All Health Service Journal articles in 12 November 2007 – Page 2

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    Social care council chair remains

    2007-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Sir Rodney Brooke is to remain as chair of the General Social Care Council until 31 October 2008.

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    Blocking migrant doctors from training posts ruled unlawful

    2007-11-12T00:00:00Z

    The Court of Appeal has ruled that government guidance making it harder for doctors on the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme to take up training posts in the NHS was unlawful.

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    Call to ban cigarette vending

    2007-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Cancer Research UK has joined the British Heart Foundation in calling for a ban on the sale of cigarettes from unsupervised vending machines.

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    Gay Africans with HIV face double stigma

    2007-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Gay and bisexual African men living with HIV in London face a dual stigma, with many not disclosing either status to their family and friends, according to a study by the Centre for the Study of Sexual Health and HIV at Homerton University Hospital foundation trust.

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    Progress made on world access to medicines

    2007-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Work to ensure poor populations have better access to medicines has made progress, according to the World Health Organisation.