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Big increases in infectious diseases
Tuberculosis, on of the diseases that has increased in recent years Cases of whooping cough have nearly tripled since 2003, while instances of TB and cholera have also soared, figures suggested...
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Maternity units ‘turn mothers away’
Many full maternity units have had to turn women away Many maternity units closed temporarily last year and had to turn away women because they were full, figures have revealed. Details obtained by...
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NHS to offer screening for over-40s
Alan Johnson will unveil screening plans for the over-40s People aged 40 to 74 will be offered health checks under Government plans aimed at saving 2,000 lives a year in England. Three million men and...
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Bid to calm fears over NHS overhaul
Lord Darzi has moved to allay fears over NHS overhaul The Government has made five pledges to calm fears about an overhaul of the way the NHS provides health services. Health Minister Lord Darzi...
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Binge drinking surge hits hospitals
The number of patients needing hospital treatment for drinking too much has more than doubled in 11 years, shocking new figures reveal. Official data showed there were 207,788 NHS hospital admissions...
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More obese turning to surgery
Fight against the bulge The number of people having stomach surgery as a ‘quick fix’ to beat obesity has increased by 41 per cent, it was revealed. Gastric bypass operations were performed on 3,459...
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One in four trusts fails on hygiene
One in four NHS trusts ‘failing to meet hygiene targets’ More than one in four NHS trusts are failing to meet Government standards on hygiene, a health watchdog has said. A total of 103 NHS trusts out...
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Maternity units ‘under threat’
The Tories claim maternity units are under threat from closure Forty-one maternity units have been closed under Labour or are under threat, new figures unveiled by the Conservatives show. The data for...
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NHS deep clean ‘a political stunt’
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley condemned NHS deep clean ‘stunt’ The Government’s flagship deep clean programme has been dismissed as a “political stunt” amid claims hospitals were not using...
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The hospitals topping the pest outbreak table
Two London NHS hospital trusts are amongst the worst in England for pest outbreaks, it has been revealed. Guys’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust was fifth in a list of the most times pest...
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Row over unfilled maternity posts
Maternity units are being overstretched as NHS trusts fail to fill vacant midwifery posts, Tory health spokesman Andrew Lansley has claimed. Almost 600 jobs in 85 units across England are unfilled,...
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Tory speech to rap health secretary
Health Secretary Alan Johnson has been focused “on another job” during his time in office, shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley is to say. He is the “postman that hasn’t delivered” on the NHS and has...
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Tories ‘have no plans to raise VAT’
The Tories have “absolutely” no plans to raise VAT to 20% if they win the next general election, shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley insisted. Mr Lansley rejected reports that the move was being...
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Lansley sets out NHS spending plans
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said spending on the NHS will rise in real terms – but warned that “efficiency savings” were necessary. Mr Lansley said Labour’s “substantial increase” in health...
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Government’s NHS shake-up is a £80bn ‘gamble’ with our health
Family doctors could end up deciding how two-thirds of the health service’s budget is spent under the plans outlined by health secretary Andrew Lansley. Prime Minister David Cameron during the launch...
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Hospitals face fines over mixed wards
Hospitals will face fines if they fail to end the ‘indignity’ of mixed-sex wards, it was revealed by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley yesterday. Fines: Hospitals will face penalties if they place...
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Andrew Lansley’s U-turn as NHS Direct is ‘saved’
Health secretary Andrew Lansley was yesterday accused of performing a U-turn over plans to scrap NHS Direct. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has been accused of plans to scrap NHS Direct He insisted he...
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Andrew Lansley: GPs won’t need private help
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has sought to allay fears about increased privatisation of the NHS as MPs debated the governmentâs controversial health reforms. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley (PA)...
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Andrew Lansley denies claims of NHS money being moved to rich areas
Claims that deprived areas of England will lose out to affluent parts of the country under health spending reforms have been rejected by the government. Health secretary Andrew Lansley has rejected...
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Hospitals in London, Bristol and Oxford close to ‘financial collapse’
Several dozen hospitals across the country – including institutions in London, Bristol and Oxford – are close to ‘financial collapse’ because of private finance initiative (PFI) schemes negotiated by...
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