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Plea over post-natal depression support
More clarity is needed on which health professionals are responsible for detecting and managing post-natal depression, says research in this month's British Journal of General Practice.
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Johnson announces midwives drive
Health secretary Alan Johnson has announced a package of measures to recruit an extra 4,000 midwives to the NHS over the next three years.As part of the recruitment drive, the Department of Health and the Royal College of Midwives will launch a Return to Practice campaign in the summer, with ...
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GUM target
The NHS is likely to hit next month's national target to offer patient access to a genitor-urinary medicine clinic within 48 hours, but public health experts predict there will be wide variations across the country.By March the government expects GUM clinics to provide all patients with an appointment within 48 ...
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Mental health charities make constitution plea
A group of mental health charities has sent a joint letter to health secretary Alan Johnson calling on the government to recognise mental health in any potential NHS constitution.It is signed by the chief executives of four major charities and the president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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Government 'still wasting money on ISTCs'
Research published in the British Medical Journal today argues that there is no good evidence that independent sector treatment centres provide value for money or high-quality care.
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Dentists call for more flexible scrutiny
The British Dental Association has called for a more flexible way of monitoring NHS dentistry that emphasises factors such as preventive care, improved oral health, access, quality and patient experience.
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Lord Warner new chair of UK Healthgateway
UKhealth market access company UK Healthgateway has appointed former health minister Lord Warner as its chair.
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Include mental health in NHS Constitution
A group of mental health charities have sent a joint letter to health secretary Alan Johnson calling on the government to recognise mental health within any potential NHS Constitution. It is signed by the chief executives of four major mental health charities as well as the president of the ...
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'One in three' children overweight
New figures show that one in three children aged 10-11 are overweight and London has the highest obesity prevalence in primary school aged children.
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Monitor challenges DH on freedoms
Battle lines are hardening between foundation trusts and the Department of Health over the trusts' future, following a series of leaked letters between the leaders of the NHS and regulator Monitor, reports Sally Gainsbury. The correspondence has exposed a gulf between their positions on New Labour's flagship hospitals.
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More children weighed
The national child measurement programme has increased the numbers of school children between the ages of four and 11 who have had their body-mass index measured to 80 per cent.
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Darzi plans equate to 'Martini healthcare'
The chair of the Royal College of GPs has slammed junior health minister Lord Darzi’s polyclinics concept as “Martini healthcare – any time, anywhere, any doctor”.
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New pilot to help GPs in distress
Health secretary Alan Johnson has announced plans to launch a pilot support service for doctors suffering from mental health and addiction problems.
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No to elected boards in Scotland - BMA
The BMA is urging Scottish MPs to vote against the government’s proposal to introduce direct elections to health boards. NHS Scotland should instead focus on improving public involvement structures, the BMA says.
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Improvements for smear tests
There has been a 55 per cent drop in the rate of unsatisfactory smear tests in Wales since the introduction of liquid-based cytology, a report by the National Public Health Service has found. Liquid-based cytology brings significant improvements over the wooden spatula method, the report said.
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Trust plans to scrap jobs and shelve units
Trafford Healthcare trust has launched a turnaround plan in a bid to avoid a £7m deficit next year.
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Doctors move to vote yes, under protest
GPs will be persuaded to vote yes to the government's offer on extended hours, according to a poll of GPs.
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Ministers vs GPs: how did it come to this?
The GP contract talks have been played out for the public, with both sides taking to the airwaves. Ingrid Torjesen explores why a couple of extra hours a week has created such a conflict
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Johnson irks committee as he ducks careers queries
Health secretary Alan Johnson has rankled MPs by refusing to answer questions at a health select committee inquiry into Modernising Medical Careers.Mr Johnson batted off a series of questions about junior doctors' training, saying he could not comment before the Department of Health's formal response to the Tooke report.
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Ministers press for more child palliative care
Ministers have made it clear they expect primary care trusts to spend more on children's palliative care.