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Axing tax breaks for private medical insurance saves Treasury millions
The government's decision when it came into power to axe tax breaks for elderly people taking up private medical insurance could have saved the Treasury up to £135m, according to a new report.
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'Balanced and useful' indicators
Is this an admission that their predecessors were unbalanced and useless?
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BMA condemns shackled screening of refugees
The British Medical Association in Wales has condemned the treatment of 20 asylum seekers who were taken to University Hospital of Wales in handcuffs for TB screening.BMA Wales secretary Dr Bob Broughton said the incident contravened the 'basic human right'of the refugees brought from Cardiff prison.He said it was 'totally ...
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Bodies politic
Changes to the way in which nurses, midwives and PAMs are regulated could have a profound effect on the running of the NHS.Andrew Cole reports
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Maternity cash boost 'built on policy vacuum'
The government's £100m cash boost to upgrade the country's maternity services has been built on a policy vacuum, the NHS Confederation has claimed.
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A box of delights
Clinical governance A practical guide for managers By Lesley Hallett and Maura Thompson
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Plaid Cymru 'It is very important that MPs have a broad life experience'
Plaid Cymru's Ann Owen says the Conwy constituency is 'a marginal'. She adds: 'According to the Western Mail it was the seat most likely to change hands in Wales.'
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Budget cuts shake MSF membership
NHS members of trade union MSF are considering leaving the organisation amid fears of a 30 per cent cut in its health sector budget.
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Hague plans to cap long-term care contributions
Opposition leader William Hague has revealed plans to cap the contributions people would be expected to pay towards long-term care at around £25,000-£30,000.Speaking on a visit to a care home, he said he wanted to set up a long-term care fund from a person's savings, a lump-sum payment from a ...
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Free personal care for elderly people is vote-winner
A poll by Help the Aged shows that 15 per cent of people with a 'preferred party'would switch their vote during the general election to a party which promised free personal care for elderly people.The charity also found that 54 per cent of floating voters would be swayed by the ...
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A fighting chance
Fancy a sudden career change? If you do, you're not alone.To add to the NHS's usual recruitment and retention problems, staff turnover and burnout, a select bunch of health service stalwarts are prepared to pack it all in for a stint on Parliament's green benches.By the time you read this, ...
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Why not cull humans too?
'The outbreak of TB begs the question: in what circumstances - if any - might culling of a human population be considered?'
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Days like this
Unions threaten action. . .Valuing lower-paid workers. . .Guy's chief wants to compete with M&S. . .Ministers keen to loosen purchasers'purse strings. . .BMA anger at Major
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Government pledge to review dentists'pay system
The government has pledged to review dentists'pay and working patterns following a report by the Commons health select committee which claimed the current system was encouraging them to quit the NHS.The announcement came as junior health minister Lord Hunt said every NHS dental practice would be offered a share in ...
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Locums 'preying on desperate trusts'
A massive shortage of consultant histopathologists means that trusts are forced to rely on a hard core of sub-standard locums who are putting patient care at risk, senior pathologists have revealed.
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Developing the personal touch
Working with older people and their families Key issues in policy and practice Edited by Mike Nolan, Sue Davies and Gordon Grant.