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One woman has died and hundreds of other cancer patients put at risk after a crucial machine used to test for the best way to treat the killer disease developed a fault that was not repaired for at least a month. Full Article at Daily Mail - UK
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Supplies of the single jab Mumpsvax ran dry last autumn but British clinics were told a fresh batch would be available in the first quarter of this year. Full Article at Daily Express
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New research has found that working for the state rather than for a private business can increase fertility rates. Full Article at Scotland on Sunday
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IT IS HARD to say exactly what the perfect hospital would look like, but most people have an idea of what makes a decent one. Safe and clean would be near the top of the list. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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Places which should be havens for sick people are far too often places where they get more ill, suffer more distress and have poorer outcomes. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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Amy Callaghan, pictured with daughter Tegan, needed an emergency operation to remove a swab that had been left inside after a caesarean. Full Article at The Observer
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Sadly, much of the information in this report comes as no surprise. I have acted for hundreds of victims of medical errors in the NHS and their sad stories echo these stark facts. We need to maintain perspective. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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For Adrian Underwood, it began with a terrifying loss of movement down the left side of his body. A hospital scan in Nottingham identified a benign tumour that if untreated would eventually crush his brain. Yet no one told him about it. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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10:44pm UK, Saturday November 28, 2009 Jo Couzens, Sky News Online A health watchdog has said it sees no need to intervene in more hospitals despite new research suggesting 12 NHS trusts are significantly underperforming. Full Article at Sky News
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The National Health Service boss in charge of a hospital that has been criticised for excessive patient deaths and blood-spattered equipment has received an 11% pay rise in the past year. Full Article at Times Online
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Bolton, Greater Manchester and Basildon NHS trusts have elite “foundation status”. Full Article at The Telegraph
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WARDS OF HORROR Study reveals more than 70 ‘excess’ fatalities Last week it was revealed that at least 70 patients in the care of the Basildon and Thurrock NHS trust may have died through lack of care and cleanliness in hospitals. Full Article at Times Online
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The guide found that if you have a heart attack in south-central England or the east Midlands, you are more likely to receive the preferred treatment of primary angioplasty than if you are in the east of England or the north west. Full Article at Channel 4
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Don't have an account? Creating an account will let you tailor NHS Choices around your interests. You'll also be given personal pages where you can save useful health information. Full Article at NHS Choices
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Another week, another hospital scandal. The story is beginning to be all too familiar: dozens of patients dying needlessly, in filthy conditions that would shame a Third World country. Full Article at Times Online
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On ITV1’s This Morning, and, indeed, throughout a 30-year career that began with helping a glove puppet to read out birthdays on Westward Television, Fern Britton has always given the impression that she is levelling with us. Full Article at Times Online
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The family of a woman with anorexia say a Hampshire hospital told them "it was too busy to treat her" two weeks before her death, an inquest hears. Full Article at BBC News
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Homeopathic remedies have not been proven to work in clinical trials. The NHS spent £12m on them in 2005-08. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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The number of attacks against Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) staff has risen in the past year, figures show. Fifty-one assaults were reported by YAS staff in 2008-09, according to figures from the NHS Security Management Service. Full Article at BBC News
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Tragedy: Alice Rae suffered from anorexia and bulimia for two years A gifted teenager who died after suffering a severe eating disorder for two years was let down by health chiefs, an inquest heard today. Full Article at Daily Mail - UK
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BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Mugs promoting the National Health Service are stacked on a Labour party stall at the Labour Party Conference on September 28, 2009 in Brighton, England.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19: Supports for the NHS hold placards in front of a statue of former US President Dwight D. Eisenhower outside the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square on August 19, 2009 in London, England.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19: Supports for the NHS hold pacards in front of the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square on August 19, 2009 in London, England. The photo-call is intended as a message of support to US citizens, where President Barack Obama is trying to introduce health reform.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19: A upporter of the NHS holds a placard in front of the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square on August 19, 2009 in London, England. The photo-call is intended as a message of support to US citizens, where President Barack Obama is trying to introduce health reform.
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A banner reading 'Go for it America our National Health Service is a blessing for all' is held by supporters of Britain's National Health Service in front of the statue of Dwight Eisenhower in a demonstration outside the U.S. Embassy in London, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.
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Ambulances belonging to the National Health Service wait outside one of London's major Hospitals St Thomas', which is on the opposite bank of the River Thames to the Palace of Westminster home of Britain's lawmakers, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009.
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Ambulances belonging to the National Health Service, seen, outside one of London's major hospitals St Mary's, in Paddington, London, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. Britons love to mock their creaky National Health Service but they don't want anyone else poking fun at it.
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A sign outside one of London's major National Health Service hospitals, St Mary's in Paddington, is seen in London,Friday, Aug.14, 2009.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits a National Health Service (NHS) center in central London, Friday July 24, 2009. Brown's Labour Party suffered another embarrassing by-election defeat Friday in the first poll triggered by a scandal over lawmakers' expenses.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits a National Health Service (NHS) center in central London, Friday July 24, 2009. Brown's Labour Party suffered another embarrassing by-election defeat Friday in the first poll triggered by a scandal over lawmakers' expenses.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown meets with London National Health Service officials in London, Friday July 24, 2009.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown meets with London National Health Service officials in London, Friday July 24, 2009.
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A young girl walks into a National Health Service, NHS, walk-in health center in west London, Tuesday July 21, 2009 with a sign on the door requesting that people with flu symptoms stay away.
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A man walks into a NHS (National Health Service) walk-in health center in west London, Tuesday July 21, 2009, displaying with a sign that tells people with flu symptoms to stay away.
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A woman pushes a child's buggy into a National Health Service, NHS, walk-in health center in west London, Tuesday July 21, 2009 with a sign on the door requesting that people with flu symptoms stay away.
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A woman walks out of a NHS (National Health Service) walk-in health center in west London, Tuesday July 21, 2009, displaying with a sign that tells people with flu symptoms to stay away.
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LONDON - JULY 20: Health Secretary, Andy Burnham and NHS Tower Hamlets' Medical Director Douglas Russell (L) rub disinfectant gel onto their hands during a visit to an anti-viral clinic in Tower Hamlets on July 20, 2009 in London, England.
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LONDON - JULY 20: Health Secretary, Andy Burnham meets NHS Tower Hamlets' Medical Director Douglas Russell (L) during a visit to an anti-viral clinic in Tower Hamlets on July 20, 2009 in London, England.
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LONDON - MAY 01: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits a National Health Service call centre on May 1, 2009 in South London. Health authorities in the United Kingdom have confirmed eight swine flu cases today.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19: Supports for the NHS hold placards in front of a statue of former US President Dwight D. Eisenhower outside the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square on August 19, 2009 in London, England.
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I can't be alone in finding the situation you describe an uncomfortable situation - I would have thought it would have been for NHS staff who were on the receiving end of such a request.
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This is a perfect illustration of the corrupting influence of big money in politics ... This move will undermine the efforts to improve efficiency and productivity in the NHS.
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The purpose of the NHS is to improve the health and well-being of the general public ... We cannot be serious about this if we are not committed to improving the health of those that care for our population.
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For us, the experience of the NHS in Buckinghamshire has been almost like watching permanent revolution in China.
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We looked at sorafenib in just the same way, but the price being asked by Bayer is simply too high to justify using NHS money which could be spent on better value cancer treatments
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Susan Eddie is a highly-respected nurse who was promoted into management on the basis of her exceptional abilities. It would be a loss to patient care and campaigning on behalf of patients were she not to work in the NHS.
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The drop in hand washing compliance at NHS Grampian is all the more unacceptable given the current swine flu pandemic and raised profile of hand hygiene
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Long and short-term diabetes complications are estimated to cost the NHS around £55,000 an hour in Wales and can have a devastating effect on people’s quality of life. It is vital all of the 4,333 people diagnosed with diabetes in Blaenau Gwent are armed with the knowledge and confidence to manage their...
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It's not a 'demolition job'. It's a very, very small part of the National Health Service budget of £120 billion.
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Surely the BBC should be doing all it can to promote the good work and professionalism of the NHS? The NHS is, after all, the largest employer in Britain.
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Surely the BBC should be doing all it can to promote the good work and professionalism of the NHS? The NHS is, after all, the largest employer in Britain.
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We are aware that NHS London has concerns and we will cooperate fully with the investigation.
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Panic-induced stockpiling by individuals who aren't officially classified as being at risk of contracting swine flu, and therefore anxious they won't receive Tamiflu from the NHS, will not only line cybercriminals' pockets with millions of pounds in cash but also grant them access to sensitive personal ...
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Getting hold of health records for London's highly mobile population often presents real challenges to doctors and nurses when patients need out-of-hours and emergency care. The Summary Care Record has demonstrated clear benefits elsewhere in the country and NHS London is keen to bring these to the capi...
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So far, (Health Secretary) Nicola Sturgeon has failed to get to grips with this problem. She promised that all of the NHS in Scotland would learn lessons after the outbreak at the Vale of Leven, but almost two years on, we still see people dying needlessly from C. difficile.
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It is estimated that the cost of obesity to the NHS in England in 2007 was £4.2bn and could rise to £6.3bn in 2015. I fear this kind of spending cannot be sustained and could go on to cripple the NHS.
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Ensuring patients always get the best possible care is the top priority for the NHS in Scotland and targets are a valuable way to make sure this happens.
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Thousands of responsible young people hit the freetest.me website every week looking to request a free test for Chlamydia, yet with only 30 of England’s PCTs using the service we’ve already had to turn away over 80,000 visitors to other less effective testing services which cost the NHS around twice as ...
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I can assure the families of those that have been so tragically affected that any follow-up action needing to be taken will be acted upon swiftly by NHS Tayside, by the government
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I am advised by NHS Tayside that they kept patients and their relatives fully informed. Initial action has, rightly, focused on dealing quickly and effectively with the outbreak.
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Many people will be surprised that the NHS needs a compulsory target for a test that can prevent future infertility
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I think it’s fair to say that before 2008-09 this was not a priority for PCTs and so in the way of NHS funding ... the allocations of money were not directed at chlamydia testing because PCTs thought there were other priorities.
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It is the latest in a series of unaffordable pledges that have more to do with electioneering than improving the NHS.
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