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Cell out: the science of ageing
According to leading British gerontologist Professor Tom Kirkwood, ageing is probably due to the gradual and progressive accumulation of damage in the cells and tissues of our bodies - as opposed to a pre-programmed formula still preferred by some ageing specialists.
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Run that by me again: what you may have missed during the festive break
Health secretary Alan Milburn thanked NHS staff for being brilliant over the Christmas and millennium holidays. London Ambulance Service took 2,300 calls in the first six hours of the new year . Greater Manchester Ambulance Service said it had its busiest night ever , taking 1,200 calls in the 12 ...
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Probe rules on injection accident
An independent inquiry has blamed a misunderstanding between Brighton Health Care trust and BUP A theatre nurses for an incident in which 19 patients were injected with a potentially blinding solution.
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Abroad minded
The NHS will remain dependent on overseas nurses for many years and hospitals must ensure effective recruitment and retention. James Buchan explains
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Health for some by 2000
Global From 1990 to 1997, the number of countries where life expectancy at birth is over 70 years has risen from 55 to 84; access to safe water has nearly doubled from 40 to 72 per cent; and infant mortality has fallen from 76 per 1,000 live births to 58. ...
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Costs of overseas recruitment, 1998-99
Recruitment from Australia costs approximately £3,200 per nurse (where 40 nurses arrive). This includes the air fare of £800, which is paid for by the nurse but reimbursed by the trust if the nurse stays to the end of the contract. The agency fee includes a percentage of the salary.
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Extra £90m to ease generic drug costs
The government has performed a partial U-turn in its policy on dealing with the knock-on effects of the spiralling cost of generic drugs.
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A sense of perspective
The winner of the competition to create a new £50m children's hospital for Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital trust had a brief to design 'a hospital that does not feel like a hospital'. Children, parents and local people were invited to have a say in selecting the shortlisted designs.
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'Tis the season to be jolly, and the good folks of Thameside Community Healthcare trust are putting a brave front on the public health perils of charred turkey, intimacy between blood relations and Only Fools and Horses. The feisty communications team flags up the health benefits of 'traditional British Christmas ...
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Toeing the line
'Treatment for those who will benefit' was Alan Milburn's spin on the r-word at NICE's first conference. Kaye McIntosh joined the queues
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'Tis the season to be jolly.com
Calculate your life expectancy, watch a facelift - live -and learn about the after-life. And all for virtually nothing. Michael Cross suggests some seasonal diversions
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Union PFI report sparks trust ire
Carlisle Hospitals trust has reacted strongly to a report by opponents of the private finance initiative that claims its well-advanced project has 'worsened the trust's financial situation'.
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Going the whole Hogmanay
The contrast could hardly be greater. At the same time as tens of thousands of people prepare to hit the streets of Edinburgh to party into 2000 to the sounds of pop stars Texas, Del Amitri, The Mavericks and, especially for those with long memories, the Bay City Rollers, staff ...
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GADFLY
The coven was meeting in Rosie Broomstick's office. Rosie herself had faced the possibility of the hessian container so often she was immune to worrying about it. Miss Twix, of course, being a nurse, was entirely fireproof, as was Professor Cruster. But Ardent was finding out what they didn't tell ...
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Roylance in plea for future of high-risk ops
The former chief executive of United Bristol Healthcare trust has appealed to the Bristol Royal Infirmary inquiry to find a way of preventing similar tragedies without depriving high-risk patients of treatment.
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Managers fail to take on risk of violence
Some trust managers still do not believe that they can reduce the risk of workplace violence, according to the latest report from the Health and Safety Executive.