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UK cancer survival rates among lowest in Europe
UK cancer survival rates are among the lowest in Europe, according to a new report.
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New measures to tackle Wales' growing drink problem
Doctors' leaders have developed new policy proposals to tackle the increasing alcohol problem in Wales.
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More trusts hitting A&E waiting time target
Fewer patients are waiting more than four hours to be seen in accident and emergency departments.
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Conservatives bid to 'save' NHS services
Conservative leader David Cameron has vowed to save 29 district general hospitals that the party believes are at risk of losing their accident and emergency and maternity services.
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Call to improve foot care for older people
Older people's bids to stay active and independent are being curtailed by cuts in foot care services, according to charity Age Concern.
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Stigma campaign chief named
An interim director has been appointed to Moving People, a well-being campaign formed by a coalition of mental health organisations and backed by the Big Lottery Fund and Comic Relief.
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£73m fund for social enterprises
A £73m investment fund for social enterprises has been opened today by the Department of Health.
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National patient choice survey results
Nearly half of patients say they have been offered a choice of hospital for their first outpatient appointment, according to a MORI survey for the Department of Health.
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9When will NHS digital dreams become a reality for patients?
The internet is helping feed the public's huge appetite for information. But with NHS websites struggling to live up to their potential and fears of a 'digital divide',.how is the health service going to meet this challenge? Alison Moore reports
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Alcohol abuse worst in North West, report claims
People living in the North West are more likely to die from alcohol-related illnesses than anywhere else in England, according to a new report.
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Inquiry calls for action on age discrimination
Age barriers to mental health services must be removed to end widespread discrimination against older people, a national inquiry has found.
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Inquiry calls for action on age discrimination
Age barriers to mental health services must be removed to end widespread discrimination against older people, a national inquiry has found.
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UK urged to adopt international child growth standards
A joint report by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has recommended adopting World Health Organisation child growth standards in the UK.
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Booklet to help pharmacists spot alcoholics
A new booklet written to help healthcare professionals recognise and advise alcoholics will be sent out to all 4,000 Boots dispensing pharmacists.
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Union 'gobsmacked' by ambulance funds blow
North West Ambulance Service trust has admitted it can only afford to buy 35 of the 128 ambulances it needs to replace, raising questions over the reconfigured service's buying power.
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Contract awarded for flu vaccine
Two pharmaceutical companies have won a £155.4m contract to supply a vaccine as soon as an expected pandemic flu outbreak is confirmed.
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When will NHS digital dreams become a reality for patients?
The internet is helping feed the public's huge appetite for information. But with NHS websites struggling to live up to their potential and fears of a 'digital divide', how is the health service going to meet this challenge? Alison Moore reports.
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Scotland falling behind on waiting time target
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said meeting the country's national cancer waiting time target is 'long overdue'.
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Dignity campaign extended to mental healthcare
A campaign launched to help elderly people is to be extended to improve the care of people with mental health problems, care services minister Ivan Lewis has announced.
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Care homes must do more to protect elderly
Care homes and hospitals should have new obligations to protect the rights of older people in their care, according to a report from the parliamentary joint select committee on human rights.