All Health Service Journal articles in 10 December 2007 – Page 2
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Doctors criticise rise in postgraduate fees
Doctors have slammed proposals from the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board that would see fees for some medics increase by nearly half.Under the plans, doctors would have to pay £1,850 for a certificate of eligibility that allows them to register as a specialist or GP.
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Government stockpiles pandemic flu antivirals
The government is planning to double its stockpile of antivirals to cover at least half the population in the event of a flu pandemic, health minister Dawn Primarolo revealed in her answer to a parliamentary question.
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Regulate volunteer ambulance assistance, says Healthcare Commission
The Healthcare Commission has called for national guidelines for community first responder schemes, where volunteers attend life-threatening calls alongside ambulances.The commission said CFRs should be properly audited and managed.
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Welfare overhaul could put mental health at risk, says charity
Mental health charity Mind has voiced concerns that people with mental health problems will be forced back to work under the government's strategy to overhaul the welfare system over the next four years.
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Inequality at birth still too great, figures show
The government is not on track to meet its targets for reducing inequalities at birth by 2010.
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Hep C infections increase
The number of newly diagnosed cases of hepatitis C in England reached 8,346 in 2006 - 10 per cent higher than in 2005, latest figures released by the Health Protection Agency reveal.
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