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Consumers can afford healthy food, report claims
People are not being priced out of healthy eating and there is no significant link between income and dietary patterns, a report claims.
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Foundation trusts deliver real results, says report
A new report by the Foundation Trust Network says financial freedoms and better governance arrangements in NHS foundations are delivering real results for patients.
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Women under-represented in academic medicine
Female doctors are facing barriers to careers in education and research, according to new research.
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Sure Start failing to reach out to disadvantaged
Only one-third of Sure Start children's centres visited by the National Audit Office were proactively seeking out the most disadvantaged families in their areas, according to a report by the Commons public accounts committee.
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Donaldson publishes annual report on public health
Chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has published his annual report for 2006.
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Masters programme in commissioning launched
A masters programme in public service commissioning is to be launched by the University of Birmingham.
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£100m funding for school sports
A £100m campaign to provide schoolchildren with the chance to participate in five hours of sport every week has been announced.
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Charity criticises continuing care 'lottery'
New figures reveal the extent of the postcode lottery for continuing care, according to charity Age Concern.
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GPs in England earn more than UK counterparts
Family doctors in England earn more than their counterparts anywhere else in the UK, according to new figures from the Information Centre for health and social care.
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New body to oversee pharmacy regulation
The Department of Health has established a Pharmacy Regulation and Leadership Oversight Group, which will advise and work with health ministers to establish a new pharmacy regulator - the General Pharmaceutical Council.
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More heart patients getting clot-busting drugs
More patients who have had a heart attack are receiving clot-busting treatment within 60 minutes of calling for help than last year, a report shows.
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New weapon in fight against childhood obesity
Schools in deprived areas are to be given 45,000 pedometers to encourage children to get active.
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Views sought on tackling NHS fraud
Comments are being sought on a draft code of practice for counter-fraud and security management specialists.
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Two-week wait rule failing cancer patients, study shows
The practice of asking suspected cancer patients to wait two weeks for referral needs to be reviewed urgently, a study has warned.
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Business school to host global health conference
Said Business School at the University of Oxford has received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to host the Oxford Conference on Innovation and Technology Transfer for Global Health.
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British National Formulary for Children linked to NHS drug dictionary
The online edition of the latest British National Formulary for Children now incorporates an interface to the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices.
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New resources on palliative care
The Royal College of GPs is set to launch a book examining the need for continuity in palliative care on 16 July.
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Best practice improves outcomes in surgery
A study by the Improving Surgical Outcomes Group has looked at how hospitals have implemented best practice to improve outcomes and save money.
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Business school to host global health conference
Said Business School at the University of Oxford has received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to host the Oxford Conference on Innovation and Technology Transfer for Global Health.
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Business school to host global health conference
Said Business School at the University of Oxford has received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to host the Oxford Conference on Innovation and Technology Transfer for Global Health.