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DH announces changes to prescribing laws
Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has announced legislative changes designed to speed up access to medicines via an expansion of the prescribing powers of nurses...
Middle age health signifies nursing home need
The same factors that increase the risk of disease and early death, such as smoking, high blood pressure and obesity, are also strong indicators...
Scots launch review of mental health services
The Scottish Executive has launched a national review of mental health care across the country in conjunction with the publication of a five-year action...
Depressed Brits turn to the bottle
The government’s anti binge-drinking crusade should consider the possibility that alcohol misuse is a symptom of underlying mental health problems, according to a report...
US research offers hope to Alzheimer’s patients
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have published a report claiming that a ‘cocktail’ of dietary supplements could hold the key to...
Mental Health
Lynne Featherstone asked the Secretary of State for Health (18 April 2006: Column 124W) what estimate she has made of the ratio of patients...
Health Care (Elderly People)
Barry Sheerman asked the Secretary of State for Health (25 April 2006: Column 1075W) what legislation governs the hiring of (a) paid and (b)...
Patient safety must be at heart of patient-centred care, says NHS Partners Network
The NHS Partners Network, the alliance of independent sector treatment centre providers, has called for patient safety to be at the heart of patient-centred...
Conference examines impact of cancer targets on independent sector
A conference aiming to identify the key implications on the independent sector of Government-set targets for cancer services, is being hosted by Laing &...
RBS announces new healthcare customer
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has announced it is to provide financial support for Camberley based IT company, Cerrus International, to sustain it...
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