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Christian GPs and the morning after pill: Much needed clarification
Doctors are allowed to have personal beliefs, just as long as these beliefs do not interfere with the rights of the patient and service provision.
By Dr Sima Barmania | Health | Tuesday, 21 May 2013 at 3:00 am
Labour Finds its Voice on NHS Reform
Liz Kendall, shadow health minister, gave an important speech to the Reform think tank yesterday.
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Wednesday, 13 February 2013 at 5:19 pm
A nurse in training: Time – why the insignificant means everything
When I was considering going into nursing there are certain, shall we say, hurdles that as a male it is necessary to cross, such ‘hurdles’ include this idea that nursing is very much a female professional prompting doubts and questions about why you’d want to do such a thing.
By JohnSmith | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 11 December 2012 at 12:39 pm
Things are changing: Public Service Reform
According to Einstein, insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. So why are we surprised when aspects of government activity, that for decades have failed to change the trajectories of peoples’ lives, still don’t work?
If you were working out how to design quality public services from ground zero, [...]
By AlexThomson | Notebook | Thursday, 29 November 2012 at 4:00 am
Good quality health and social care for all
Cases of poor care which have taken place in British hospitals and care homes, as highlighted in a dossier published by the Patients Association and in the findings of the Care Quality Commission on 23 November, should come as little surprise
By Suzanne Trask | Notebook | Monday, 26 November 2012 at 5:00 pm
Motherhood interrupted: What’s it like to be the mother of a premature baby?
Saturday is World Prematurity Day – a time when we can focus on prematurity, celebrate our tiny babies, and truly concentrate our efforts on prevention and care.
By Kylie Hodges | Health, Notebook, Science & Technology | Friday, 16 November 2012 at 4:00 am
Living with cystic fibrosis: ‘I am faced with a daily battle to keep well’
Against all the odds I’ve made it to the grand old age of 41 but every day is a grim struggle. For those who don’t know, cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition which clogs my body with sticky mucus, mainly affecting my lungs but also my digestive system and pancreas.
By Tim Wotton | Health, Notebook | Monday, 22 October 2012 at 12:00 pm
Taking a closer look at health service cuts in Wales
Flint is angry. The small town in North Wales has united in a wave of growing protests against plans to close its community hospital. More than 1,500 people marched through the town (population 12,000) last week to confront the local health board management at a consultation in the town hall. Initially the managers would only permit 40 to attend but reluctantly upped that to 100, with the rest remaining outside chanting.
By Marc Jones | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 4 October 2012 at 6:00 am
“People should be able to understand it”
Anna Soubry, the new Health minister, on the NHS in The Times (pay wall) today:
Where it’s working well, you’ve got to make sure people know. And I’ve said to my team, ‘For God’s sake, I hate frigging jargon — engaging, pathfinders, framework. Don’t use this language.’ It’s everybody’s NHS, people should be able to understand [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Saturday, 8 September 2012 at 10:25 am
Jeremy Hunt, NHS, Frank Sidebottom, M&S, #Webindex – why are they trending?
What’s trending and why?
By Emily Jupp | Notebook | Wednesday, 5 September 2012 at 11:00 am
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