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with its eyesight before flying up to the sun where the heat consumed the disease and restored the patient to health. The caladrius is therefore combined with a sun in the Crest. The unicorn is another creature reputed to have healing properties. The dragons in the
Supporters and Badge are a reference to the grantee's wife who has Welsh ancestry.
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was published in 2010. It described what richer countries could learn about health from people in low- and middle-income countries and argued for greater partnership and mutual learning between countries. The book proved very influential. A second edition was published in 2022. As Patron of THET (The
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Service improvements by the end of 2005 included 99% of patients being able to see a GP within two working days, 99.8% with suspected cancer saw a specialist within 2 weeks, 99% of women with breast cancer began treatment within 4 weeks of referral, and the A and E target of everyone seen or admitted
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Surgical waiting times fell to a maximum of 6 months for admission and 3 months for an outpatient appointment (with only 12 patients waiting longer than this for admission to
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Cambridge. He then became the
General Manager for Learning Disabilities in East Berkshire and moved in 1988 to become General Manager (and later Chief Executive) of Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals which provided a wide range of general hospital and mental health services in East Berkshire. He
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on 1 November 2000. He is unlike his predecessors or successor in combining these posts. On 8 March 2006 Crisp announced his intention to retire at the end of March, acknowledging the current financial problems of parts of the NHS as a disappointment. He was praised by the
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