All Legal articles – Page 136
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David Lock on an independent NHS
An independent NHS board would be good news for ministers - but what about managers, wonders David Lock
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Chief executive says decision on UnitedHealth contract is a lesson for all PCTs
The chief executive of the primary care trust which had its contract with UnitedHealth Europe quashed by the Court of Appeal has urged the rest of the NHS to learn from the case.
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Comment: PCTs need certainty of consultations to innovate
'You cannot be certain of a consultation's outcome, however important to you, but that makes it all the more vital you are certain of the process.'
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CRE warning over NHS failure on race information
Trusts could face action from the Commission for Racial Equality after just 1 per cent were found to have complied with race equality legislation.
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Trusts risk tribunal payouts over rights of oldest workers
Trusts could face huge compensation bills handed out by employment tribunals if they do not get to grips with the new age discrimination legislation that comes into force in October, NHS Employers has warned.
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Public health specialists appeal for legislation to tackle obesity
Published: 17/06/2004, Volume II4, No. 5910 Page 8
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Boyle's law
The man in charge of implementing Alan Milburn's heart disease framework says he will achieve his aims by charm rather than brute force. Kaye McIntosh reports
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OHE finds flaw in 'aspiration' to match EU spending
The government's 'aspiration' to match the EU average spending on healthcare by 2006 cannot be reached unless it increases the NHS budget by more than the planned 5 per cent per year, according to a study by the Office of Health Economics. It says plans to spend 8 per cent ...
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Families' lawyer blasts managers
The lawyer representing families affected by the Bristol heart babies tragedy has lambasted managers for trying to pass the buck at the Bristol Royal Infirmary inquiry.
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Tobacco case lawyer criticises HAs' retreat
The lawyer behind failed legal action against the UK tobacco industry has hit out at health authorities for failing to support it.
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Lawyers in row over mediation
Lawyers have clashed over why government-funded research into the use of mediation to stem a rising tide of NHS litigation failed to attract a significant number of cases.
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Euro food boss pledges legislation with bite
The prospect of a European food authority with independent powers to provide authoritative scientific advice to EU member states has been raised by the new commissioner for health and consumer protection, David Byrne.
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Information law forces HAs to explain
The government's proposals for a Freedom of Information Bill, outlined in the Queen's Speech last week, would compel health authorities to give reasons for particular decisions, but would not extend the compulsion to regional offices or ministers.
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Short Cuts: Law brings Food Standards Agency a step nearer
Legislation paving the way for the new Food Standards Agency received royal assent last week.
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Dobson fires shot at opportunist lawyers
The only place for lawyers in a hospital 'is on the operating table' - health secretary Frank Dobson told MPs last week.