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The long and winding road
Race, culture & ethnicity in secure psychiatric practice Working with difference Edited by Charles Kaye and Tony Lingiah Jessica Kingsley 284 pages £18.95 paperback
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Milburn tells trusts to stand by beds for national count
A one-day census to count the number of critical care, general and acute beds nationally takes place tomorrow under the orders of health secretary Alan Milburn.
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Cost index sparks familiar rows on data
The NHS index of reference costs has come under attack for its use of faulty data and a 'continued lack of sophistication' in the way costs are measured.
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Gardening leave 'inadequate system for solving disputes'
Senior NHS managers, many of whom are living with the threat of suspension because their face no longer fits, need a formal procedure for when things go wrong.
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New pay deals for junior doctors should force down excessive hours
The announcement that 30,000 junior doctors are to benefit from higher pay deals from tomorrow will encourage trusts to reduce the excessive hours they work.
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Backlash grows against anti-flu drug's clinical efficacy and cost
Senior influenza experts have joined a growing backlash against the anti-flu drug Relenza which they fear could have potentially serious financial effects on the NHS and they claim is of unproven clinical effectiveness.
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Cancer treatment remains a lottery as HAs fail to follow NICE guidelines
More than 20 per cent of health authorities are still not following national guidelines for the drug treatment of breast and ovarian cancer, according to a survey.
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Fabian Society pushes for 'NHS tax' on cigarettes and alcohol
The Fabian Society says the government should introduce an earmarked 'NHS tax' on cigarettes and alcohol - although it flies in the face of Treasury thinking.
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£1bn boost for crumbling buildings
Plans for a £1bn boost for capital spending to tackle a 'legacy of under-investment' in NHS buildings were issued last week.
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Allergy funds 'wasted'
Millions of pounds are being wasted by the NHS in 'totally inadequate' treatment of allergic diseases, many of which could be cured by diet, the founder of the Allergy Research Foundation has claimed.
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Supernurse jobs double as wage shortfall leaves posts unfilled
The government is under fire for doubling the number of nurse consultants as the posts are not attracting the £40,000-plus salaries promised by prime minister Tony Blair.
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MPs pessimistic on NHS's ability to combat hospital-acquired infections
The NHS will not have the information required to get a grip on hospital-acquired infection until 2005, according to the House of Commons public accounts committee.
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Proposals unveiled for Scottish independent sector
Plans for improving the regulation of Scotland's independent healthcare sector have been unveiled by Scottish health minister Susan Deacon. The proposals have been developed following responses to the Scottish Executive's consultation paper, Regulating Private and Voluntary Healthcare, which was published earlier this year. They include the regulation of private hospitals, ...
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GDC increases lay members to counter public fears
The General Dental Council has voted to allow greater lay representation on its ruling body to counter public concern about complaints relating to NHS and private dentistry. At its meeting earlier this month, the council agreed to set up a 'smaller, more strategic' body which will comprise 11 lay members ...
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Law change paves way for probe into retired GPs
The Consumers' Association is celebrating a victory after a change in the law allowing the health ombudsman to investigate GPs who have retired from the NHS. The move follows a complaint from a reader of the association's Which? magazine, which highlighted a loophole in the law. An investigation into the ...
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Nurses get hotel treatment in trust recruitment bid
Plymouth Hospitals trust has offered 15 nurses, some with their families, a two-night break at a three-star hotel in a bid to improve recruitment. The £300 stay for a family of four at the Forte Posthouse Hotel on Plymouth Hoe offers nurses a chance to tour Derriford Hospital and an ...
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Night porter shifts up with a £250,000 book deal
A hospital night porter who took 10 years to write a book during quiet shifts has just signed a £250,000 publishing deal.