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The case for London requiring greater resources for mental health services than other parts of the country has not been proved.
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Heads you win
Noorece Ahmed, press officer for the Wellcome Trust, takes a close look at an exhibit in 'The New Anatomists', a show at the trust's Two 10 Gallery in London. The exhibition covers works by scientists and artists interested in the 'inner workings' of the body. Exhibitions manager Denna Jones said ...
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'Get tough' message for Wales
Welsh secretary Alun Michael has signalled a tougher financial regime for trusts and health authorities in Wales.
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Students forced to specialise far too early
I enjoyed your recent article 'Which doctors?' (news focus, 25 February). I also struggle with the difficulties of identifying
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Eat, drink and be merry
Eat, drink and be merry - but try not to complete the quote. It is important to do something to mark the first day of the New NHS - and what better news could there be than that pleasure and enjoyment are good for the health? It is a message ...
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'A strange woman': Dobson on Widdecombe
'She would like to give me a hard time, but she doesn't succeed. Everybody would agree she is a strange woman. I think that John Maples (her predecessor) wasn't very aggressive, but he was actually trying to do what (William) Hague claims he's
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'I'm not a hand-wringer': the Dobson guide to management
'My general approach in life is that I respond to encouragement rather than criticism and I think most other people do. I think most people in the NHS are very dedicated, and trying to get the best out of them has got to be my task.
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Unions seek details as pay talks remain stalled
Health unions have agreed to seek clarification on key issues in the government's proposals for a new NHS pay system.
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Days like this
Ministers consider 'care test' for elderly people... Cot deaths increase... Local authority experts accuse government on public health...
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Managers in the dark
Many senior managers simply do not know whether their trust meets service standards, including national targets on hospital admissions and discharges and speed of treatment, the survey shows.
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Short cuts Thornton urges Dobson to 'stand firm' on Viagra
Health secretary Frank Dobson has been urged to 'stand firm' on his plans to limit the availability of anti-impotence drug Viagra on the NHS, in the face of the British Medical Association's decision to reject the proposals. NHS Confederation chief executive Stephen Thornton said the BMA had 'yet again' rejected ...