All Health Service Journal articles in 26 November 2007 – Page 2

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    English waiting times fall, government figures show

    2007-11-30T11:36:36Z

    The number of English inpatients waiting more than 20 weeks for treatment dropped by 11 per cent last month.

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    Drop in mental health inpatient deaths

    2007-11-30T11:39:12Z

    The number of inpatients dying in NHS mental health accommodation has dropped by a fifth.

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    Underage alcohol abuse criticised

    2007-11-30T11:41:23Z

    The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have rounded on the government to take action over rising levels of drinking among young people.Parliamentary figures revealed that 1,441 children under 14 were treated in hospital for conditions caused by alcohol abuse.

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    £1m to improve NHS end-of-life care

    2007-11-30T11:43:19Z

    The King's Fund has announced a new phase of its scheme to improve hospital facilities for people approaching the end of their life.

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    CJD death rates stable

    2007-11-30T11:45:11Z

    Five people died in 2006 from variant-Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - the same number as the previous year, latest figures have revealed