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Short cuts Specialist liver units to be limited to three sites
Health secretary Frank Dobson has announced that the use of Kasai portoenterostomy - a surgical procedure used to treat children with severe liver problems - will be limited to three centres in England, following a report from the National Specialist Commissioning Advisory Group which found that patient outcomes were better ...
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Short cuts GPs urged to send women a report after smear test
The Medical Defence Union has urged GPs to make sure that all women who have a smear test receive a written report. It has reminded GPs that national guidelines issued by the Cancer Research Campaign say 'it is the responsibility of the smear taker' to ensure patients receive a record ...
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Short cuts HAS 2000 issues care standards for elderly people
The health advisory service HAS 2000 has launched five sets of care standards for frail elderly people and those with mental
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Short cuts Military medical service welcomes NHS managers
Two senior NHS managers have been appointed to help oversee the military medical services. Barbara Stocking, director of South East region, has joined the vice-chief of defence staff's management board, responsible for strategic overview of the defence medical services. Mark Gritten, chief executive of Royal Berkshire and Battle Hospitals trust, ...
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It is always sad to report on the plight of oppressed workers, but Monitor has seldom heard of greater hardship than that suffered by the downtrodden masses at the Royal College of Nursing. Forced out of upmarket Cavendish Square to rented accommodation in grimy Euston while the gentleman's club which ...
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RCN raises concerns and calls for clearer DoH guidance on children in private hospital beds
Clearer guidance is needed on the care of children in private hospital beds, the Commons health select committee has been told.
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Trust fails to spot postage stamp sale fraud by manager - and NHS Executive picks up the bill
A trust failed to spot that one of its managers was making money by buying and selling stamps - even though it put most of its mail through a franking machine.
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Payback threat to Edinburgh's new chief
A high-profile NHS manager could be forced to pay back a six-figure sum after securing the top job at one of Scotland's flagship trusts within weeks of leaving Wales' largest provider.
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Minister forced into pensions statement by PFI row
The row over a privately funded replacement for Edinburgh Royal Infirmary continued into the final days of campaigning for the Scottish Parliament elections.
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Rampton's 'partner' takes over East Midlands forensic health
A Nottinghamshire trust already in ‘partnership’ with high security Rampton Hospital has taken over the running of the East Midlands regional forensic health service.
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HAZs 'could be key in push on mental health'
The King's Fund has called for increased integration between urban regeneration initiatives and efforts to tackle mental ill health.
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Commissioner sheds light on GP 'anomaly'
Health service commissioner Michael Buckley has highlighted 'an apparent anomaly' in the directions given to health authorities and trusts on their roles in the new NHS complaints system.
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Days like these
45 bids for trust status... Unions ousted from health boards... Manager quits to steer Guy's... GPs pull back... White paper cash warning...
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Mr Nice Guy: the very popular Stuart Marples
'Incredibly special' is how Sandy Bradbury, medical directorate nurse manager at the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals trust, describes chief executive Stuart Marples.
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Take it from the top The New Health Network is impeccably connected, but is it a political front organisation? Not at all, say its organisers. Mark Crail reports
When prime minister Tony Blair sends a specially recorded video urging people to join your cause and health secretary Frank Dobson rolls up in person to underline the plea, you know you have high-level backing.
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All Right now The new reforms would be unthinkable without the Thatcher years, says Professor Alain Enthoven, architect of the internal market. Mark Crail reports
'Despite the rhetoric, and I can understand that every political party wants to distance itself from the other one, I do see that a lot of what is happening is building on the reforms of the early 1990s,' says Professor Alain Enthoven.