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Wirral youngsters get help to plan their futures - Wirral Globe 27th October 2009
"YOUNG people from Wirral with learning difficulties and disabilities have attended an event designed to help them plan for their futures.
'Your Future Your Choice' gave young people leaving school, parents and carers the advice they needed to plan their next steps into further education, training and employment. "
Cadets take to the wards - North West Evening Mail 23rd October 2009
"THE very first health and social care cadets in Furness have been finding out what hospital ward work is all about.
They have taking part in a placement at Furness General Hospital, working alongside (and supervised by) experienced ward staff in general patient care."
Health campaigners: 'Children should learn the art of a good night's sleep' - The Independent 23rd October 2009
"Children should be taught about the importance of a good night's sleep as part of the national curriculum, health campaigners say.
Sleep experts say it is just as important as a healthy diet and exercise in ensuring children get the best out of their schooling. They add that children would be less likely to nod off during lessons."
Pupils should be taught about the benefits of sleeping well, say experts - The Times 23rd October 2009
"Dozing off in class is usually frowned on by teachers. But experts are calling for pupils to be taught about sleep as part of the national curriculum.
The Government said yesterday that it would consider the proposals and could include sleep lessons as part of study of personal and social health. "
Patients are dying 'because of restrictions on doctors' working hours' - Daily Telegraph 12th October 2009
"Patients are dying as a result of EU rules which cut the working hours of doctors, evidence from the Royal College of Surgeons has suggested. "
Doctor hours law 'harms patients' - BBC Health News 10th October 2009
"Patients' lives are being jeopardised by European rules that cut the working hours of doctors, experts say.
The Royal College of Surgeons says the 48-hour limit on the working week has left hospitals overstretched. "
'Cut in doctors' hours costs lives' - The Observer 11th October 2009
"Cutting doctors' working hours in line with EU rules is costing lives, damning evidence from the Royal College of Surgeons showed.
Doctors have been forced to break rules to maintain levels of care because the 48-hour working week limit has left hospitals so stretched, a survey of 800 NHS surgeons revealed."
Patients' lives are at risk from 48-hour week, warn doctors - The Independent on Sunday 11th October 2
"Patients' lives are being put at risk by controversial new rules that limit the number of hours surgeons can work each week, according to research by the Royal College of Surgeons published today.
Nearly two-thirds of surgeons have witnessed a decline in the quality of patient care and safety since the European Working Hours Regulations (EWHR) were introduced in August, according to the survey."
Doctors say EU working week is killing patients - The Sunday Times 11th October 2009
"SENIOR doctors say NHS patients are dying as a result of new European Union rules that impose a 48-hour week on hospital staff.\n\nThe Royal College of Surgeons said, in a hard-hitting report, that lives were being lost because patients had to be switched between up to four doctors every 24 hours, instead of being cared for by the same team round the clock. "
Hospital patients are dying because of restrictions on doctors' hours, say surgeons - Daily Telegraph 10th October 2009
"Doctors say hospital patients have died as a result of new restrictions on medics' working hours brought in by the European Union. "
Educated women 'aid long life' - BBC Health News 5th October 2009
"A well-educated woman positively influences both her own and her partner's chances of a long life, Swedish research suggests.
A man whose partner had only a school education has a 25% greater risk of dying early than if she had had a university education, it suggests. "
Students turn to 'smart drugs' to boost grades - The Guardian 1st October 2009
"Use of brain-enhancing drugs is on the rise, and a ban wouldn't work, expert warns"
Drug tests for exam students 'inevitable' - The Independent 1st October 2009
"The spectre of students queuing to provide urine samples before sitting exams is raised today by a scientist who says "academic doping" is likely to become as routine as in sport."
Smart drugs 'should be allowed’ - Daily Telegraph 30th September 2009
"Students should be allowed to take “smart drugs” to boost their performance in exams, according to an academic. "
Sports-style dope tests to weed out drug-cheat students - Daily Mail 1st October 2009
"Students who use brain boosting 'smart drugs' to get better exam grades could face sports-style urine tests to weed out the cheats, warns a top academic.
Among drugs being used are Ritalin, amphetamines and the wide-awake drug modafinil, claims Australian psychologist Vince Cakic."
Public service managers are at the frontline of the cuts - The Guardian 30th September 2009
"In hard times we want more public services, with better leaders. How can they be equipped to bear the attacks?"
Welfare is the big one when it comes to public spending - The Guardian 30th September 2009
"All parties look to means-testing to achieve spending cuts, but reforming pensions could save some serious cash"
Legal aid is long overdue a review - The Guardian 30th September 2009
"Legal aid is the unofficial extra pillar of the welfare state, and desperately needs an overhaul"
'Local' government must seize the chance to reinvent itself | Peter Hetherington - The Guardian 30th September 2009
"These public service cuts are an opportunity for councils to go back to the drawing board and create efficiency"
Productive investment in education lies with the very youngest children - The Guardian 30th September 2009
"Pre-school teaching is a more solid investment for education funding than award-winning secondary school buildings"
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