One in 10 deaths among 20 to 79 year olds is caused by diabetes, the charity Diabetes UK has claimed.
It said analysis of regional death rates showed that if current trends continue one in eight deaths among 20 to 79 year olds will be attributable to the condition by 2010.
To find out more, go to www.diabetes.org.uk
Jeremy Hunt’s statement in Parliament about failures in the national breast screening programme was based on incorrect information from Public Health England, according to an independent review published today.
England’s breast screening programme is running on IT systems with “multiple practical issues and risk associated with their operation”, according to an official investigation report obtained by HSJ.
Experts have questioned the decision to introduce a new mental health role in schools, rather than upskill the existing registered nurse workforce.
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