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University cries foul in pounds12m tender
A university has threatened legal action against the NHS Executive after losing a pounds12m nurse education contract.
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1948 and all that
Managers, doctors, nurses, unions, patients - you couldn't get a white paper cover between their leaders when they got together to give the NHS 50th anniversary celebrations their official send-off. An incredulous Mark Crail joined in the fun
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Box 2. Contents of literature assessment
Writing style: questions about the way the information is written - for example, print size and layout.
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HA's pounds4.3m cuts will tackle pounds7.2m debt
A health authority has agreed a pounds4.3m package of cuts to tackle a pounds7.2m deficit next year. South Essex HA hopes the remaining pounds2.9m deficit can be closed through further efficiency savings.
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Ambulance forum tackles year 2000 problem
An Ambulance Service forum is being established to tackle the year 2000 IT problem, which one chief executive has estimated could cost pounds1m per trust to solve.
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LONDON'S 24-HOUR HELPLINE IS OLD NEWS IN OLDHAM
You stated that a London health authority is using pounds195,000 of winter pressures money to launch what might be the first 24-hour nurse- led helpline to direct patients from casualty wards (News, page 6, 15 January).
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350 complaints a day under new procedure
The NHS is receiving more than 350 written complaints a day, government statistics have shown.
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BY ALAN MAYNARD Happy days are here again
'Many GPs seem to see the white paper as a triumph of primary care over the rest of the NHS and the creation of a new nirvana for them. Sorry comrades - this is the beginning of the management of primary care within a cash-limited budget'
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Unions are united against attempt to phase pay rises
Health unions this week presented a united front against rumours that the government may phase this year's pay awards to keep public spending within limits set by the previous Conservative government.
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Jowell ministers to European agenda
Public health minister Tessa Jowell has outlined plans for taking forward Europe-wide public health issues as part of the UK's six-month presidency of the European Union.
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CAN SCOTLAND GO ALL THE WAY?
Who said Scotland couldn't win the World Cup under a Labour government? (Comment, 15 January).
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All-party group will promote primary care and public health
A 30-strong parliamentary group led by two GPs and a former NHS manager has been set up to promote the interests of primary care and public health.
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Board recommends merger of three of region's ambulance services
A project board to consider the future of ambulance services in Trent has recommended that three of the region's five ambulance trusts should merge.
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America on the line
Telephone advice lines run by nurses have long existed in the US, but the growing use of them is proving unpopular with patients.
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ARACHNOPHOBIA THE MOVIE? NO, ARACHNOPHOBIA THE JOURNAL
I find the Journal interesting and informative - all but one page, which I cannot read.
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Trust inquiry into attack on two women
Three London trusts have set up an investigation into the care of an 18-year-old man who allegedly attacked two middle-aged women last week.