P325 Teletext 325 Sip 5 01:27:19         NHS REFORMS "DAMAGE TRUST"  Patients can no longer have the same trust in their doctors since the introduction of fundholding, a leading medical journal has claimed. Writing in the Journal of Medical Ethics, Dr Lindsay Smith argues the ethical frame within which physicians have operated has altered since new contracts were introduced in 1991. Politicians have been d basin the impact of th G nm nt r f m . ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 NATIONAL & REGIONAL WEATHER p180 Diary Quiz Poll TV guide
P325 Teletext 325 Sip 5 01:24:27         TESTS PLAN FOR 11-YEAR-OLDS  National tests for 11-year-olds are to be made compulsory next year, the Government is to announce this week. Education Secretary Gillian Shephard is expected to say that the results will not bj used immediately to construct league tables. She will argue that tests in maths, science and English must proceed, after a pilot in 300 primary schools. Labour wants a brake on education reform. ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 WHAT'S THE LOCAL TRAFFIC LIKE? p193 Diary Quiz Poll TV guide
P325 Teletext 325 Sip 5 01:23:59         WESTMINSTER WBTCH ————————  Parliament has shut up shop for the summer, with the Lords returning on October 10 and the Commons a week later The Queen's speech the following month will outline Government plans, while Chancellor Kenneth Clarke's Budget is already set for November 29. Conferences start with the Lib Dens (Brighton, Sept 18-22), then Labour (Blackpool, Oct 3-7) and the Consjrvbtivjs XBournemouth, Oct 11-14). ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 YOUR STARTER FOR NEWS AT TEN! p328 Diary Quiz Poll TV guide