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• Programme Management Office (PMO) in the NHS

  
  How to Manage a Camel - Project Management and Recruitment — Authority: 126
  I found an interesting article on Camden PCT establishing a Programme Management Office (PMO) and realising the benefits of having programme management specialist run NHS projects. It appears that Camden PCT is taking a more proactive approach to project support. What is a PMO and do you need one? A PMO supports ...
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• Blood filter to protect patients from vCJD – but only for the young

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Health advisory committee recommends the adoption of a newly developed blood filter for transfusion patients aged under 13 All red blood cells given as transfusions to children under the age of 13 should be filtered to remove the infection that cause the fatal brain disease vCJD, a government scientific body has ...
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• Decisions decisions

  
  The Optimist's Blog — Authority:
  So, Im back from the North Pole and what a splendid time Ive had! The snow, the reindeer, the elves, the magic! Yes, fuck that. I have, in fact, been experiencing something of a pre-christmas family drama. Heres what happened: My mother, who is 78, had been feeling unwell for some time. Like most people of her age, ...
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• Nursing management consultants & being optically challenged

  
  Hodges' Model: Welcome to the QUAD — Authority: 126
  Being somewhat optically challenged at present (need new glasses!) I have nonetheless managed to sort some old papers. I came across a more recent news item from the Nursing Times 8 September, p.3 by Sally Gainsbury. What use is late news? I raise this now because public sector health finance provides the impetus, so ...
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• NPfIT Lorenzo pioneers at NHS Bury - grappling with issues

  
  Tony Collins's IT Projects Blog — Authority: 420
  NHS Bury and its NPfIT local service provider CSC deserve some creditfor going live with the Lorenzo release 1.9 electronic patient recordssystem after months of preparation. It was the first installation in England of Lorenzo R1.9, the most advanced version so far of the iSoft NPfIT e-records system. Relative ...
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• Will there be change in the bite after having a crown?

  
  Cosmetic Dentistry Guide — Authority: 148
  Q. two days ago i got a crown to one of my front teeth the reason for getting it done was beacause my old tooth was sticking out more than the other front one it looks alot better now its just sits tight in front of the to teeth behind. the promblem is it feels alot different and when i bite my bottom tooth just hits ...
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• UK Govt run health care: Afraid, in pain, alone, and giving birth

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 563
  This scenario could be coming to a hospital near you if Barack Obama and the Democrats get their way on government-run health care. From The Scotsman: More than one in three new mothers are left alone and worried during labour or shortly after giving birth, a poll found yesterday. The survey of more than 3,500 ...
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• Hugh Muirs diary

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  How the NHS and its data mash cost the poor taxpayer a wodge of cash One of the sorrier deals in New Labour history has re-emerged to haunt one of David Camerons close advisers. Clearing the decks, perhaps, before the election, the Department of Health is trying to offload its 50% share of Dr Foster ...
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• Burnham is right over NHS

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Andy Burnham should be congratulated for his decision to ensure that the NHS is given "preferred provider" status ( Andy Burnham told charities at risk in policy shift , 23 November). It shows he has listened to the professionals that the NHS, not the private or not-for-profit sector, is best placed to provide health ...
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• The professionals: The NHS has set up its own recruitment agency

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  The NHS has set up its own recruitment agency for interims as demand for these senior executives rises. Linda Jackson reports For decades the word interim was considered a dirty word in the NHS – all too often shorthand for overqualified, costly and a quick fix. But in the past year, the use of freelance senior ...
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• The professionals: The public and voluntary sectors turn to freelance managers for support

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  In periods of cost-cutting, freelance managers offer diverse skills and deliver efficiency. Thats why the public and voluntary sectors are turning to them for support. Debbie Andalo reports For the first time the demand for freelance senior experienced executives to work in the public sector is higher than the ...
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• The professionals: Stephanie Sparrow asks if interims can afford to leave the capital behind

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  There was a time when all senior management positions resided in London, but this is changing, says Stephanie Sparrow A willingness to travel into the capital for work used to be a prerequisite for any interim living outside the south-east, but there are signs that more opportunities are emerging nationwide and that ...
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• Eyeball to eyeball (with tooth-sucking….)

  
  Writing from the twelfth house — Authority: 112
  Eyeball to eyeball - with politics! Tooth-sucking – ie slow inhalation of air through lower teeth (or, even worse, dentures) – is a very bad sign . Plumbers do it. Electricians do it. Computer geeks do it. Builders are especially prone to it . When accompanied by head-shaking and eyebrow knitting, it is a ...
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• Flooded Cockermouth will get new health centre

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Floods knocked out two of the towns three GPs surgeries, but a new health centre will be based at the cottage hospital – 150ft above river level When Cockermouths filthy floodwater is a thing of the past, the battered town can expect one lasting benefit. Thanks to fast work by the local GPs, and a huge ...
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• Use of high risk donor organs doubles

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 972
  The use of "high risk organs for transplant has doubled in a decade due to a shortage of suitable donors figures have shown.
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• NHS and relationship counselling make perfect partners

  
  Outside Left — Authority: 120
  Which is the best way to spend public money: by developingtreatments for dementia and cancer or on counselling for couples at breaking point? It is a comparison that has been drawn after healthsecretary Andy Burnham announced that the NHS would offer couples counselling to maintain their relationships. The ...
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• Divorce Counselling. "Stand by Your Man" Says UK Government

  
  NHS — Authority: 119
  The NHS is in a shameful state, as must be achingly apparent to even the most rabidly loyal New Labour acolyte. Patients face a catalog of abuse, neglect, indignity and incompetence at every turn, staff are either bone idle lazy or overworked beyond endurance and the whole festering mess is presided over by an ...
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• Dr Crippen: Why we have to watch our language

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Human beings should not be defined by their illness My wife and I helped our children learn to read with the help of Biff, Chip, Kipper and friends who starred in the Oxford Reading Tree books. We could not help but smile at how racially correct the books were, with people of all colours and creeds. And quite right ...
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• Bowel cancer victims denied life-prolonging care thats free in Europe (UK rationing)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
  Bowel cancer sufferers are to be denied a life-prolonging drug on the NHS which is available to patients across Europe and beyond. Trials show Avastin can extend life by almost two years. But the Governments rationing body, Nice, says it is not cost-effective. In what has been dubbed passport prescribing, Britain does ...
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• Would a minimum price for alcohol be effective?

  
  Lightwater — Authority: 139
  One of the benefits of trawling the internet for reports on economics, means occasionally uncovering something interesting. Here’s one such. A report about the  Minimum Alcohol Pricing: A targeted measure?  from  CEBR – the Centre for Economic and Business Research. Produced for The Scottish Government ...
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