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Concordat loses its voice
Health secretary Alan Milburn appeared to go out of his way to antagonise the private health sector in his party conference speech. The Conservatives were, he claimed, 'the political wing of the private health insurance movement'.
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A clear case of. . .
'I n the absence of evidence of consistency and transparency at all stages of the General Medical Council fitness to practise procedures, it remains difficult to demonstrate that all doctors in all cases are treated fairly, although there is no evidence that they are not. '
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For good measure
Integrated care pathways are gaining prominence nationally, not least as a now-recognised precursor of clinical governance. In 1997 Dorset health authority sponsored Dorset Healthcare trust to begin a personalised care management development programme centred on the development of integrated care pathways. We feel that this approach in mental health is ...
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We'll meet again
Given the observation that up to 16 per cent of medical re-admissions are potentially preventable, it is not surprising that the proportion of emergency re-admissions within 28 days has been adopted as a quality and performance indicator by the UK government.
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in person
Dr Julie Hollyman is chief executive designate of the new West London Mental Health trust, which will come into effect next April. She is currently chief executive of Broadmoor Hospital Authority, which will merge with Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham Mental Health trust to form the new organisaton.
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Older Monitor readers may remember the relaxing sight of the potter's wheel which was shown on the BBC between programmes in the old black and white days. It would have been less relaxing perhaps if the potter had been working on a commission by Orkney health board. For Scotland's smallest ...
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Dear Mel. . .
I watched the prime minister on television at the Labour conference. What does he mean when he talks about 'larger roles for nurses'? Isn't this just another way of diluting professional input and getting nurses to do even more?
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A bitter pill
GPs are reluctant to prescribe methadone for fear of attracting too many drugaddicted patients or the drug being sold on. A new shared-care scheme aims to alter attitudes, says Alison Moore
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Built to last
London Open House has been giving residents of the capital a chance to peek inside buildings normally closed to the public for eight years.
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Blanket opposition to team bonus schemes
NHS unions and employers may have clashed over the scale of this year's pay settlement, but they appear united in their lack of enthusiasm for the team bonuses due to be piloted next year.