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Clinging to the wreckage
NEWS FOCUS: When the mental health service failed Gilbert Kopernik-Steckel, it cost both him and his mother their lives.Paul Smith talked to Gilbert's sister about the lessons to be learned
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Hit and miss
NEWS FOCUS: An appalling succession of errors and system failures led to the horrifying death of Victoria Climbie.As the inquiry continues, Mark Gould traces a sorry tale
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Exit right?
NEWS FOCUS: The star-ratings system claimed its first scalp last weekwhen a no-star trust chief executive quit - hounded out of office, claim her supporters. Is she a scapegoat or did she deserve to go? Laura Donnelly reports
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Welcome power shift from self-regulation
COMMENT: But National Clinical Assessment Authority must prove its worth
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It could have been you - or you
COMMENT: Dartford and Gravesham chief exec's forced departure will worry many
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Breaking the bank
WORKFORCE PLANNING: Expenditure on agency nurses is at an all-time high, and increasing numbers of nurses are working exclusively for agencies.Andrew Cole asks whether the trend will continue
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Easy come easy go
WORKFORCE PLANNING: The NHS has contributed to the boom in agency work - by ignoring the needs of its staff. Jan Hesketh explains
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Only connect
CRITICAL CARE: A critical care network involving five hospitals has led to fewer patient transfers and more co-operative working.Abbie Hague reports
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Stick or twist
My brilliant career - research and development: What does the job of research and development director involve? Former nurse and general manager Kim Archer tells Ann Dix about the challenges of her job
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In person
Anne Galbraith has been appointed chair of the Prescription Pricing Authority.A former chair of the Royal Victoria Hospitals trust between 1990 and 1997, she is currently a member of the Council on Tribunals and the council of Durham University. She succeeds Professor David Johns at the PPA.
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MONITOR
Regular readers (hullo again, Nige! ) will have followed Monitor's heroic struggle to take on the mantle of modernisation. But last week, the capital's daily journal, the Evening Standard , revealed perceptions straight out of the dark ages with this picture (left), used to illustrate a piece on agency nursing. ...
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Dear Mel. . .
Following the recent outrage, what do you think will be the implications for the NHS ?