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Appointments
Chris Town has been appointed chief executive of North Peterborough primary care trust. He currently fills the same post in North Peterborough pr imar y care group, and was previously director of primary and community care at North West Anglia health authority.
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With the chancellor's billions still gladdening the hearts of NHS managers, it would be churlish not to raise a toast to the man of the moment and his friend, Prudence. For the Budget speech left no doubt about where Gordon's affections lie. Dear Prudence was mentioned no fewer than nine ...
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A fund farewell
PRIMARY CARE TRUSTS As PCTs come into operation this week, HAs, acute and community trusts will be waving goodbye - to a proportion of their funds. Alison Moore examines the implications
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About the size of it
With more than £1bn worth of PFI schemes in the bag, the DoH is turning its attention to medium and small projects. Seamus Ward reports
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On the case
FRAUD If fraud in large organisations is 5 per cent of revenue, that's £2bn a year for the NHS in England alone. But is the counter-fraud directorate really going to deliver on the detection and recovery of funds? Patrick Butler reports
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Cost a packet
Theories on the causes of rocketing generic drug costs are numerous, but are there as many solutions, asks Jeremy Davies
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MSPs condemn NHS for 'secrecy culture'
Members of the Scottish Parliament's health committee used a parliamentary debate to attack NHS organisations for operating a 'culture of secrecy and fear'.
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Glasgow 'superplan' hits flak
Greater Glasgow health board has proposed a £400m capital programme, funded through private finance, leading to the development of a 'superhospital' at the city's Southern General Hospital.
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Days like this
Managers told to 'soft pedal' on internal market. . . Disciplinary code for doctors. . . Long-stay patient transfer deemed a success. . .
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Grin and bear it
The prime minister was kept on his mettle when he appeared - on a giant screen - to reassure a GPs' conference. Kaye McIntosh was there
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Vacuum task
Are the candidates for London mayor ignoring health as an issue? As the election - and HSJ's own mayoral debate - approaches, Mark Gould finds out
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Joyless triumph
A trust's 'achievement' in bringing the first major PFI project to completion has been tempered by claims that the way it has been funded is a 'disaster'. Patrick Butler reports
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New improved: 136-year tradition ends
The 444-bed Cumberland Infirmary is expected to be completed on 1 April, just over two years after work began and around six weeks ahead of schedule. It will end a 136-year tradition of health services on the Carlisle General site.
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On the slide?
Whatever their feelings on the government's approach to cancer services, the experts agree more cash and manpower are needed - fast. Thelma Agnew reports
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Cut and dry
The Alder Hey organ scandal, which led to the resignation of Frank Taylor last week, has resulted in new guidance on the issue. Barbara Millar reports
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What happened at Alder Hey?
Alder Hey has the biggest collection - over 2,000 - of paediatric hearts in the country, amassed over 50 years.
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Dead reckoning: what the Royal College of Pathologists recommends
Medical schools and hospitals must provide training for medical and other appropriate personnel in requesting and obtaining agreement for post-mortems. Anyone seeking agreement for a post-mortem must first liaise with the pathologist to determine the necessity of, and grounds for, retaining tissue so that relatives can make informed decisions. Hospital ...
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Head-banging tendency can't stop march of time
GPs must face up to difficulties and opportunities posed by New NHS
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Budget beyond wildest dreams
Chancellor leaves pundits gasping with huge vote of confidence in NHS