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GP access survey reveals mixed picture
Satisfaction with GP opening hours has dipped slightly, but patients are reporting improvements in access, the latest GP patient access survey has revealed.
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Alcohol and obesity threaten public health work, regulators say
Alcohol abuse and obesity must be tackled more systematically or they could 'derail' overall health improvements, health and spending watchdogs have warned.
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Career framework for allied health professionals
A flexible career framework for allied health professionals will help managers develop teams and services to reflect patients' needs, the Department of Health has claimed.
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Boost for Welsh child poverty measures
Wales is a step closer to being able to develop solutions to tackle child poverty after its government voted in favour of the final draft of its vulnerable children and child poverty legislative competence order.
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Assault-related emergency admissions rise 30 per cent
Emergency hospital admissions caused by violence have risen by 30 per cent in four years across England, according to a study due to be published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health.
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Sexually transmitted infections up 6 per cent - HPA
Rates of sexually transmitted infections have risen by 6 per cent, according to figures released by the Health Protection Agency.
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Wales outlines plans to fund eye drugs
Welsh minister for health and social services Edwina Hart has outlined plans on how the Welsh Assembly will spend £15m of funding to treat the eye condition 'wet' age-related macular degeneration.
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Chiropractic council consultation
A consultation has been launched on a proposed constitution for the General Chiropractic Council and will run until 3 October.
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HSJ launches Healthcare 100
HSJ and sister title Nursing Times today launched the Healthcare 100, which will identify the top places to work in the health sector.The awards, in association with NHS Employers, will draw on employer and employee survey results carried out by Ipsos MORI to generate an overall ranking, as well as ...
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Annual health checks leading to changes at most trusts
Ninety-one per cent of trusts have made changes because of the Healthcare Commission annual health check, according to a review of the first four years of the regulator's work.
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UK cancer survivors top 2 million, claims charity
At least 2 million people in the UK have survived cancer or are living with the illness while being treated for it, according to research by charity Macmillan Cancer Support.
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Mencap appoints chief executive
Mark Goldring has been appointed as the new chief executive of learning disability charity Mencap.
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Minister's respect tour visits East Midlands
Care services minister Ivan Lewis is to visit Leicester today as part of a national tour aimed at ensuring all people using health and care services are treated with dignity.
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CMO calls for focus on teen health
Chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has called for a focus on teenage health, including a national summit to take stock of health programmes and services for teenagers, more involvement of teenagers in designing health services, and establishing a young person's panel to advise on a national campaign on risk ...
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Birth rate surge puts midwives under pressure
The Royal College of Midwives has warned soaring birth rates are putting midwives under 'huge pressure'.Commenting on official statistics revealing a 16 per cent increase in births between 2001 and 2007, RCM general secretary Dame Karlene Davis said: 'The number of midwives is not keeping pace with the increasing birth ...
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Rising birth rates put midwives under pressure
The Royal College of Midwives has warned soaring birth rates are putting midwives under 'huge pressure'.Commenting on official statistics revealing a 16 per cent increase in births between 2001 and 2007, RCM general secretary Dame Karlene Davis said: 'The number of midwives is not keeping pace with the increasing birth ...
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Welsh government extends dental cash ringfencing
The Welsh Assembly has extended ringfencing of dental funds within local health board allocations for a further three years.The move is one of a series of recommendations in a report on Welsh dental provision published today.
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Orthopaedic hospital company fined
The Healthcare Commission has secured the conviction of Orthopaedic and Spine Specialty Clinic Ltd and its sole director, orthopaedic surgeon Ahmed Shair.
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World Health Organisation carries out radiation exercise
The World Health Organisation has completed a two-day emergency radiation exercise today involving a simulated accident at the Laguna Verde nuclear power plant in Mexico.
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Increasing numbers do not realise they are overweight, research finds
More and more people are failing to recognise they are overweight, despite an actual rise in the number of people who are clinically overweight or obese, according to research from the Health Behaviour Research Centre at University College London.