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news in brief Health visitors
Health visitors and school nurses have called for urgent talks with the Home Office on their role in a £30m campaign designed to reduce child crime and improve parenting. The Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association says it does not want its members to be seen as 'law enforcers'.
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news in brief Unison
Unison is calling on the government to follow the lead of many US states by introducing retractable syringes to British hospitals. The union estimates that 200,000 NHS staff a year receive needlestick injuries while using syringes which would be illegal in the US.
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news in brief Public health minister Tessa Jowell
Public health minister Tessa Jowell is to host a 'summit' of editors, journalists and broadcasters from youth media in a bid to enlist their help in work towards halving the number of teenage pregnancies by 2010. The summit will take place before the end of the year.
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news in brief The government
The government has claimed that nine out of 10 women referred urgently by their GP with suspected breast cancer were seen by a consultant within 14 days in the first three months after its waiting time promise came into operation. Health secretary Frank Dobson described this as a 'remarkable achievement' ...
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news in brief Visual disabilities
Visual disabilities charities have joined forces to improve the recognition and management of age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness. A survey by the newly formed AMD Alliance International showed that only 2 per cent of the UK population were aware of AMD.
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Greater Glasgow health board has agreed proposals to build a new secure care centre at Stobhill Hospital to accommodate mentally ill offenders. The 76-bed unit will be built at a cost of £12.5m, with annual running costs of approximately £5.7m.
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PCGs warn of losing battle against soaring drug prices
Primary care groups have warned that soaring drug costs could lead to city-wide overspends of up to £1m.