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The age of consent
The NHS will soon have to ask patients before sharing their medical records, this year's Healthcare Computing conference heard. Peter Mitchell reports
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HA backed in appeal against compensation
The NHS Litigation Authority is backing an appeal by East Kent health authority against a High Court judgement which, it claims, jeopardises the whole national cervical screening programme.
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Short cuts Guy's watchers predict 'disastrous' A&E closure
A campaign is starting this week to monitor the effects of closing the accident and emergency department at Guy's Hospital, south London. Guy's Watch claims that the closure, in September, will prove 'disastrous'. A spokesperson for Guy's and St Thomas's trust said that Southwark health authority had already invested in ...
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Telemedicine and telephones Reference group offers links and practical advice based on experience
As the two founding members of the Institute of Health Services Management's telemedicine and telecare programme, we were pleased to see your wide-ranging comments on telemedicine ('Telly addicts?' IT Update, 18 March).
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'Coherent action' on racism
Racial hatred and discrimination 'must not be allowed to fester in the workplace', said NHS chief executive Sir Alan Langlands. He called for 'coherent action, not isolated initiatives' to address the issue.
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A NICE beginning But there's still a long way to go before real change can be achieved
The welcome appointment of a senior, career health service manager as the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's first chief executive means that work on building up the organisation can now at last begin (see news, page 5). And not before time.
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Decision on 2000 pay shocks managers
Hospitals could face a staffing crisis over the millennium weekend as a result of the government's decision to turn down a national deal on premium pay.
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Ministering with Milburn
As a PCG chief executive and soon-to-be ordained Church of England vicar, Dr Meg Gilley sees no conflict between rationing services and her religious beliefs.