All Health Service Journal articles in 2006 – Page 5
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Scottish patients urged to get a flu vaccination
Scottish doctors have urged patients who are eligible but have not yet received the winter flu vaccination to contact their GP practice.Uptake rates for November are lower than ever before with just over half of Scots aged 65 or over receiving their vaccination.Only about a quarter of patients in the ...
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Five portions a day is not keeping obesity at bay
An annual study published by the Information Centre for health and social care indicates that more people in England are eating the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.However one in five adults remain obese, the Health Survey for England 2005 reports.Reported daily consumption of five or more ...
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More baby research funds demanded
Babies' lives are being jeopardised by a lack of funding for looking at the cause of premature birth, according to charity Action Medical Research.The charity said £3.7m - just 0.3 per cent of the total research budget - was spent on research in this subject during 2004-05.Around 43,000 babies are ...
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New applicants for foundation trust status
The Department of Health has named the 17 trusts that will be passed to foundation trust regulator Monitor for authorisation.The eight acute and specialist trusts and nine mental health trusts are set to receive authorisation from April.Health minister Lord Warner said: 'Today's announcement is another important step towards delivering the ...
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Liberal Democrats announce changes to shadow cabinet
Norman Lamb has taken over as Liberal Democrat health spokesman. He replaces Steve Webb, who has become chair of the party's election manifesto team.Mr Lamb has been chief of staff to Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell since March. He said: 'I'm thrilled at the prospect of taking the health ...
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Health Protection Agency reports increase in awareness of hepatitis C
The Health Protection Agency has issued a report which shows that the number of people newly diagnosed with hepatitis C has increased from 2,116 in 1996 to 7,580 in 2005. It said that new figures also show that testing for hepatitis C has increased by almost 60 per cent in ...
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Lack of evidence on link between cancer and HRT, says charity
A cancer charity has stated that there is not enough evidence to link a sharp drop in US breast cancer cases to a decrease in HRT uptake.Breakthrough Breast Cancer senior policy and information officer Dr Sarah Cant said: 'It's encouraging that the incidence of breast cancer in the US has ...
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MHRA issues safety warning about blood glucose meters
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has identified a safety problem with some blood glucose meters which, under certain conditions, may display the wrong units of measurement.This could result in an insulin overdose and hypoglycaemic coma.The MHRA has issued advice following a number of reports of adverse incidents where ...
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NICE chair calls for implementation push as GPs warn of drug companies' influence
The chair of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has floated the idea that it should spend more on ensuring guidance gets implemented than it does on producing the advice.
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Private provider queries future of comprehensive NHS care
The NHS will be forced to abandon its founding principle of providing a comprehensive service 'free at the point of delivery' by 2015, a leading private sector provider has predicted.
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Select committee: no excuse for training cuts
Slashing the amount spent on NHS staff training to tackle deficits is unacceptable, the Commons health select committee has warned.
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Exclusive: PCT fitness bill hits £6.5m
The primary care trust fitness for purpose programme cost the Department of Health £6.5m, HSJhas learned.
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Operating framework: updated principles put new emphasis on dignity
The Department of Health is consulting on a set of 10 principles to which all NHS organisations and contractors must sign up.
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DoH accepts 'double deficit' argument, but no decision yet
The government has said it accepts the case against the 'double deficit' accounting system for acute trusts - but has delayed a decision on whether to scrap it until the end of this financial year.
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Lord Warner retires
Prime minister Tony Blair has announced the resignation of health minister Lord Warner, who has decided to retire.Mr Blair complimented Lord Warner on an 'outstanding' contribution to health service reform, while the minister described his three-and-a-half years at the Department of Health as 'busy and enjoyable'.The NHS Confederation said Lord ...
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Local Government Bill includes legal duty to co-operate
The Department for Communities and Local Government has unveiled its Local Government Bill and emphasised that it places a legal duty on councils and service providers including primary care trusts to co-operate.The bill as a whole is intended to give local authorities a new role as 'place shapers' or leaders ...
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Bar humbug
Heart of England foundation trust has produced 50,000 beer mats to remind festive pub and party goers of the dangers of sexually transmitted infections.The mats will be displayed on tables in pubs and bars throughout Birmingham city centre, Sutton Coldfield and Solihull for the next four to six weeks.www.sexualhealthbirmingham.co.uk
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More long-waiters in audiology
The Department of Health has released its monthly update on diagnostic waiting times and hospital episodes statistics.The figures for October include a wider range of audiology tests than previously and have uncovered more long-waiters in this area.Read the press release here
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Confidence in medicines is high, says report
Research commissioned by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has found that 88 per cent of adults in Britain are confident about the safety of medicines.In seeking information about the risks and benefits of medicines, 61 per cent have approached their doctor and 41 per cent a local pharmacist.However, ...
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Damning Commons report on NHS deficits
MPs have accused the Department of Health of prioritising cuts in training for NHS staff because they are the easiest to make.In a damning report on NHS deficits, the Commons health select committee said that cuts in the education of health workers was having adverse effects on staff morale and ...