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Scotland consults on election to health boards
The Scottish government today launches its consultation on extending public involvement in the NHS and establishing direct elections to health boards.
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Medics warn competition will harm patients
The British Medical Association’s GPs committee has launched a campaign to warn the public that government moves to introduce competition into primary care will “harm patients”.
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Cautious welcome for infection control strategy
The NHS Confederation has welcomed the government’s new infection control strategy, launched today, but has said: “It will be up to staff locally to tailor their investments to meet the needs of their individual organisations.”The Department of Health claims that NHS allocations for 2008-09 contain sufficient increase to allow every ...
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government's infection control strategy
Hospitals have been told to recruit up to five extra specialist staff as part of a government strategy to improve infection control. The government wants up to£45million to be invested on the scheme, out of a£270million fund identified in the comprehensive spending review for reducing healthcare-acquired infections. But trusts are ...
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NICE must reform say MPs
The health select committee has recommended sweeping changes to the way the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence assesses what drugs and treatments should be available on the NHS.In their report published today the committee says that NICE’s cost threshold of£30,000 per quality life year gained, which it uses ...
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Marsden fire
When fire ripped through the Royal Marsden specialist cancer hospital in west London last week, the first phone call was to the fire brigade and then to the Royal Brompton heart and lung hospital around the corner.
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Vitamin D heart disease link
Researchers in the US say that a lack of vitamin D may be linked to an increase in heart disease.
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Disabled people twice as likely to be in poverty
A report on disability poverty in the UK claims that disabled people are twice as likely to live in poverty as non-disabled people.
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How to live 14 years longer
A new study claims that the combination of four health behaviours can add up to 14 years to people's lives.
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Welsh social services improve
Care and social services in Wales improved during 2006-07 but the quality of some services remains inconsistent, according to a report published today.
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Tooke delivers verdict on medical training
The final report on the inquiry into Modernising Medical Careers has been published today.Led by Sir John Tooke, the report proposes the creation of a new body, NHS Medical Education England, to manage postgraduate medical training.
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Brown calls for 'deeper and wider' NHS reform
Gordon Brown has promised greater personal and preventive healthcare as part of his vision for the NHS.In his first major speech on health since becoming prime minister, Mr Brown told an audience of health professionals in London that if the NHS is to meet the needs of the 21st century, ...
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MRSA can be treated at home, study claims
MRSA patients could be treated at home, according to a study carried out for the campaign group National Concern for Healthcare Infections.The study, conducted by pharmaceutical company Pfizer, said home treatment could be suitable for people who are colonised but not actively infected with MRSA.
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Royal Marsden open to patients again
The Royal Marsden Hospital in south west London has opened to patients for the first time since suffering a major fire last week.
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Wales appoints older people's commissioner
The first commissioner for older people in Wales has been appointed.
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Report calls for long-term care reform
Payment for long-term care for older people should be universal but shared between the state and individual, according to a report by 15 organisations.
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National screening plan unveiled
Prime minister Gordon Brown was this morning due to announce a national health screening programme to check for early signs of heart disease, stroke and kidney disease.
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Children's bodies being illegally transported
Children’s bodies are being unlawfully transported to post mortems because of a shortage of pathologists, doctors' leaders and coroners have claimed.Members of the Royal College of Pathologists and the British Medical Association believe there is an acute shortage of paediatric pathologists to carry out post mortems.
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Better diets could save one in 10 lives
Better diets could save one in every 10 deaths, the Cabinet Office's strategy unit has said.Interim findings from a project looking long-term at UK food policy has found that improving diets could save 70,000 lives a year.
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Advice for winter vomiting patients
Patients should stay at home and drink fluids if they are affected by winter vomiting disease, the Royal College of GPs chair has urged.Professor Steve Field also advised patients to take paracetamol, wash hands regularly and stay at home two days after the symptoms have gone.A wave of 56 hospital ...