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Double or quits
The NHS, argues Miles Allison, needs twice the number of consultants if the quality of care is not to deteriorate further
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Friends in deed
The arrival of a new chair at the National Association of Primary Care may herald the start of a more conciliatory relationship with its 'rival'. Or could a merger be on the cards? Matt Weaver reports
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Dear Mel. . .
Every time I see that Milburn chap on the telly I have a panic attack because my boss, the chief exec, will ask me about it the following day. The problem is that I never know what he's talking about.
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Days like this
Fundholding cash fears. . .Pitfalls of contracting. . .Trust application row. . .'Super-union' mooted. . .'Cleveland' doctor settles dispute
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Short Cuts: Imports spark fall in pharmaceutical trade surplus
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry's annual review says drug exports rose to £6.3bn in 1999, creating a trade surplus of £2.1bn - but this was a fall on the previous year's £2.46bn surplus because of increased imports. Director general Trevor Jones said this suggested the UK environment for ...
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Short Cuts: Newcode ofpracticeon NHSandgovernmentaudit
The Audit Commission has published a new Code of Audit Practice on how auditors of local government and NHS bodies should operate. It was recently approved by Parliament and replaces the code that has been used since 1995.Martin Evans, director of audit policy and appointments, said there had been 'extensive' ...
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Short Cuts: 'Spend mobile phone windfall on cracking poverty'
Unison has urged chancellor Gordon Brown to use the £22bn windfall generated by the sale of third-generation mobile phone licences to 'crack poverty', invest in public services and increase the minimum wage, which the union would like to see set at £5 per hour. General secretary elect Dave Prentis said: ...
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Caution urged on use of private homes
Health and social services managers have urged the government to take a cautious approach to proposals to combat bed shortages by transferring elderly NHS patients to private nursing homes.
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Short Cuts: Energy consumption must fall to free up health cash
The NHS in Scotland has been told to cut energy consumption by 2 per cent every year for the next decade in order to 'free up additional funds for healthcare' and cut carbon dioxide emissions. The NHS was originally set a target of reducing energy use by 1.5 to 2 ...
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Listen carefully
Nursing practice, policy and change Edited by Marjorie Gott Radcliffe Medical Press 222 pages £25
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Merger talk for primary care rivals
The election of a new chair for the National Association of Primary Care could herald merger talks with the association's historic rival, the NHS Alliance.
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Breathe easy
As the four key confidential enquiries into patient deaths come under the wing of NICE, Thelma Agnew wonders whether they will take on a new spirit of openness
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Bordering on the unsatisfactory
Public health policies in the European Union Edited by Walter Holland and Elias Mossialos Ashgate 398 pages £50