All articles by Steve Ainsworth
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Why not cull humans too?
'The outbreak of TB begs the question: in what circumstances - if any - might culling of a human population be considered?'
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How many GPs does it take...
opinion: YORKSHIRE TERRIER: 'When the light bulb goes in a GP's surgery, they do not need to fill out a form in triplicate for the works department. The doctor simply stops at a shop on his rounds'
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A fatal outbreak of ambition
'Nurses or wardmaids are much the same as housemaids, and require little teaching other than making poultices,' wrote a former president of the Royal College of Surgeons, John Fleet South, soon after a particularly unpleasant encounter with the indomitable Florence Nightingale. While his views may not necessarily match those of ...
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Opportunities knock
If the NHS really is an equal opportunities employer, surely it is unnecessary to say so in job advertisements, argues Steve Ainsworth
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Phoney wars
A landmark ruling in GPs' long battle to be paid for telephone advice could cost health authorities thousands of pounds. But the claims should never have been made, argues Steve Ainsworth