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Resources: Papers: Downsizing of acute beds & privatisation
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Downsizing of acute inpatient beds associated with private finance initiative: Scotland's case study
Matthew G Dunnigan, senior research fellow,
Allyson M Pollock, professor
a University Department of Human Nutrition, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G31 2ER, b Public Health Policy Unit, School of Public Policy, University College London, London WC1H 9QU
Correspondence to: A M Pollock
Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate whether the projected 24% reduction in acute bed numbers in Lothian hospitals, which formed part of the private finance initiative (PFI) plans for the replacement Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, is being compensated for by improvements in efficiency and greater use of community facilities, and to ascertain whether there is an independent PFI effect by comparing clinical activity and performance in acute specialties in Lothian hospitals with other NHS hospitals in Scotland.
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Resources: Papers: Foundation hospitals will kill the NHS by A. Pollock
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Foundation hospitals will kill the NHS
Don't be fooled by the rhetoric: this is about privatisation
Allyson Pollock
Wednesday May 7, 2003
The Guardian
At its launch, Alan Milburn described the foundation hospitals bill as "true to our traditions of solidarity, community and fairness". The Labour party chairman, Ian McCartney, even called it leftwing. But this did not satisfy Labour stalwarts: 130 backbench Labour MPs signed a motion opposing the bill because of fears about privatisation, an anxiety echoed by many outside parliament, including the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing.
So now the media are being fed another story. The foundation proposal, we are being told, is only rhetoric; in reality, the reform changes nothing very much. Foundation hospitals will not be businesses but not-for-profit "mutuals", NHS pay rates will apply and private practice will be capped. New Labour is simply tweaking some hoary NHS institutions while spinning the changes to undermine the Conservatives.
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Related: News: UPMRC: Appeal for release medical personel
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Palestinian Medical Relief
UPMRC
Sender: upmrc
URGENT APPEAL UPDATE
Release Medical Personel
Wednesday 7th May 2003
Following on from our recent appeal regarding Israeli occupying army attacks on two medical relief clinics and training centers in Nablus and Ramallah, and the arrest of Dr Mohammed Skafi (Head of Emergency Services and First Aid), Mr Nasaif Al Dik (Coordinator of Community Health Projects) Shadi Abu Bakr and Ahmed Badwan (medical relief volunteers), we are pleased to announce the release of Dr Mohammed Skafi.
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Related: News: British soldiers face jail for refusing to fight in IRAQ
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TWO British soldiers are facing a court martial after refusing to fight in the war against Iraq for moral reasons. The men, both from 16 Air Assault Brigade, have been sent home and face up to two years in jail for disobeying orders.
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Related: News: Baghdad Central Infectious Disease Laboratory looted!
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PHM reporting
Tuesday 15 April
Just reported from Baghdad on Abu-Dhabi Satellite Television News (6pm Londontime)
The Central Infectious Diseases Laboratory in the heart of Baghdad has been broken into, looted and smashed. Incubators containing many dangerous viruses, including hepatitis, polio, AIDS and many other have been stolen and other containers and incubators have been smashed and strewn all over the area.
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IAHP: Conferences: Public Health in S.Africa, 24-26 March 2003
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Public Health 2003
24 - 26 March 2003
Cape Town, S. Africa
The new Public Health Association of South Africa is organising this conference gathering all the leading academics, colleagues and organisations of S. Africa committed to the development of the urgently needed human capacity in Public Health.
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Genero-Gender: Activities: Red de genero y salud colectiva: Simposio Varadero 2003
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Simposio Internacional Salud Reproductiva en las Edades Extremas de la Vida de la Mujer
Centro de Convenciones "Plaza Amιrica", Playa de Varadero, octubre 16 al 18 del 2003.
Estimadas/os compaρeras/os de la Red. Les hago llegar esta informaciσn que puede ser de interes para muchas/os. El evento se realizara en una de las layas mas lindas de Amιrica. Vienen prestigiosos representantes de la salud reproductiva.
Espero que las/los interesados accedan al sitio. Si quieren alguna otra informacion haganmelo saber.
saludos
leticia
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Resources: World Social Forum delegates condemn the ongoing violence in Palestine
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Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees & Arab Network for Development
URGENT PRESS RELEASE
World Social Forum delegates condemn the ongoing violence in Palestine.
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Related: Activities: US Physicians for a National Health Program
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Dear PNHP physicians, medical students and far-flung friends,
A new bill for single payer will be introduced in Congress on Tuesday,
February 4 (press release to follow).
We thank all the members of the Physicians Working Group for Single Payer for all their hard work on this project, as well as Rep. John Conyers, a lifelong advocate in the Congress for health and human rights, and his staffer, Joel Segal.
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ALAMES: Declarations: Stop the War on Iraq!
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International People's Health Council
ALAMES - Asociacion Latinoamericana de Medicina Social
Joint statement by the organizers of the HEALTH FORUM (2nd International Forum for the Advocacy of People's Health as an Essential Human Need)
Porto Alegre, Brazil: 25th January 2003
STOP THE WAR on Iraq !
"A war on Iraq will lead to a health and humanitarian crisis. It is disastrous for the people of the world".
(An unanimous statement issued and signed by the participants of the 2nd Health Forum, held at Porto Alegre, Brazil (20th to 22nd January 2003)
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