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DOCTORS AND NURSES ARE NOT THE ONLY CARERS
While recognising that Royal College of Nursing general secretary Christine Hancock is by necessity an advocate of the role of nurses (Observations, 14 May), it is nevertheless frustrating once again to read that doctors and nurses run the health service between them, and that nurses are the only professionals in ...
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Chain reaction
Chain reaction: demonstrators form a human circle round the main building of the London Lighthouse centre for people with HIV and AIDS to draw attention to its plight. The event was organised by Save London Lighthouse Campaign, formed after withdrawal of NHS funding forced the charity to announce the closure ...
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CHCs' chief goes in job showdown
Community health councils' chief Toby Harris has resigned after a fierce row within the organisation over 'conflicts of interest'.
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SILENT VIGIL FOR UNBORN CHILDREN AND MOTHERS
I was interested in your picture of campaigners 'celebrating' the 30th anniversary of the implementation of the 1967 Abortion Act (News, page 5, 30 April).
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...YET GPs NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON CLINICAL SERVICES SO THAT THEY DON'T DISAPPEAR FOREVER
In recent months we have heard a lot about the new NHS and the formation of primary care groups, but little about the effect these changes will have on patients and patient services.
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The shape of things to come
A new region for the capital is one thing - but managers are divided over what it means for the rest of the South East. Thelma Agnew reports
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Dudley drops competitive tendering plans
A controversial scheme to market test community nursing has been dropped after the sudden departures of the chair, chief executive and chief nurse of the trust providing the service.
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Council fraudbuster to join NHS
The fraudbuster who sacked 120 members of staff at Lambeth council for corruption, and saved it tens of millions in misappropriated funds, has been made 'fraud supremo' to the NHS.
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ARE PCGs A GIANT LEAP OR A LEAP IN THE DARK?
The authors of the article on primary care groups ('The cultivated commissioner', pages 26-27, 30 April) helpfully highlight that the success of PCGs depends - among other factors - on 'the capabilities, commitment and skills of the primary care professionals chosen to run them'.
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What residential and nursing home staff earn
The PSPRU surveyed 1,271 nursing and residential homes, covering 39,116 staff, of whom 15,146 were care assistants. It found:
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Royal family values
Royal family values: harnessing 'all the knowledge and skills available to us' from both orthodox and other medical traditions was 'not a wholly revolutionary proposal', Prince Charles told a conference organised by the Foundation for Integrated Medicine. But he recalled that his well- known sympathy for complementary medicine had caused ...
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Income and health
INEQUALITIES ARE AT THE CENTRE OF LABOUR'S HEALTH AGENDA, BUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH AND WEALTH IS NOT STRAIGHTFORWARD, ARGUES JOHN APPLEBY
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THIS IS A HYPE-FREE WAY TO STAY UP-TO-DATE
Congratulations on the publication of Managers and Medicine (30 April). I found it accessible, hype-free and, above all, a good read. It is a timely reminder of the principles that underlie all our work in the health service.
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Key Points
Small general hospitals can adapt to changing demands in a number of ways. These include expanding day-case work and increasing outpatient services.
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WHAT'S IN A PROFESSION, FROM ONE WHO KNOWS
Peter Heaton's amusing letter (14 May) raises an interesting issue. My own perception of a 'health professional' is someone who has chosen to spend their career in a healthcare setting, and has trained to do a healthcare job.
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Sour note on a milk run that seems to run and run
As you read this, several passenger transport vehicles and their crews from the local ambulance service will most likely be at your hospital waiting to take home patients who are probably being assembled at a central collection point. But it makes no economic, logistical or humanitarian sense to continue to ...
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Models of perfection
Small general hospitals will have to adapt and change if they are to survive.