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In Brief: British Heart Foundation report
Public health minister Yvette Cooper has welcomed a British Heart Foundation report warning many young people could be storing up health problems by failing to take part in any physical activity. She said the government was determined to tackle the problem through initiatives, including a sports strategy.
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In Brief: Young women in Lothian targeted
Young women in Lothian are being targeted in a postcard campaign to encourage participation in a study that aims to cut the abortion rate by providing advance supplies of the morning-after pill. The study by Edinburgh University's obstetrics and gynaecology department was started last September, but only 4,000 women have ...
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In Brief: Mavis Skeet has died
Mavis Skeet, the cancer patient who triggered a media storm about the state of the NHS last winter, has died. Mrs Skeet had her operation for throat cancer cancelled four times. Eventually, her condition became inoperable. Health secretary Alan Milburn promised an inquiry into her case, which has yet to ...
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Doctors launch professional and personal attacks on GMC
Senior doctors launched an outspoken attack on the General Medical Council at the British Medical Association's consultants' conference last week.
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Waite here
Terry Waite, author and envoy to the former archbishop of Canterbury, visited St Mary's Hospital in London to encourage staff and patients to take part in NHS census day last week. Behind him, George Thomas reads the form giving people the opportunity to send three ideas for improving the NHS ...
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Squaring up for a fight
Friction grew between doctors and ministers over NHS reform this week amid public outcry over the case of gynaecologist Rodney Ledward (see right).
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Ledward case shows up disciplinary failings
The chief executive of the trust at the centre of the Rodney Ledward scandal has called for disciplinary processes against consultants to be 'streamlined'.
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Managers fear consultant alienation
Managers reacted cautiously to the government's tough talk on consultants before and after the Rodney Ledward case.
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Short Cuts: CHC calls on CHI to scrutinise pacemaker service
North and Mid Bedfordshire community health council has called for the Commission for Health Improvement to investigate the pacemaker service at Bedford Hospital. It believes it is the first CHC to demand a CHI investigation. An internal investigation published in May was extremely critical of the pacemaker service and its ...
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Short Cuts: A&E will escape unscathed from £7m savings push
West Surrey health authority has pledged to leave accident and emergency services untouched at the start of a second phase of consultation on building a 'sustainable' NHS. The HA needs to find £7m savings on top of £11m already identified in the first phase of the consultation exercise. It had ...
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Short Cuts: Majority in survey believe UKCC is effective body
A survey has found support for the UK Central Council for Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting, which is currently subject to review. The survey by Public Attitude Surveys found that 77 per cent of a sample of people on the UKCC's register thought it was an effective regulatory body, compared ...
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Short Cuts: New Assembly faces calls for ambulance funding
Pressure group London Health Emergency is lobbying the capital's new mayor and Assembly in a bid to attract 'massive investment' to London Ambulance Service trust by renewing claims that it is the 'worst-performing urban ambulance service in the country'. Trust acting chief executive Peter Bradley said it was reaching 41 ...
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Short Cuts: Livingstone bides time on naming health adviser
London mayor Ken Livingstone has yet to appoint an adviser on health, despite persistent rumours that the post will go to Geoff Martin, campaigns director of London Health Emergency. He recently told HSJ : 'I haven't spoken to Ken directly about this. He said some months ago I would be ...
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Legal action and picket threat to HA over plans to dismantle PCG
Doctors have threatened to take Manchester health authority to court over plans to break up a primary care group, while health visitors have warned they will picket the HA's headquarters in protest.
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Great dames
Marie Stopes and Joan Collins, aka clinical nurse specialist Jan Saunders and senior manager Brenda Maddy, ride on a float organised by Beatrice maternity ward for Salisbury Hospital Carnival.
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Deacon gets tough on violent patients
Scottish health minister Susan Deacon is planning to introduce regulations to stop violent patients attending their local GP surgery and force them to visit secure units for treatment.
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Executive risks creating 'cowboy town' warning
A senior union leader has claimed that the Scottish Executive is in danger of 'creating a cowboy town with the Scottish health service: all front and no back'.
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De Brun says fight for cash is her top priority
Bairbre de Brun, taking up her post as Northern Ireland's health minister for the second time, has said that getting more money for the health service is her top priority.
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Days like this
Hospital building delays. . . impact of health cuts on social services. . . helicopter grounded. . . income generation schemes 'exaggerated'
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24-hour access pledge
The government's newly appointed mental health 'czar' has pledged to introduce 24- hour access to mental health services by April next year and phase out mixed-sex accommodation with-in two years.