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David Cameron's autumn offensive against threatened ward closures in 29 NHS hospitals across England ran into serious trouble last night after a Conservative MP argued that services in his local hospital were not at risk from restructuring. The Conservative leader stuck to his guns as local hospital officials in other areas also insisted that their own services were not at risk, or that reorganisation plans were either still in discussion or had been satisfactorily completed.
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Hold on - our services are not in peril, trusts tell Cameron - The Times 22nd August 2007
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Letters to The Daily Telegraph - The Telegraph 22nd August 2007
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Tory MP tells Cameron: 'You've got your NHS facts wrong' - Daily Mail 21st August 2007
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Cameron stands by NHS cut claim - BBC Health News 21st August 2007
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Hold on - our services are not in peril, trusts tell Cameron - The Times 22nd August 2007
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Letters to The Daily Telegraph - The Telegraph 22nd August 2007
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Tory MP tells Cameron: 'You've got your NHS facts wrong' - Daily Mail 21st August 2007
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Cameron stands by NHS cut claim - BBC Health News 21st August 2007
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When Ken Jones, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), proposed in February that some heroin addicts should have their fix handed out by the NHS, I could have fallen off my chair. I agree with the idea, but I was shocked that a senior policeman was openly suggesting it.
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Service users have strong ideas on how the policies that affect them should be shaped. But, despite promises, will they be heard?
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A new Department of Health (DH) social enterprise investment fund is to pour £73m over the next four years into organisations providing health and social care services in local communities. The fund is part of the government's push to expand social enterprise in health and social care provision, outlined in the 2006 white paper Our Health, Our Care, Our Say. The cash will be used to start, set up and build social enterprises that meet specific health and social care needs.
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Mental health among older people has become synonymous with dementia. Cursory reading of the news coverage of the UK Inquiry into Mental Health and Wellbeing in Later Life, published last week, might suggest the same thing.
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iSoft, the troubled NHS software firm, looks likely to end up in the hands of much smaller rival IBA Health, after the Australian group teamed up with a private equity firm to raise its previous offer by 21%, valuing the cash-strapped British firm at £166m plus debt.
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Australia's IBA ups iSoft offer - The Telegraph 22nd August 2007
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Australia's IBA ups iSoft offer - The Telegraph 22nd August 2007
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Thousands of arthritis patients with crippling disabilities were given new hope yesterday after winning the right to free treatment with a "smart" drug. The surprise decision to approve NHS funding of the antibody drug MabThera was hailed as "a triumph" by one leading charity.
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NHS arthritis patients will get a drug originally developed to treat cancer - Daily Mail 21st August 2007
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Arthritis drug gets NHS approval - BBC Health News 21st August 2007
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Arthritis drug gets NHS approval - BBC Health News 21st August 2007
Junior doctors without jobs, NHS maternity units and accident and emergency departments forced to close, staff shortages and paltry pay-rises for the lowest paid among them such as nurses. Still - it's good to see that civil servants at the Department of Health have been travelling in style. Under Tony Blair's final Secretary of State for Health, Patricia Hewitt, pictured above, the DoH last year spent £310,754 on taxis, £463,723 on business-class plane tickets and £3.1m on first-class train fares.
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Many children and adolescents now have high blood pressure that is going undetected, a study has shown. Doctors described an epidemic of high blood pressure, going hand in hand with the obesity epidemic. They blamed poor diets, salty foods and lack of exercise for the changes.
The democratic process is all very well but, quite frankly, it can be so boring. Dismayed by the poor turnout at a series of public meetings to discuss the future of primary healthcare in its area, a health authority in Lancashire resorted to a tried and tested method of luring bottoms on to seats: bribery.
The headlines were stark. Britain seemed yet again to be the bottom of the European pile in dealing with cancer. But for once the apparent damnation is misplaced. It simply isn't all doom and gloom. Our NHS can - and does - provide excellent care for some of the most complex cancers. There's nothing wrong with our professional staff. They are intellectually up to the task, well educated and dedicated. But for many common cancers - lung, breast, colon and prostate - our data are still poor.
More than 10,000 trainee doctors could find themselves without posts within weeks as medical campaigners warn of a new junior doctors crisis. The deadline to fill 22,000 NHS training posts was extended until Oct 31, but with 33,000 applicants, there are renewed warnings that thousands could lose out.
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Doctor recruitment furore leaves scars- BBC Health News 21st August 2007
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Listeria has been found in smoked salmon on sale at Waitrose. The supermarket chain has cleared the own-brand products from its shelves and suspended all shipments from the supplier.
Parents who force their children to wait to go to the toilet could be putting them at risk of serious infections, doctors said yesterday. Health Service guidelines said being forced to delay a trip to the toilet can increase a child's risk of developing a urinary tract infection.
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An MS drug that cuts the chance of relapse by nearly three-quarters is to be made available on the NHS. Around 3,000 patients with the most severe form of multiple sclerosis could benefit from the decision by the Government's 'rationing' body.
Judith Allen was once proud of her profession. A nurse for 36 years, she also advised the Royal College of Nursing in Wales and ran its education institute. Last July, her 87-year-old mother was hospitalised, and over a period of five months endured a catalogue of neglectful, cruel treatment. Judith kept a diary of her experience. It makes shocking reading...
For years, Taggart actress Alison Beebles, 52, kept her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis hidden from all but her close family and friends. Here, she talks frankly to Liz Bestic about the disease and how she copes
An electrical saliva 'stimulator' is being used for patients who suffer from a chronically dry mouth. The battery-powered device is embedded in a mouthguard that fits over the teeth and is operated by a handheld remote control.
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'I'm sorry, said the doctor. I'm going to have to cut your throat' - Daily Mail 21st August 2007About 2,200 people a year are diagnosed with cancer of the voice-box, or larynx. In conventional surgery, the voice-box is removed, leaving patients unable to speak. But a new technique leaves it intact. Here, Roger Stone, 53, a project engineer from Parwich, Derbyshire, tells ANGELA BROOKS about his experience, and, below, his surgeon explains the procedure
Baby Sarah Morrison is so delicate she can break a bone just by sneezing and can never be hugged by her parents. Before she was born, Sarah suffered 30 rib fractures and doctors said she would live just two days. But the youngster, who has brittle-bone disease, will defy expectations when she celebrates her first birthday next month.
Banning the use of mobile phones in hospital is bad science and only adds to patient suffering, says Carole Easton, chief executive of children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent. Here, she explains why.
Vulnerable to wear and tear, prone to break down and rendered helpless by microscopic organisms - the human body is in fact an inefficient evolutionary bodge-job. This was the claim made earlier this month in New Scientist magazine. So here our team of experts looks at the body's main failings and suggests how they could be put right...
Cigarette sales fell sharply last month following the introduction of the smoking ban in England and Wales. Just over three billion cigarettes were bought by British smokers in July, marking a seven per cent drop in sales, according to consumer research group AC Nielsen.
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Basic home improvements could enable many older people to stay independent for longer, reducing the need for costly social or even residential care. Help the Aged wants the government to help fund a network of "handypersons" who could perform simple tasks such as fitting a bath-rail or a half-step.
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Brands that have responded to consumer demand for healthier products have shown strong UK sales in the past year, a survey suggests. The study conducted by TNS Worldpanel and Marketing magazine found that Kellogg's was the top grocery brand with sales up 4% to more than £550m.
Why is the UK lagging on cancer?- BBC Health News 21st August 2007 New Story
Your chances of surviving cancer in the UK remain below the European average. And only in former eastern bloc states are you more likely to die if you develop lung, breast, prostate and colorectal cancer. Why?
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Scientists today raise the first hope of a cure for Huntington's disease after unlocking the secrets of what goes wrong in the brains of sufferers. The scientists suggest that a drug being developed for use to treat breast cancer in America could be adapted for use in Huntington's patients to slow or even halt the progressive deterioration in their brains and the devastating emotional and physical consequences.
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Why celebrity sportsmen are not immune to eating disorders - The Guardian 22nd August 2007Bulimia has until recently been considered a largely female disease. This is slowly changing; some statistics suggest that 2-8% of all cases in the US are now male.
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Scientists develop vaccine that could ease Alzheimer's torment - Daily Mail 21st August 2007A vaccine that could ease the devastating symptoms of Alzheimer's disease is being developed by scientists. In tests, the jab protected against the erosion of balance and co-ordination caused by a dementia-like illness.
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Special K, the pharmaceutical Holy Grail - Daily Mail 21st August 2007What if there were a drug that not only reduced the risk of heart disease, but also protected against osteoporosis, reversed the effects of hardened arteries, fought off cancer, and reduced the risk of Alzheimer's? It sounds like a pharmaceutical Holy Grail - but, in fact, this wonder pill already exists. However, it's no medical drug but a vitamin, the little-known vitamin K.
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Cheshire and Merseyside Health News
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Review of city children’s services - Liverpool Daily Post 21st August 2007A MAJOR inspection is to be carried out into children and young people’s services in Liverpool. It will focus on services that are managed or commissioned by Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Primary Care Trust, and other key partners such as the Police and Youth Justice Services.
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AGENCIES in Wirral are joining forces to try to cut the risk of harm to young people from alcohol. Wirral trading standards, the youth service, police licensing and primary care trust are combining to provide new training, free of charge, to off-licensees and their staff about under-age sales.
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Patients look after their best interests - Middlewich Guardian 21st August 2007PATIENTS at a doctors' surgery in Middlewich are to protect their own interests. The group from Oaklands Medical Centre have set up The Patients Participation Panel to protect the surgery and its users if the £2million medical centre is built in the town
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Cumbria and Lancashire Health News
Roadshow for health shake-up - Carlisle News & Star 21st August 2007
A PLANNED shake-up of Cumbria’s health visitor service will come under the spotlight as part of a national roadshow next month. Health union Unite has teamed up with the Community Practitioners’ and Health Visitors’ Association (CPHVA) to host the event
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‘Hospital is example of Labour’s failings’ - Carlisle News & Star 21st August 2007CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron yesterday used The West Cumberland Hospital as an example of how Gordon Brown is “failing” to deliver on health services. The Conservatives said NHS reform would play a key part in the next general election with Mr Cameron promising the new PM a “bare-knuckle fight” over hospital closures.
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Study 'backs' hospital supporters' fears - Lancashire Telegraph 21st August 2007SUPPORTERS of Burnley General Hospital’s accident and emergency ward say a study highlighting the dangers of remote casualty departments echoes their fears over urgent care for patients. Research by the Emergency Medicine Journal reveals that the further critically-ill patients have to travel by ambulance, the greater the risk of them becoming a fatality.
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East Lancs hearing aid waiting times are ‘shorter’ - Lancashire Telegraph 21st August 2007WAITING times for digital hearing aids in East Lancashire are usually much shorter than elsewhere in the country, research has discovered. An investigation by the Liberal Democrats found that waiting times for the devices varies greatly, depending on where patients live.
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Greater Manchester Health News
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A CANCER patient who had a bone marrow transplant from an anonymous donor after his sister refused to help him is fighting the disease again. Simon Pretty had the transplant using bone marrow from an American. The operation was at Christie Hospital, Manchester, in June and it was a success. But now the leukaemia has returned.
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A BUSINESSMAN has come up with a way of defeating superbugs - with the power of scent. Roy Jackson, chairman of Scent Technologies, has developed a machine which gives off a secret blend of essential oils.
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Cameron campaigns for non-existent service at Altrincham General - Altrincham Messenger 21st August 2007TORY leader David Cameron has pledged to save Altrincham General's maternity unit - even though the hospital does not provide this service. Mr Cameron this week launched a campaign to save 29 district hospitals that he claimed were threatened with the axe.
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