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Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage,… Read more »

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Brown’s speech sparks war with civil servants

The government’s failures can be blamed on ministers, not civil servants, a union leader will say this morning. Jonathan Baume, general secretary of senior public servants’ union the FDA, will argue in a speech in central London that ministers should be included in the capability reviews currently only carried out on civil servants. He says… Read more »

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Changes will involve both patients and doctors, Lord Darzi says
Govt pledges ‘locally driven’ NHS changes

Changes to the NHS will be appropriate to each community, health minister Lord Darzi has pledged. The surgeon, who is leading an ongoing review of reforms needed in the NHS, has set out in his latest report the eight steps that will take place before changes occur. He has also made five pledges to reassure… Read more »