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Confederation launches policy advice committees
The NHS Confederation has launched eight policy advisory committees and networks to address issues raised during a survey of members last year. It has also identified 'top influencing priorities' to 'focus its efforts where it can effect the most change', particularly in the run-up to the next general election. Its ...
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HIV detection better in London, but not provinces
The Public Health Laboratory Service has identified a 'considerable improvement' in the number of HIV-positive pregnant women diagnosed before they gave birth in London, but warned that there are few signs of improvement elsewhere. Its latest Communicable Disease Report Weekly says the proportion of women in London diagnosed before or ...
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BMA urges halt to debt recovery following cyclone
The British Medical Association has written to chancellor Gordon Brown and international development secretary Clare Short, urging the government to halt debt recovery from Mozambique in the aftermath of cyclone Eline, which left thousands homeless. Mozambique will soon benefit from government proposals to write off unpayable debt, but the BMA ...
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Scottish dental staff in protest over pay deal
Dental nurses and ancillary staff protest outside Glasgow Dental Hospital against a three-year pay deal.
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GU clinics told to turn n patients away - until April
'Overperforming' genito-urinary clinics at Guy's and St Thomas' hospitals, south London, have been ordered to turn patients away until the new financial year.
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Senior doctors attack latest Bart's proposals
Senior doctors have launched a broadside against setting up a 'dangerously isolated' cardiac and cancer centre at St Bartholemew's Hospital, London.
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London trust chief executive blocks CHC's statutory unannounced visits
The chief executive of a major London teaching trust is preventing community health council members from using their statutory right to make unannounced visits.
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In Brief: New rules for donations
Junior health minister Lord Hunt has unveiled rules to prevent any conditions being imposed on organ donation. The move follows an inquiry ordered by former health secretary Frank Dobson last July after news emerged that a transplant coordinator had passed on a family request that organs should only go to ...
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In Brief: New guidelines for reducing risk of cot death
The Department of Health has issued new guidelines on reducing the risk of cot death. It advises against parents sharing a bed with a baby if they smoke, have been drinking alcohol, are very tired or taking drugs which cause drowsiness. It also warns parents to keep their baby's cot ...
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In Brief: Health minister launches toolkit
Health minister John Denham this week launched the Improving Working Lives toolkit aimed to 'help staff better balance home and work life' by 'challenging and changing traditional working patterns in the NHS and public sector by encouraging more familyfriendly working practices'.
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In Brief: House of Lords
The House of Lords was due yesterday to hear the second reading of a bill calling for local authorities to identify and separately register people who are both deaf and blind to assess their health and social needs.
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In Brief: Proposals for new trusts
Proposals have been made for five new trusts across North Cumbria. These would create a new acute trust, a mental health and learning disabilities trust and three primary care trusts in Carlisle and District, Eden Valley and West Cumbria. Subject to formal consultation and ministerial approval, the changes would take ...