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Regional Darzi reports downplay midwife shortage - RCM
A rising birth rate, increasing numbers of complex pregnancies and shortages of midwifery staff mean 610 more midwives are needed in the East of England region, the Royal College of Midwives has said.
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Testicular cancer awareness campaign starts in Wales
Health Challenge Wales has launched a campaign to put posters in changing rooms throughout Wales urging young men to check themselves for signs of testicular cancer.
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Do not ban cigarette displays, say corner shops
The Association of Convenience Stores has urged the government to stop plans to ban counter displays of cigarettes.
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Careers: TGI Monday
Jobseekers have ranked healthcare management among the most desirable careers. Louise Hunt finds out why
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New A&E waiting time figures released
Latest figures for accident and emergency times show 98.3 per cent of patients were admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours of arrival in the quarter ending 30 June 2008.This compares with 97.5 per cent in the previous quarter and 98.3 per cent for the same quarter last year.
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LINks consultation published
A response to a consultation on the draft regulations for local involvement networks has been published by the Department of Health.
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Facilities consortium splits from Confederation
The NHS Confederation has decided to separate off its specialised facilities support company, the Healthcare Facilities Consortium.
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Men more likely to die from drugs than women, figures reveal
Nearly 80 per cent of drug-related deaths are among men, NHS Information Centre figures show.
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Older people's health neglected, researchers claim
The NHS and private health firms are not providing good enough basic care to a large portion of the population in England, especially older and frailer people, a study claims.
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NHS dental charges up by 22 per cent, Conservatives say
NHS dental patients have paid 4.5bn in charges since 1997, while 2 million people have ‘lost’ their dentist, the Conservatives have claimed.The total paid in charges per year increased 22 per cent between 1997 and 2007, according to figures released to shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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Professionals 'lack Parkinson's knowledge'
Health and social care professionals in England lack knowledge of the mental health issues associated with Parkinson's disease, a survey has suggested.
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Hospital mental health provision 'variable'
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has published a critical report on mental health services in hospitals.
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PCT may part fund free school meals
Liverpool city council is to consult on a proposal to offer free school meals to all primary school children, which could be partly funded by Liverpool primary care trust.
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Spring surge in GP referrals leaves managers mystified
Referrals by GPs shot up in spring - putting extra pressure on trusts battling with December's 18-week referral to treatment target.
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Fighting fraud
Jon Restell, chief executive of Managers in Partnership, raises concern about the sometimes ambiguous terms of reference used by the NHS Counter Fraud Service, and questions whether such matters should be dealt with by auditors.
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Ethnic minority patients and staff
There's something that worries me about the wording of your comment on discrimination. You state: 'If [the NHS] cannot treat its own employees fairly it has no hope of providing ethnic minority patients with the service they have a right to receive'.
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Welfare reforms and drug treatment
You ask what the government's welfare reforms mean for the health service. You assert that the government intends to force drug users into treatment. You highlight a claim from Mental Health Foundation chief executive Andrew McCulloch that the NHS is not offering people drug treatment.
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PCT 'dragons' hunt fresh ideas
Primary care trusts are attempting to spice up public health and recruitment initiatives by copying popular TV programmes.
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Children on methylphenidate
Could HSJ sound less like a tabloid and more like a professional paper with some clarity of concept and message?
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IT may change funding plans
A new IT system could pave the way for a substantial change in the way primary care trusts and GPs are funded, HSJ has been told.