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Confed warns Darzi: avoid policy making pitfalls
Lord Darzi must learn the lessons of previous poor policy making to ensure reform in the NHS delivers real and sustainable benefits, an NHS Confederation report released today warns.
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Breast Cancer Care publishes guide on pathology reports
Breast Cancer Care has published a new booklet designed to help breast cancer patients make sense of their pathology report.
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Wales launches organ donation campaign
A campaign aimed at increasing the number of organ donors in Wales is being launched today.
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No evidence of 'health tourism', report claims
A new report by Medecins du Monde UK, which describes two years of work in a London clinic, has found no evidence of 'health tourists' and shows that migrants and British citizens have similar health profiles.
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DH offers breastfeeding support for young mothers
The Department of Health is encouraging young mothers from low-income backgrounds to access support that will help them breastfeed for longer.
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Career Path: leading change in the NHS
Michael Scott's CV reads like a chronology of NHS reforms. So it is not surprising that his next move is into a London PCT. Here, he explains how his career took shape
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Review calls for palliative care improvements
End-of-life care for older people with dementia is in need of urgent improvement, according to an international research review published in the Jourrnal of Clinical Nursing.
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Breastfeeding funding announced
Department of Health director of health and well-being Dr Will Cavendish is to announce £3m of funding to support breastfeeding programmes, an increase of £1.4m on the previous year's funding.
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NHS East of England starts strategic review
NHS East of England is the the first regional strategic health authority to launch a public consultation on its clinical vision for the next 10 years.
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Debt linked to poor mental health
Debt can worsen people's mental health and people with mental health problems are almost three times as likely to be in debt, according to a report by mental health charity Mind.Over 90 per cent of people with problem debt said it had worsened their mental health. Seventy per cent said ...
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Alan Johnson launches national social care debate
Health secretary Alan Johnson has launched a six-month debate on the future of social care and support services. Regional events will be held to gather views on how to create an affordable system targeted at those most in need.
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£50m for productive ward roll-out
Health secretary Alan Johnson has announced a £50m fund to support the national roll-out of the Productive Ward programme.
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Mind comments on public attitudes to mental illness survey
Commenting on the Department of Health's 2008 survey into public attitudes towards mental ill health, released yesterday, Mind chief executive Paul Farmer said: 'People with mental distress are still confronted with a barrage of fear and misunderstanding.'
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Guidance on changes to acute services
Best practice guidance for patients, the public and NHS staff on the processes underpinning changes to acute NHS services has been published by the Department of Health.
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NHS Confederation responds to Darzi report
Commenting on a report outlining the principles behind junior health minister Lord Darzi's vision for the health service, NHS Confederation policy director Nigel Edwards said: 'This new guidance is very welcome in sharing good practice and helping reassure the public about what they can expect.'
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Darzi report reveals service change plans
Lord Darzi has pledged to put clinicians at the centre of local decisions to change health services.
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Barbara Young sets out vision for Care Quality Commission
Baroness Barbara Young, who is in line to chair the new Care Quality Commission, told MPs today: 'I really want this job.'The Labour peer, who is currently chief executive of the Environment Agency, underwent a grilling by the health select committee in the new-style public job interview.
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Mental health charities respond to cannabis reclassification
Mental health charities have welcomed recommendations by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs for an education campaign and further research on cannabis, but do not want to see more stringent penalties for its use.
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Study on early abortions in non-hospital settings
The Department of Health has published the results of a pilot study on early medical abortions in non-hospital settings.
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Scottish Health and Safety Executive appoints director
Dr Paul Stollard has taken up post as the new director of the Health and Safety Executive in Scotland.