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New HIV infections reach a high at decade's end
The Public Health Laboratory Service has revealed that 1999 probably saw the greatest number of new HIV infections in a decade.
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Days like this
Blame 'causing exodus'. . . Nurses unhappy over ads. . . New healthcare grade. . . Consultants 'breaching contracts'. . . £2m strike bill. . .
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Poverty plays a major role in risk of cot death, report says
The largest ever study of cot deaths in the UK has found that babies born into poor families are at a far greater risk than those born to better-off parents.
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NAO to investigate Edgware closure
The controversial scheme that led to the closure of Edgware General Hospital's accident and emergency department is to come under scrutiny by the National Audit Office.
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Help received from groups and charities
Input from members of registered voluntary organisations was also used in our calculations, along with donations from charitable bodies registered with the voluntary services department.
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In Brief: John Hutton
Health minister John Hutton has told the Commons that no payments were made under the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act in the first three months after it came into effect in April 1999, but almost £2.7m was collected in the second quarter and £13.8m in the third.
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In Brief: Enrolled Nursing
The UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting is issuing guidance on the role and status of enrolled nurses. The move follows claims that some managers have been misinterpreting the legal position of ENs and imposing inappropriate restrictions on them.
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In Brief: Dr Kevin Fitzpatrick
Dr Kevin Fitzpatrick has been named disability rights commissioner for Wales. Dr Fitzpatrick, chair of Disability Wales and a Shaw Trust project development manager, is one of 14 commissioners appointed to the new Disability Rights Commission.
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Hutton welcomes MP's bid for more carers' support
Health minister John Hutton has welcomed the introduction of the Carers and Disabled Children Bill into Parliament by Labour MP Tom Pendry. The bill paves the way for carers to receive services in their own right. Currently, they can only have their needs assessed if the person they are caring ...
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New tier of care for elderly set to follow national beds inquiry
A new tier of healthcare for elderly people was due to be announced yesterday as part of health secretary Alan Milburn's modernisation crusade.
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Shipman shows danger of monitoring becoming ritual
That is the real test for clinical governance and revalidation measures
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Audit Commission shake-up will change work with NHS
The Audit Commission has proposed substantial changes to the way it works with the NHS, including an overhaul of its high-profile value for money studies.
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Timely attempt to redefine a role
Audit Commission will have to strive harder to maintain its credibility
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Night in armour
Nurses and doctors are accustomed to working through the night without fanfare, but on millennium eve their hectic schedule was captured for posterity by photographers.
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NHS 'on course' for New Deal job target, Denham announces
Health minister John Denham has announced that the NHS has now managed to employ 348 people under the New Deal initiative.
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Amputations spark Scottish probe
The Scottish Executive is investigating trusts' procedures for staff to consult with boards following the controversial amputation of healthy limbs in private operations at Falkirk Royal Hospital.