News – Page 1971
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Putting the clock back
Will the government's flexible retirement initiative have any effect on the NHS's entrenched staffing problems? Jeremy Davies reports
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For what it's worth
A trust's system to give all staff annual statements on their pension entitlements has been taken up nationally. Mike Colman and Paul Robinson report
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Changing rooms
Transferring medical patients to outlying wards causes disruption to both staff and patients and is a poor way of relieving pressure on beds. Lesley Lack and Joy Warren report
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Out on a limb
Implementing evidence-based changes in healthcare Edited by David Evans and Andrew Haines Radcliffe Medical Press 320 pages £27. 50 paperback
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Where men are men and women don't get a look-in
The rise and fall of modern medicine By James Le Fanu Abacus 490 pages £9. 99 paperback
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Building insights into good value
Total facilities management By Brian Atkin and Adrian Brooks Blackwell Science 192 pages £29. 50 paperback
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in person
Sandy Hogg has become director of finance at University Hospitals of Leicester trust, where new chief executive Peter Reading recently completed his management team. Ms Hogg has worked in the health service for 17 years, most recently as director of finance and procurement for Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals trust.
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In brief: Beacons 2000
Sixty-eight NHS organisations have been named 'Beacons 2000' by health secretary Alan Milburn. They join the existing 287 beacon sites and receive £15,000 each. Rampton Hospital's personality disorder service was named as a beacon for the treatment of the disorder in a scheme jointly sponsored by the Home Office.
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In brief: Plymouth Hospitals trust
Plymouth Hospitals trust, which saw the resignation of its chief executive and his deputy in a row over 'fiddled' waiting lists, has appointed Paul Roberts to lead the organisation. Mr Roberts has been acting chief executive since January this year, on secondment from Plymouth Community Services trust.
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In brief: Bury St Edmunds primary care group
Bury St Edmunds primary care group is recruiting local people to patients' forums to cover Bury and Sudbury in response to the NHS plan. PCG chief executive Mark Crawley said the forums were 'not a token gesture' but would give people 'real influence over the local health service'.
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In brief: Southampton University Hospitals trust
Southampton University Hospitals trust has decided to spend £130,000 of its national clean-up campaign money on improving its 400 toilets, admitting 'sheer wear and tear' means 'they never really look - or smell - very hygienic'. The remaining £20,000 will be used to remove chewing gum from carpets in the ...