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The NHS manager responsible for Britain's deadliest outbreak of a hospital superbug was given a payoff worth more than £250,000 to quit her job last week before the Healthcare Commission produced a damning report on her trust's mismanagement, the Guardian has learned. Rose Gibb, who earned £150,000 a year as chief executive of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals, stepped down last Friday. Five days later the commission accused the trust of "significant failings in infection control" that caused the deaths of 90 patients between April 2004 and September 2006.
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Johnson blocks payout for former chief of scandal-hit hospital trust - The Independent 12th October 2007
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Pay-off to superbug hospital chief is blocked - The Telegraph 12th October 2007
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Superbug scandal: 'There's no doubt my lovely mother-in-law was murdered,' says Bucks Fizz's Cheryl Baker - Daily Mail 12th October 2007
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Bug hospital chief pay withheld - BBC Health News 11th October 2007
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Bug hospital chief pay withheld - BBC Health News 11th October 2007
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Cheap gene test may reveal risk of developing osteoarthritis - The Guardian 12th October 2007
A genetic test which reveals a person's risk of developing crippling arthritis later in life could be available in as little as three years, British scientists claimed yesterday. The test will help doctors to identify patients most likely to benefit from early medication and changes to their lifestyles, such as improving diet and exercise. Osteoarthritis affects more than 2 million people in the UK, but there is no cure. Severe osteoarthritis can be treated only by surgery to replace hips and knees with artificial joints.
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Hunt for osteoarthritis gene link - BBC Health News 11th October 2007
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It is perfectly safe for women to take a pill and terminate their pregnancies at home, MPs have been told. In a move that could pave the way for relaxed laws, leading medical associations have also suggested that women should no longer have to seek the signatures of two doctors if they want an early abortion, as it can cause unnecessary delay and distress.
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DIY abortions are safe, MPs told - The Telegraph 12th October 2007
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Fears of boom in 'backstreet abortions' as women told DIY pill is 'safe' - Daily Mail 11th October 2007
The daughter of a close friend of John Gummer, who famously tried to feed his own child a burger to prove that beef was safe, has died from the human form of mad cow disease. Elizabeth Smith, whose funeral is due to be held today, died from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) last week at the age of 23. Her parents, Roger and Molly Smith, said that they found out she had the disease on her 21st birthday.
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Family friend of John Gummer is killed by CJD aged 23 - Daily Mail 11th October 2007
An official report has cast doubt over the decision to allow Bernard Matthews, the poultry company, to avoid prosecution for hygiene failures at its plant in Suffolk that was at the centre of the avian flu outbreak. It suggests that the decision should be reviewed by specifically calling for new mechanisms to be put in place by the Government “to review cases where prosecution was explored but not pursued”.
My name is Jane Shilling. I eat three cooked meals and drink half a bottle of wine every day. I am 5ft 7in tall and weigh 8½ stone. I have never knowingly consumed skimmed milk, margarine or low-fat anything. I have never described any foodstuff as “naughty” or “indulgent” before putting it in my mouth. I have never been on a diet in my life.
A dedicated mum-of-six who was desperate to lose weight died just days after a gastric bypass operation. Annette High, 42, had already lost seven stones after having a gastric band fitted in 2000. But as her weight crept up from 14 stone she decided she needed more drastic action. Despite her family's pleas, Annette decided to have the NHS funded operation, which reduced her stomach and removed part of her bowel.
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Babies needing special care after birth are being put at risk by services 'near breaking point', claims a new study. Units are so understaffed they have to close to new admissions and babies are often driven hundreds of miles to the nearest empty intensive care cot.
Counselling by computer can cut NHS waiting times by a quarter. New research reveals that an hour a day of online therapy has a huge impact on depressed patients. A study by London's The City University found that more than three in five people can stop treatment after eight sessions. This allows doctors to discharge patients more quickly and reduce the need for drugs.
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The cholesterol-lowering drugs statins can provide protection against heart disease years after patients stop taking them, a study has found. The drugs can reduce the risk of heart attacks by a quarter in men, according to the report's lead author.
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Cheap trainers still protect feet - BBC Health News 11th October 2007
Expensive trainers do not protect runners' feet better than cheaper ones, according to a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Dundee University researchers asked participants to test three pairs - costing £40 to £45, £60 to £65, and £70 to £75 - made by different brands.
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More than half a million women still die every year in pregnancy or after childbirth in spite of two decades of efforts to bring down the toll, reports reveal today. Little has changed, particularly in much of the developing world. Women die of avoidable complications such as high blood pressure or haemorrhage in childbirth - and often the baby dies too or does not survive the next few years without a mother. Tens of thousands die painfully in backstreet abortions in countries where contraception is not readily available and abortion is heavily restricted or banned.
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World failing mothers in childbirth as survival rates fall short of 2015 targets - The Independent 12th October 2007
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Action needed on maternal deaths - BBC Health News 12th October 2007
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The sale of hallucinogenic magic mushrooms is about to be banned by the Dutch Government in the latest sign of a conservative backlash against Amsterdam’s relaxed attitude towards sex and drugs. A series of high-profile deaths and injuries linked to magic mushroom trips has proved too much for ministers, who are expected to discuss prohibition proposals from Ab Klink, the Health Secretary, at a Cabinet meeting today.
A 12-year-old American boy has been thrust into the centre of a bitter healthcare dispute between Democrats and President Bush, as a result of which he and his family have been virulently attacked by right-wing bloggers. Graeme Frost agreed to give the Democrats’ response to Mr Bush’s radio address last week, on the emotive subject of children’s health insurance. Since then his family have received threatening e-mails, abusive telephone calls and the wrath of conservative talk-show hosts and the right-wing blogosphere.
Britain could be told to learn basic hospital hygiene lessons from France and Slovenia as the European Union joins the battle against superbugs. Proposals for EU hospital cleanliness standards to reverse the rise of drug-resistant superbugs, including MRSA, are expected next year.
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We will not swop, insist mothers in ten-month hospital baby mix-up - Daily Mail 12th October 2007
The mothers at the centre of an astonishing baby mixup last night refused to swop back their daughters. The two women, who have cared for the girls for ten months, said they could not go through with the exchange agreed earlier this week.
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A CRACKDOWN on teenage tipplers in south Liverpool helped slash under-age sales. Summer spot checks on pubs and off-licenses by Merseyside police’s basic command unit resulted in a significant drop in reported cases of sales to under-18s.
CROWDS of protesters gathered outside Liverpool council offices last night trying to save care home jobs under threat. The demo came after a meeting on Monday in which the council agreed to start redundancy proceedings against 130 home care workers.
A NEW football project for people with mental health conditions kicked off on Merseyside yesterday – World Mental Health Day. Mental health charity Imagine, Everton Football Club, Mersey Care NHS Trust and Wirral council launched their Imagine Your Goals scheme with a football tournament at Liverpool's Greenbank sports academy.
THE families of patients who were let down by out-of-hours GPs yesterday said they feared the lives of a million Merseysiders could be at risk if the service remains in the control of independent organisations.
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Skem dentist’s appointment - Ormskirk Advertiser 11th October 2007
A WELL-KNOWN local dentist has been appointed to a national investigative body. Denise Forshaw, pictured right, has been at Sandy Lane Dental Practice in Old Skelmersdale for 30 years after graduating from Liverpool University.
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CUMBRIA’S top medical officer has called for the drinking age to be lowered to 16 after revealing that alcohol abuse is costing the county’s health service £30m a year. Director of public health and county medical officer Professor John Ashton says it would be better for teenagers to drink in pubs – where they can be kept an eye on – than outside in parks.
A MOTHER has caught MRSA from her baby after an outbreak of the superbug in the Royal Blackburn Hospital. And first-time mum Jenna Hodgkiss, 20, said she was appalled' that she had to wait three weeks before hearing her son Kian had become infected with the PVL-strain of MRSA.
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Britons drinking less alcohol - Lancashire Telegraph 11th October 2007
Alcohol consumption in the UK has fallen for the second year, a pub industry body has said. The 3.3 per cent year-on-year dip recorded in 2006 was the largest in 15 years, the British Beer and Pub Association's figures show.
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A YOUNG mum died of a brain bleed after a paramedic failed to carry out basic checks. An emergency ambulance was called for Sharon Caffrey, 41, from Fallowfield, because she had a blinding headache and was being sick. But when paramedic John Johnson arrived he failed to check her temperature properly, or examine each eye with a torch to establish how sick she was. Miss Caffrey collapsed after he allowed her to walk downstairs.
A MAN who had breast cancer is raising awareness - and money - to help try to beat the disease. The condition is one of the most common cancers for women but is extremely rare in men.
HEALTH chiefs have revealed the areas in which seven super surgeries are to be built as part of a £55 million scheme in Bolton. The health centres, to replace existing run-down GP practices, will provide a range of services currently only available at the Royal Bolton Hospital, such as children's outpatients services, scans and minor operations.
NEARLY every mother-to-be in Bolton now has her own midwife to help during labour, health chiefs have announced in response to a new report calling for one-to-one care. The call has come from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Midwives, which have published a report into midwife services.
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Breast cancer: be aware - Bury Times 11th October 2007
OCTOBER is breast cancer awareness month. In Bury there are around 150 new cases of breast cancer every year and it is the most common type of cancer in women living in England and Wales. What is breast cancer?
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