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In Brief: The BMA has written to Tony Blair asking to cancel third world debt
The British Medical Association has written to prime minister Tony Blair urging him to cancel all the unpayable debt owed to the British government by the world's poorest countries. The BMA, which is supporting the Jubilee 2000 campaign, said it hoped Mr Blair would match and then exceed US president ...
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Scots bill takes new approach to dying patients
One of the first pieces of legislation with an impact on health likely to be passed by the Scottish Parliament came under discussion last week.
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Short Cuts: Mental health user group pushes Swedish approach
A mental health user group is urging health authorities to adopt 'a more innovative approach to services' by taking a lead from Sweden. Brent Lund Alternatives - a group bringing together north-west London's Brent User Group and Swedish service users - visited the Hotel Magnus Stenbock, which provides rooms for ...
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In Brief: Refugee children do not always get care required
Refugee children do not always receive the healthcare they need, according to a King's Fund report released this week . It says the NHS needs 'considerable support' to deliver appropriate services, and will need more once the Asylum and Immigration Bill is passed. The report suggests schools could have a ...
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Short Cuts: Research centre for age-related diseases opens
A research centre for age-related diseases will be set up on the Guy's campus of King's College, London, following a £6m grant from the Wolfson Foundation. The Wolfson Centre for Age Related Diseases will study heart disease, stroke, Parkinson's disease, dementia and other conditions associated with ageing. The centre's first ...
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In Brief: NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency
Duncan Eaton has been appointed chief executive of the new NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency. He is chief executive of Bedfordshire health authority, president of the Healthcare Supplies Association and was a member of the Cabinet Office review of NHS procurement in 1998 that led to the agency's creation. The ...
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Dentist 'named and shamed' after rejecting ruling
A dentist who refused to implement recommendations by the health service ombudsman or apologise to the patient who complained is the first to be publicly exposed under a new naming and shaming policy.
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In Brief: Expenditure on external consultants and advisers
Expenditure on external consultants and advisers by the DoH (including the NHS Executive) has halved from £14.4m in the last year of the Conservative government to £7.1m in 1998-99, according to figures revealed by junior health minister Gisele Stuart.
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MPs put health officials on spot in Formula One tobacco ads row
Senior health officials were subjected to embarrassing scrutiny by MPs last week over the government's decision to exclude Formula One motor racing from its tobacco advertising ban.
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In Brief: DOH spending for support of 'special activities'
The Department of Health spent just over £500,000 providing central support for 'special activities' during the NHS 50th anniversary year in 1998, said health minister John Denham.
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Guidelines aim to tackle bugs acquired while in hospital
Health minister John Denham has announced new standards on the management of hospital-acquired infections, such as the 'superbug' MRSA.
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Pensions win for staff hit by 1980s privatisation debacle
Former employees of West Midlands regional health authority, who lost their pensions after being transferred to the private sector in the late 1980s, have won a multi-million pound settlement from the Department of Health.
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Healthy living centres kick off with £1m plan
One of the government's earliest health policy ideas is showing signs of coming to fruition with the announcement of the first healthy living centre to be funded by the National Lottery.
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Washing up
A nurse takes part in hand hygiene week, an initiative by Leeds health organisations to persuade healthcare staff and the public to help control infection by frequent and thorough hand washing. It follows a study that found 89 per cent of healthcare workers failed to wash every part of their ...