Primary Care – Page 318
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Comment: muddle on primary care pilot delays
'There seems to be a distinct waning of enthusiasm on both sides, with private providers complaining about inflexibility and complexity and primary care trusts feeling financial pressures.'
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Procurement deals in danger in key pilot sites as PCT financial pressures take their toll
Emergency discussions are due to take place today over the viability of a key part of the £3.8m national procurement programme for under-doctored areas as rumours circulate that half the scheme could be scrapped.
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Tony Blair calls for empowerment not nannying in public health
The prime minister was on the public health campaign trail last week, attending two public events in Nottingham to share visions of a fitter, happier nation and the private sector's role in supporting it. Laura Donnelly listened in
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Prime minister outlines limits of state intervention in healthcare
The hall of the Djanogly City Academy in Nottingham is a perfect Blairite space - a postmodern steel-framed rectangle built by local philanthropist Harry Djanogly, who made his fortune in the textile industry.
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David Nicholson: the service insider who puts taxpayers first
The man appointed to lead the NHS was the only public sector candidate on the shortlist. But as Laura Donnelly reports, he believes the market is the route to equity equity
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Chief dental officer named
The Department of Health has confirmed Barry Cockroft as the new chief dental officer for England.
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Committee slams 'dithering' obesity push
The government has been accused of doing too little too late to tackle the rise in childhood obesity.