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PRIMARY CARE GROUP OF THE YEAR
Winner: Newham PCG Runners-up: Bradford South and West PCG; Oldham East PCG
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Ann Widdecombe - now there's a lady, sighs Monitor. Some suggested her proposals to fine, or possibly maim, cannabis users were the product of an unclear mind. The rest of the Tory Party turned on the fragrant lady, taunting her with smoky reminiscences of their drug-addled past. But our sturdy ...
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Dear Mel. . .
As the chief officer of a community health council I am a bit worried about what I and my council members will do once CHCs are abolished. Any ideas?
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HSE moves in to stem violence against staff
The Health and Safety Executive has ordered a Scottish primary care trust to take immediate action to protect vulnerable staff from potentially violent and aggressive patients.
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Deacon gives Scottish blood transfusion service all-clear
Scottish health minister Susan Deacon is refusing to consider compensation after a 12-month investigation cleared the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service of any blame for infecting haemophiliac patients with hepatitis C.
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Days like this
Health authorities are being allowed to delay paying creditors just months after the Commons social services select committee condemned the practice as 'deplorable. Falling receipts from land sales and the need to clear underlying deficits before the start of the internal market on 1 April have driven some HAs to ...
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Private wings, ruffled feathers
Will the private sector gallantly rescue the NHS from winter turmoil and long waiting lists - or will it simply poach trained NHS staff and sell their services back to the taxpayer at a profit? Tash Shifrin reports
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What exactly is intermediate care?
Everyone thinks intermediate care is a wonderful idea.But progress is hampered by uncertainty about what it means.
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Coming soon to the NHS near you. . . the main players
Acute General Healthcare Group, BUPA and Nuffield Hospitals account for nearly 60 per cent of the independent acute hospital markets.
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No shame, no blame: what the report says
In its plea for openness, the inquiry lacks conviction.The report, published last Thursday, runs to 16 volumes.Despite advocating openness as 'the correct approach'it is characterised by a cautious tone and a reluctance to pinpoint blame.Indeed, the summary document, published alongside the report, shies away from any criticisms of individuals, 'which ...
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Suits you, sir
The new chief executive of the NHS in Scotland is a manager's manager. Colin Wright looks at the implications of the appointment
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Clever Trevor
Trevor Jones,49, has spent almost all his working life in local government and the NHS. Born in Penshaw, County Durham, he became a local government trainee accountant in 1969.In 1978 he was appointed regional auditor and senior assistant regional treasurer with the Northern regional health authority.
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Flight arrivals
The policy of 'dispersing' asylum seekers has strained local health services and highlighted the need for a healthcare strategy. Alison Moore reports
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The killing fields
Shocking levels of suicides among farmers are pointing to a gap in rural mental health services. Claire Laurent reports on possible remedies
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A brighter future?
The Institute of Health Research at Lancaster University is seeking to tackle problems in rural health in a two-year research project. It aims to address the health needs of the farming community and their exclusion from health services - a result of farming and health service timetables clashing.
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Ready for take-off, but concordat could nose-dive
Warm embrace of private healthcare by Labour is high-risk strategy
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Shame about the 'evidence'
Phillips report on BSE must give politicians of every hue pause for thought
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Avoid HR: botulism's better
Recently a writing commission for a firm of publishers has been keeping me busy moonlighting.
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