regional offices, and replaced managing director John Kane.
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Dobson gives go-ahead to regional shake-up
Health secretary Frank Dobson gave the go-ahead this week for a shake-up of NHS regions in London and the south of England.
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New approach to tackling Welsh health inequalities
The government has unveiled a 'new approach' to tackling some of the worst health problems in Europe in a widely applauded green paper.
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Milburn admits patients should have a say
Health minister Alan Milburn publicly accepted last week that the idea that 'doctor knows best' is out of date and inappropriate to the modern health service.
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Nurses accept 3.8 per cent staged pay deal
The nurses' 3.8 per cent pay award was accepted reluctantly by the staff side last week, despite continuing opposition from Unison and the GMB, which voted against settling.