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New initiative reaches out to carers
A 'New Deal for Carers' consultation has been launched by the Department of Health.
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Minor injuries are part of growing up, says charity
Children need wilder places to play where they can take risks, says the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.
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Overseas dentists face new exam
The General Dental Council will replace the international qualifying examination for overseas dentists with a new overseas registration examination this September.
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Extended medical assessment for veterans
A free mental health assessment for veterans of conflicts in the Falklands and Afghanistan has been launched.
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July pay rise for Scottish NHS staff
NHS staff in Scotland will receive a 2.5 per cent unstaged pay award next month.
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Increase in patient choice awareness
The percentage of patients aware of and offered choice continues to rise, according to figures published by the Department of Health.
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Food safety warning over warm weather
The Food and Drink Federation has warned that extra care should be taken with food in warm weather.
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Low priority for lung disease, says charity
The British Lung Foundation says a low priority is given to lung disease by health services in the UK and claims people with a lung disease feel let down by the NHS.
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Mens health toolkit launched
The Men's Health Forum has produced a toolkit to assist primary care trusts in providing gender sensitive services.
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Legal briefing: foundation trusts test the waters on mergers and acquisitions
Following the first merger between a foundation trust and an NHS trust earlier this year,.other acquisitions are now in the pipeline. Melanie Print reports on recent developments.and asks whether private sector purchasers will be able to get involved
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PBC as an incentive for change
Andy Newton explains how practice-based commissioning helped achieve effective service redesign at Bath and North East Somerset.primary care trust
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Why the NHS should support refugee healthcare professionals
The NHS must do more to reduce the waste of talent and opportunity that high unemployment of refugee healthcare professional represents, argues Maeve Keaney
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John Murray on a joined-up service
'Devolution in the NHS means local priorities increasingly drive allocation of resources. While this development has many benefits, it can unfairly disadvantage patients with specialised conditions, who will inevitability be smaller in number and therefore have less of a voice locally'.
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AIDS drug recalled
The European Medicines Agency has recalled the drug Viracept due to contamination.
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Survey reveals cancer's impact on sufferers
The European pain in cancer survey has found that two-thirds of people with cancer in the UK have suffered from pain due to their disease.
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WHO highlights new hope for malnourished children
The World Health Organisation and associates have highlighted new evidence on the treatment of malnutrition.
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MPs claim temp nurses mask poor management
Managers are attempting to 'mask' poor workforce planning by over-spending on temporary nurses, according to an influential MP.
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Concerns raised over accuracy of PCT benchmarking
Doubts have been raised over the accuracy of the latest quarterly hospital episode statistics following reports of problems with data collection, HSJ has learned.
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2012 Olympics STI risk overlooked
The London Olympic Games in 2012 is in danger of becoming a sexual health disaster, one of the UK's leading sexual health charities has warned.