Biomedical subjects
C Potrykus
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Protection for pregnant women in employment.
October 19 is the deadline for employers to implement improvements in maternity rights laid down by the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act (TURERA) and the European directive to protect pregnant women's health and safety at work. Christina Potrykus outlines what the government and, separately, the general Whitley council have in store for women employees.
Universal screening better for children.
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Tackling the anguish of youth.
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Health visitors torn between clients and employer.
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Staff to apply for 'own jobs' as GPs shift contract to save grades.
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Sickle cell. Black counsellors under pressure.
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Review teams threaten local care.
The six specialty review teams set up to look at the provision of services across London have reinforced the move to close major London hospitals outlined by the Tomlinson review and in the DH report Making London better. The teams suggest major specialties are concentrated on a reduced number of sites. Christina Potrykus examines the implications.
Contraceptive services target youth.
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GP alignment threatens care.
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Miners. 'I'd rather Christmas were cancelled'.
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South East Thames. No safe haven.
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Clinical grading fails black nurses.
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Students lose out to skill mix.
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GP fundholders. Guidance a 'mixed blessing'.
The Government has taken further steps along the road of making GP fundholders the main gatekeepers of primary care with guidance on how to 'buy in' health visiting and other community services from units or trusts.
School nurses: what happens here today, could happen to you tomorrow.
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