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Days like this - HSJ 23 May 1991
Conservatives criticise Guy's trust chief. . . Finance director warns HAs. . . Obstetric services axed. . . Hospital slates management consultants. . . Paperwork slows down GP
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Take a second look
NEWS FOCUS: It is easy to dismiss Labour's manifesto pledges on health as all too familiar. But beware - they contain more than meets the eye, says Maura Thompson
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Equal to the task
NEWS FOCUS: The NHS does not have a great record on race relations, but new legislation aims to rectify that by giving patients and staff equal access to services and jobs respectively. Anne Gulland investigates
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Spaced out
NEWS FOCUS: The shortage of parking spaces at hospitals may not be the most controversial of subjects but it is an issue that arouses resentment and anger, according to Rebecca Evans and Laura Donnelly
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Flirting with the private sector gets the big kiss off
COMMENT: NHS has more than enough talent of its own to call on to improve standards
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Dial M for. . . medical advice
NHS Direct has handled 5 million calls since its launch in 1998, and surveys show overwhelming user satisfaction. But has its impact lived up to expectations, asks Seamus Ward
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The big shot
WORKING LIVES: In the first in an occasional series featuring people in unusual NHS jobs, Barbara Millar meets Kathy McFall, medical illustration manager, who has a passion for shooting patients - with her camera
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Reigning cats and dogs
ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A mission to find out more about management cultures when two trusts merged sparked new thinking on developing the organisation, listening to staff - and a sprinkling of animal metaphors. Pam Spreckley and Terence Hart explain