All News articles – Page 2015
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Withdrawal of acute services caused problems at other units
The gradual reduction in services and eventual closure of Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton, caused major problems for hospitals in south and west London, according to a report for Wandsworth council by London Health Emergency.
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CHI won't take action in wrong kidney incident
The Commission for Health Improvement is unlikely to use its investigative 'teeth' in the first high-profile medical 'blunder' to come to light since its inception.
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Government reports progress under Children Act
The government has published an overview of progress in implementing the Children Act. It examines the impact between 1994 and 1999 of programmes such as Sure Start, child protection issues and educational attainment of children in care. It also lists services provided for children with disabilities and their families, and ...
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In Brief: Medicine2000
A Millennium Festival of Medicine with more than 70 events is being staged by the British Medical Association. The theme is celebrating the past and shaping the future. Highlights include a nationwide cycling event, the Ride for Health, which also marks the opening of the first 5,000 miles of the ...
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£90m cash injection not enough to counter soaring drug prices
A £90m cash injection by the government has failed to wipe out an overspending crisis caused by the soaring cost of unbranded drugs.
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Michael launches 10-year plan for better Wales
A 10-year plan with targets to improve life in Wales has been launched by first secretary Alun Michael. The plan is built around five key areas: opportunities for learning, a stronger economy, better health and well-being, quality of life, and better, simpler government. It sets more than 100 targets for ...
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As if people mattered
A useful, wide-ranging, reference book, the emphasis here is on involvement in planning and improving standards of services. It will be especially useful in primary care.
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Growing pains
Life-expectancy for people with cystic fibrosis has doubled in the past 20 years, and there are now almost as many adults with the disease as children. The best results are achieved when CF patients are managed in specialised centres.
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Global warning
The flu epidemic has sparked concerns about how the health service would cope with a pandemic - and one may be imminent. Wendy Moore reports
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Getting the hump with HImPs
Most HAs are failing to prioritise the needs of children and young people in health improvement programmes, despite some good initiatives. Angela Underdown and Carol Sexty report on a nationwide survey
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Just good friends
It takes a certain sort of person to become an NHS board member: someone who cares passionately about the health service, someone who knows their local community and, ideally , someone who has some experience of picking their way through a political minefield.
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Have I got news for flu
The National Institute for Clinical Excellences decision to reject the new flu treatment Relenza is a move the drug companies are not taking lying down.
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Plans for Welsh taskforce under fire
Plans for a taskforce to look at NHS pressures in Wales look set to be revised in the wake of criticism from opposition parties.
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Funny money: figuring it out
With UK expenditure on health at 6.7 per cent of gross domestic product the consensus is that the Treasury will have to find £12bn over the next five years to match the EU average health spend of 8 per cent of GDP .
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Profile Fanatic who is pro-life and soul of the party
Maverick Conservative right-winger Ann Wintertons luck in winning first place in the recent private member's ballot allows her to lead a fresh charge on prevention of euthanasia - one of several medical ethics bees that have buzzed round her bonnet during her 17-year parliamentary career .
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The famous five
Tony Blair's bold talk in a TV interview of a 5 per cent spending increase for the NHS sparked much debate as to what he really meant. Patrick Butler sifts through the evidence