healthmatters issue 33
Published Spring 1998CONTENTS
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Editorial
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News
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Column
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Features
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Blair and Bevan: more than 50 years apart
Labour’s white paper on the NHS emphasises collaboration over competition, but it is still closer to Thatcher than Bevan, says Charles Webster
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Do we still need CHCs?
As plans to devolve health care commissioning to Primary Care Groups gather pace, is there still a role for Community Health Councils? Toby Harris explains why we still need the watchdogs of the NHS
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An unhealthy focus on illness
The health service is too preoccupied with treating disease to act as an effective cornerstone for New Labour’s public health strategy, argue Stephen Peckham, Pat Taylor and Pat Turton
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Give health authorities some teeth!
It is time for the water industry to take dental health seriously, say Kate Lennon and Sheila Jones
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Thou shalt not disparage another doctor
Recent events in Bristol have brought into question the ability of the medical profession to regulate itself for the public good. In particular, the General Medical Council has found difficulty in putting the interests of patients above those of professionals, argues Jean Robinson
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When MOX becomes a real danger
The introduction of mixed-oxide fuel production at Sellafield threatens public safety, says Sarah Sexton
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Chaos and containment in community care
Politicians and policymakers need to understand the experiences of front-line community care workers rather than constantly redesigning the system they work in, argue Angela Foster and Vega Zagier Roberts
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How sustainable is the UK’s new development policy?
New Labour’s approach to international aid marks a significant shift away from tied aid to a focus on ‘real needs’ and eliminating poverty. But will actions follow the words? Rachel Dixey reports
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Reviews
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Plenty of argument
WHO CARES? The great British health debate
Oliver Morgan
Radcliffe Medical Press, 1998, £18.50 -
Management roles OK?
HELPING DOCTORS WHO MANAGE: learning from experience
Judith Riley
King’s Fund, 1997, £17.00 -
Make users choosers
INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH CARE EFFECTIVENESS
Vikki Entwistle, Ian S Watt and James E Herring
King’s Fund Publishing, 1996 -
Consuming with care
What the label doesn’t tell you
Sue Dibb
Thorsons, 1997, £6.99
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Column
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Prisoners of the flesh
Michele Hanson has seen the future — and it sags
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Reviews
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Research broken down
FORBIDDEN NARRATIVES: critical autobiography as social science
Kathryn Church
Gordon and Breach, 1995 -
Not black and white
COLOUR HEALING: a practical guide to understanding the healing power of colour
Lilian Verner Bonds
Vermilion, 1997, £7.99 -
Which meridian?
SHIATSU
Ray Ridolfi
Vermillion, 1990, £5.99 -
Good medicine for public health
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Letters
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