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    Urgent care best practice published

    2007-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Guidance on urgent care pathways for older people with complex needs has been published by the Department of Health.

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    Dental contract data released

    2007-11-07T00:00:00Z

    The latest dental contracts statistics have been released by the Department of Health.

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    TB rates high in inner cities, report shows

    2007-11-07T00:00:00Z

    The Health Protection Agency has today published its annual report on tuberculosis.

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    NHS Choices unveils revamped website

    2007-11-07T00:00:00Z

    The NHS Choices website has been revamped following consultation with patients and health professionals.

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    Acute Healthcare Organisation of the Year

    2007-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Winner South Tees Hospitals TrustIn the space of a little over two years South Tees Hospitals trust has pulled itself back from the brink to become a dynamic and innovative centre of clinical and leadership excellence.The exceptional work that took place to achieve such a turnaround has all been done ...

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    Wales earmarks an extra £1.2bn for health

    2007-11-06T00:00:00Z

    The Welsh Assembly's spending plans for the next three years include an extra £1.2bn invested in health services.

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    Commissioning services for rare disease treatment

    2007-11-06T00:00:00Z

    The NHS National Commissioning Group has partnered with a biotechnology company to support a specialised system of care for patients with lysosomal storage disorders.

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    Breastfeeding boosts IQ, research shows

    2007-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Breastfeeding can increase children's IQ when combined with the right genes, say researchers at King's College London.The study found that babies with a version of the FADS2 gene had an increased IQ of nearly seven points if they were breastfed. The results of the research are published in the Proceedings ...

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    Pay rise should be 4.3 per cent, say doctors' leaders

    2007-11-06T00:00:00Z

    The annual pay increase for doctors in 2008 should be 3.6-4.3 per cent, the British Medical Association has said.

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    Sleep cuts obesity risk

    2007-11-06T00:00:00Z

    According to research from the US, a proper night's sleep could help reduce the risk of obesity in children.

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    Primary Care Organisation of the Year

    2007-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Winner Wirral PCTWirral PCT exemplifies the direction that an organisation seeking the right type of innovation for the right kinds of improvements should take with service redesign clearly demonstrating genuine clinical engagement and a leadership that reaches out across organisational boundaries.Patient and public involvement and meaningful partnership working is central ...

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    Smoking ban has widespread approval

    2007-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Almost 80 per cent of adults believe the smoking ban will improve public health. Those surveyed said hair and clothes not smelling of smoke, a more pleasant atmosphere in pubs, bars and restaurants and cleaner air were the main benefits of the ban.Research carried out for the Department of Health ...

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    Review of heart transplant mortality rates

    2007-11-05T00:00:00Z

    The Healthcare Commission is to carry out a preliminary review ofPapworthHospitalfoundation trust's heart transplantation programme after routine audit showed a slight increase in early mortality rates following heart transplantation.

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    Tackle child cancer head on, government urged

    2007-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent has called on the government to use its cancer plan to tackle cancer in children and young people.

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    Adults eating too little oily fish, survey says

    2007-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Less than one-third of UK adults eat at least one portion of oily fish a week, according to a YouGov poll carried out for fish company John West.

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    'I love the NHS' event draws 7,000 marchers

    2007-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Around 7,000 people are thought to have attended an 'I love the NHS' march in central London this weekend.

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    Pay award should not exceed 2 per cent, says NHS Employers

    2007-11-02T00:00:00Z

    NHS Employers has advised the pay review bodies that next year's pay award for doctors, dentists and other healthcare staff should not place undue cost pressures on NHS trusts.

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    New best practice tool for nurses

    2007-11-02T00:00:00Z

    A new set of benchmarks that aims to help nurses and other health and social care staff improve the care environment has been launched by chief nursing officer Christine Beasley.

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    Extra £23m for primary care premises in Scotland

    2007-11-02T00:00:00Z

    Health boards across Scotland are tobenefit from an extra £23m to improve and modernise primary care premises, Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

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    New hospital for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells

    2007-11-02T00:00:00Z

    Health secretary Alan Johnson announced yesterday that a preferred bidder had been appointed to build a new £228m hospital at infection-hit Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals trust.