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Tobacco products to get picture warnings
Graphic picture warnings will be introduced on tobacco products from 1 October, chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has announced.The Department of Health said smokers were more likely to remember the damage they are doing to their health if they have seen a picture.
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Patient safety reporting system in the pipeline
Anaesthetists and other clinical staff in England and Wales may soon have access to a specially designed system for reporting patient safety incidents and 'near misses'.
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Cancer may be linked to wealth, study finds
An analysis of more than 3,000 cancer patients has found cervical and lung cancer are more common in poor people and breast cancer and melanoma higher in the wealthy.
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Northern Ireland to axe NHS prescription charges
Northern Ireland health minister Michael McGimpsey today announced that he intends to make all prescriptions free of charge by April 2010.
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Improve access to emergency care, Healthcare Commission orders
The Healthcare Commission has published its most comprehensive review of urgent and emergency care, rating performance for each primary care trust area.It found that improvements to access and elements of commissioning were needed.
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DH outlines research into health effects of radiation
Information on a research programme investigating the health effects of exposure to radiation and electromagnetic fields was published today by the Department of Health.
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NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times released
Latest figures on NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times were released today by the Department of Health.
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NHS bed occupancy figures published
Bed availability and occupancy figures for the 2007-08 financial year have been published.
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Care home residents denied GP access, says care association
Care homes are being forced to pay retainers to access GP services on behalf of their residents, a report by the English Community Care Association claims.
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Foundation trust improving A&E staffing - Healthcare Commission
Mid Staffordshire foundation trust has 'responded positively' to Healthcare Commission concerns over Stafford Hospital's accident and emergency department.The trust has improved medical staffing levels and increased the numbers of nurses in A&E, the commission said.
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Midwives warn on caesarian rates
The Royal College of Midwives has warned that caesarean section rates remain worryingly high, and midwife numbers are still failing to keep up with the rising birthrate.
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Healthy school dinners for primary pupils
Primary school children in deprived areas will be given free healthy school meals in a £20m drive to cut obesity and get young people eating more healthily, health secretary Alan Johnson and children's secretary Ed Balls announced yesterday.
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NHS bodies warned to comply with environmental laws
Businesses in the healthcare sector risk throwing away thousands of pounds each year on unnecessary charges and environmental fines by failing to stay on top of important green legislation, the Environment Agency is warning.
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NHS campaign to reduce unintentional patient harm
The NHS training hub for operative technologies in healthcare has started a new campaign to reduce the number of patients who are unintentionally harmed in hospitals.
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Dr Foster Intelligence sheds 10 jobs
Healthcare information provider Dr Foster Intelligence has made 10 redundancies as part of an ongoing shake-up.
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Trusts urged to act on blood clots advice
Hospital trusts are being urged to adopt new guidelines designed to prevent blood clots that kill up to 25,000 people a year.
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Health service can affect health inequalities
Few would disagree with your point that a reduction in income inequality would help to reduce health inequalities. But few primary care trusts in poor health areas will agree with the idea that the health service can do no more for health inequalities or that the redistribution of health resources ...
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PCT campaigns against domestic violence
Hull teaching primary care trust is to attempt to tackle the problems of domestic violence by using a social marketing campaign aimed at male perpetrators of attacks.
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Andrew Lansley's recent statement on public health
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley's recent statement on public health has set out the Conservatives' stall in this area. He has weighed in to criticise parameters such as deprivation indicators. He is no doubt correct to say older people make more calls on the health service but neglects to mention ...
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Andrew Lansley wins strong support from NHS managers
Andrew Lansley has won respect from managers for his detailed knowledge of the health service. Can he transfer this to the Cabinet if the Conservatives win power? Rebecca Evans asks him