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Power back to the people
If, as Harold Wilson memorably remarked, a week is a long time in politics, what on earth should we think of 10 years? That is the time it will take to bring the NHS plan to completion. What will screw it up, of course, is what another Harold - Macmillan ...
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Those answers to HSJ's Christmas quiz in full. . .
1.Tony Blair. According to Andrew Rawnsley's book Servants of the People, the chancellor was furious at the prime minister's commitment to raise spending on healthcare as a proportion of national income to the European average.
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Surely some mistake? The case of Andrew Wall
More than 40 chief executives have seen their contracts terminated over the past five years and with many currently seeking to gain work or having returned to work in the NHS, few are willing to talk about their experiences.However, Andrew Wall, who lost his job as chief executive of Bath ...
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A very interesting post-plan new year to all
Pace of implementation must quicken as general election looms
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Watching brief shows its age
Observing organisations Anxiety, defence and culture in healthcare Edited by RD Hinshelwood and W Skogstad Routledge 175 pages £15.99
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£500m deal for phones and TVs
Seven companies have been awarded full or provisional licences to provide the NHS with over 150,000 bedside TV and phone systems in a contract which could be worth up to £500m.
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WEB WATCH
This is the very last Webwatch.When the column started in September 1996, Internet access was a rarity. Few people had seen the worldwide web, let alone used it for work. Most of us had trouble seeing its relevance. Now we are promised wired fridges that order the groceries and let ...
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Patient proposals questioned
The NHS Confederation has cast doubt over key planks of the government's proposals for patient involvement in the health service.
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Overview but no plan
Health Care UK Autumn 2000 The King's Fund Review of Health Policy Edited by John Appleby and Anthony Harrison King's Fund 72 pages £9.99
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Modern times
It was a year of grand plans and private gestures. Mark Crail on how the millennium bugged the NHS
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Some like it hotter
Extremes of cold and heat have a deleterious effect on people's health, but climate change may bring healthier winters and more sickly summers. Dominique Florin takes the temperature
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Jingle hells?
Being hooked up to the hospital radio station was once considered worse than being tied to an IV drip, but a renaissance in broadcast services may have patients reaching for the headphones. Janet Snell tunes in
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Mental health white paper will target patient rights
The long-awaited white paper on the Mental Health Act, due to be published on 19 December, is likely to signal a significant improvement in patients' rights - including better access to an advocate.