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They know it's bad for them but they carry on... Education will never stop unhealthy lifestyles
Three decades before New Labour, the mantra 'Education, education, education' was coined by US President Lyndon Johnson to emphasise the thrust of his Great Society dream. His attempts to radicalise the welfare system were partly thwarted by his Vietcong adversaries, who also wanted to reshape their society.
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Private sector must improve, says Alan Duncan
The private healthcare sector should help pay for the training of doctors and nurses, said Conservative health spokesman Alan Duncan.
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'It's the unknown that is difficult': waiting at the airport
Dr Philip Monk, consultant in public health with Leicestershire health authority, had 48 hours' notice that a plane with refugees from the Balkans would be arriving at East Midlands airport.
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New merged trust is £4m short
A deficit of over £4m was declared last week at the first board meeting of the newly merged Epsom and St Helier trust.
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Rock-a-bye
Jenny Hope (left), midwifery manager at Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral, helps Nichola Brown with her newborn son, David, and an elevating cot designed to help disabled parents care for their children. Ms Hope designed the cot in consultation with occupational therapists Mandy Whalley and Gaynor Reid after a disability audit ...
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in person
Tees and North East Yorkshire trust has seven board-level appointments. Moira Britton, who headed the former South Tees Community and Mental Health trust, is chief executive of the new trust. She is joined by chair Eileen Grace, a Labour councillor and deputy leader of Middlesbrough council. Dr Kathryn Gillen, Eleanor ...
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Key points
High-quality, dedicated management support was crucial to the GP commissioning pilots.