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In Brief: Minister gives up responsibility
Public health minister Yvette Cooper has given up ministerial responsibility for food safety and standards (including responsibility for the Food Standards Agency) although she will retain responsibility for nutrition. Junior health minister Gisela Stuart will take over food safety.
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In Brief: More press releases
The Department of Health issued 742 press releases in 1999, more than twice as many as were issued in the last year of the Conservative government in 1996, when 366 were published. The DoH issued 406 releases in 1997, and 556 in 1998.
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In Brief: Review due to be complete
The expert scientific review of fluoride and health is expected to be completed 'in the spring', public health minister Yvette Cooper told MPs.
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Anti-smoking battle 'will be led by Europe'
The battle against the tobacco industry will be spearheaded by European directives, not homegrown legislation or court actions, health secretary Alan Milburn has told MPs.
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Not hip enough
The Audit Commission has criticised hospitals for failing to make enough progress in treating patients with hip fractures.
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Days like this
Drug demand to increase. . . directors want more cash. . . call for change in community care. . .DoH accused of lying. . . homeless 'too expensive'
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All things to all men
The long-awaited national beds inquiry report seems to cater for all tastes. Primary, intermediate, acute. . . you can have it all. Or can you? Laura Donnelly reports
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The bill of the chase
A ruling on 'duty of care' means ambulances, not hospitals, may be lawyers' next targets, writes Patrick Butler
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Tragic delay: Tracy Kent and the duty of care
A doctor attending pregnant asthma sufferer Tracy Kent called the London Ambulance Service at 4.25pm and asked for an ambulance to take her to casualty 'immediately'.
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Falling czar
It's all looking a bit bleak for drugs 'czar' Keith Hellawell. But is criticism of his apparent lack of progress fair? Janet Snell reports
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Beyond the syringe
Needlestick injuries can kill, but the extra cost of safety needles means trusts have been slow to adopt them. Colin Wright reports
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Not shooting up any more: a downturn in child drug use figures
Figures for England in 1998 show the first downturn in the number of schoolchildren ever having used a drug.
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As hard as they come
Nicotine dependence is comparable with addiction to drugs like heroin, says a report which calls for a Nicotine Regulatory Authority. Barbara Millar reports
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Slow-burner: the history of tobacco use
As early as the 1st century BC American Indians were using tobacco for medicinal and ceremonial purposes. By the time Europeans arrived in the Americas in the 15th century, smoking was widespread.
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Not enough money in the Honey-pot to save chief
Failure to win extra cash sealed fate of London Ambulance Service head
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Spoiling for a fight on smoking
HSJ website poll reveals managers' support for suing tobacco companies
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Modernisation is so old-hat
Following Labour's election victory, many observers speculated on whether it would do what no Conservative government could ever do, namely dismantle or significantly reduce the NHS's monopoly by encouraging the growth of private health insurance.