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This is your pilot speaking
The national plan envisages that a third of all GPs will be on personal medical services contracts by 2002.But a study of pilot schemes reveals that not all are using the freedoms and flexibilities offered by the legislation. June Hunt ington and colleagu
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Patients are doing it for themselves
The NHS plan says bye bye CHCs, hello patient advocates - but one community group is ahead of the pack.Tash Shifrin reports
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In with the new
THE NHS PLAN An essay of good intentions that could go wrong or the start of a new relationship with the private sector? Two health policy experts give their views
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Strike looms as PFI wrangle rumbles on
The NHS Executive has warned a trust facing strike action over a private finance initiative project that renegotiating the deal would have a 'very considerable service and financial impact' across the NHS.
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Medical Insurance
A comparison of five countries' health payment systems reveals that where private insurance dominates, fewer people get the healthcare they need, says John Appleby
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Rethink over Shipman inquiry
Health secretary Alan Milburn has decided not to appeal against a High Court ruling that he should reconsider his decision to hold the inquiry into mass murderer Dr Harold Shipman behind closed doors.
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House visit
People with multiple sclerosis picket the Department of Health's Richmond House headquarters, wearing gags to protest at the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's refusal to hear their views on MS drugs.
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Homing in on a new goal
The national plan may have moved the NHS Information Authority's goalposts again but the organisation is embracing the opportunities it offers and has found its strategic direction, its director of stakeholder relations tells Maura Thompson
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Visions of the future
Security issues in the public sector have come into sharp focus as the government has prioritised patient confidentiality. So how secure are personal NHS records, asks Jane Dudman
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Think-tank's income fall offset by investments
The King's Fund saw a further fall in income last year and overspent by almost £2m - but this was offset by another leap in the value of its investments.
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Joint focus for ERDIP sites
The second phase of the national electronic records development implementation programme has been set up with an extra £5.85m for 13 demonstrator sites (see below).
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Easy money?
The search is on to find a replacement for the NHS payroll system. Many demands mean it is not a simple task, as Wayne Lloyd points out