News – Page 2778
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Government under pressure to publish delayed PFI review
A Labour MP opposed to the private finance initiative has tabled a series of parliamentary questions to flush out the government's promised PFI review.
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13th hospital deal signed
A deal giving the go-ahead for a £67m, 347-bed hospital for Bishop Auckland, County Durham, has been signed at 10 Downing Street. It will be the 13th major hospital built under the PFI scheme.
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Coventry plan is sent to Dobson
A £200m private finance initiative scheme to build a new hospital in Coventry has been referred to health secretary Frank Dobson by the community health council.
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Campaigners win council seats
Campaigners fighting to stop Kidderminster General Hospital being downgraded have won 11 seats in local council elections.
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Unions furious as trust cuts nurses' pay award
Nursing unions have been angered by a Glasgow trust's attempt to claw back part of its nurses' pay.
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Days like this
Fears over executive members... White paper response divides... Ads 'broke conventions'... GPs' contract rebellion... Clarke's Euro defeat...
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Not as bad as it looks: the accounts
At first sight, the confederation's accounts look disastrous: turnover appears to have plummeted, with management costs soaring as virtually all other activity comes to a halt (see table, below).
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In the city: London health issues
Detentions under the Mental Health Act in London are nearly twice as high as the national average;
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What's happening: EU health programmes so far
Existing EU health programmes aim to complement rather than substitute for the public health activities of member states. Several action programmes have emerged in the context of the 1991 Maastricht Treaty: on AIDS and other communicable diseases, on cancer, drug dependence, health promotion measures, heart monitoring, pollution-related diseases, injury prevention ...
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How the survey works
Men and women over the age of 16 were asked to rate their health on a five-point scale, ranging from 'very good' to 'very bad'.
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Last chance to resuscitate IHSM
Radical action is only hope institute has of seeing in its 100th birthday
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WEB WATCH MARK CRAIL
When the Foreign Office barred diplomats from attending beanos and booze-ups sponsored by the tobacco industry earlier this month, noted anti-smoker and health secretary Frank Dobson was naturally on hand to welcome the move as 'yet another example of us translating words into action'.