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Scrubbing Up

Page last updated at 15:46 GMT, Wednesday, 18 November 2009

A scene from Holby City
TV hospital dramas are giving the public a bad impression of doctors and nurses, says NHS hospital chief Antony Sumara.
NHS manager
It is time for a hard-nosed look at the duplication of roles and unproductive people in the NHS, says Julia Manning of the centre-right independent think tank, Health 2020.

Doctors' training is changing to make sure they all have a good bedside manner, says the General Medical Council's Ros Levenson.

Tens of thousands of over 65s are missing out on vital mental health services, says psychiatrist Dr Dave Anderson.

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