All Health Service Journal articles in 15 October 2007 – Page 2

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    Obesity crisis as serious as climate change, warns Johnson

    2007-10-15T00:00:00Z

    The public health threat posed by obesity in the UK is a 'potential crisis on the scale of climate change', health secretary Alan Johnson has warned.

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    Dental patients forced to pay for private care

    2007-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Many NHS dental patients in England are being forced to pay for private care, go without treatment or even pull out their own teeth, according to a survey by the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health.

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    Scotland unveils standards for private care

    2007-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Patients in Scotland using private medical services are set to benefit from new standards designed to ensure they get the highest quality of care from independent consultants and GPs.

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    Physical activity pilots launched in London surgeries

    2007-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Adults who lead sedentary lifestyles, including some who may be at risk of conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure, are being encouraged by their GPs to take more exercise as part of a new physical activity pilot launched by the Department of Health in partnership with Natural England ...

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    470,000 people risk blindness, warns Diabetes UK

    2007-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Diabetes UK is warning that up to 470,000 people with diabetes in England are at risk of going blind because primary care trusts are not meeting a government target.