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Mental health volunteering in Sri Lanka
Katherine Allen, senior mental health promotion officer at Rethink and former VSO volunteer, talks about the challenges facing mental health professionals in Sri Lanka and how British volunteers can help
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Fury at rheumatoid arthritis guidance
The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society has reacted with fury to draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence that restricts access to treatment for the condition.
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Charity launches diabetes awareness campaign
More than half a million people in the UK are unaware they have type 2 diabetes, according to the charity Diabetes UK.
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NICE principles published
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has published the principles it should follow in developing guidance.
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Mental health stigma prevents everyday activities - Rethink
Two-thirds of people with mental health problems say stigma prevents them from doing everyday things such as going to the shops or making new friends, according to a survey by mental health charity Rethink.A third of survey respondents also said they face the most discrimination from friends and family.
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Career coaching: put a positive spin on work
Sessions with executive coach Dorothy Larios encouraged one manager to address the demotivators in her working life
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DH commercial policy director joins Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young has appointed Andrea Longhi, until recently the Department of Health's commercial policy director, as a new partner in its healthcare practice.
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Health select committee announces patient safety probe
MPs on the health select committee are to conduct an inquiry into patient safety.Committee chairman Kevin Barron announced yesterday that the investigation would start in the autumn.
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Councils not prepared for ageing population - Audit Commission
Councils are not prepared to meet the needs of their ageing population, a report from the Audit Commission says today.The commission used a 'mystery shopper' exercise to test how well councils dealt with the demands of over-50s for services such as leisure and transport. It found that those facing the ...
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MRSA rates fall 30 per cent
MRSA bloodstream infections fell by 30 per cent last year - the greatest annual reduction in the last five years - new figures published by the Department of Health show.
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Capita wins NHS Choices contract
Capita has been selected to run the NHS Choices website on behalf of the Department of Health over the next three years.
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New funding system for third sector
Care services minister Ivan Lewis has outlined new funding arrangements for third sector organisations wishing to provide health and social care services.
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Respite for Scottish carers
Carers in Scotland will receive an extra 10,000 respite weeks between 2009 and 2011, health minister Shona Robison announced today as part of the Scottish Executive's policy to increase support for unpaid carers.
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Trust says go-it-alone plan is reinforced by IT review
The chief executive of a foundation trust installing IT outside the national programme has said its actions are validated by last week's informatics review.
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Public health gets lift from social marketing
The Department of Health is to boost access to public health training and population profiling tools to help embed social marketing principles in health improvement work.
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Watchdogs call for alcohol and obesity focus
Alcohol abuse and obesity must be tackled more systematically or they could 'derail' overall health improvements, the health and spending watchdogs have warned.
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Trusts stare published death rates in the face
Hospital public relations departments have given the Department of Health a mixed review after it published mortality rates for four kinds of operation last week.
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Healthcare Commission vows to act faster over major failings
The Healthcare Commission has pledged to act faster when investigating serious failures at trusts.
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Chief medical officer's annual report confronts surgical safety
Survival rates 30 days after surgery should be analysed and made public, the chief medical officer has demanded.