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Six new rights for every NHS patient - The Independent 29th June 2009
Patients will today be promised six new rights to NHS treatment as the Government attempts to push through a new raft of public service reforms in the run-up to the forthcoming general election.
Video: People with Alzheimer’s ‘treated no better than in Victorian times’ - The Times 4th June 2009
People with Alzheimer’s are languishing in care homes and being given excessive drugs in treatment programmes reminiscent of the Victorian approach to mental illness, a leading researcher claims.
John Zeisel, a sociologist specialising in neuroscience, said the way that sufferers of the disease were cared for in Britain required an overhaul.
'Life threatening' winter crisis hits Southport Hospital - Southport Visiter 9th January 2009
UNPRECEDENTED pressure at Southport hospital is creating a “life-threatening” situation, it has been alleged.
Severe weather and a flu epidemic have left A&E at the Town Lane hospital facing unprecedented demands on services.
Ninety-year-old left waiting all night to see doctor at Southport Hospital - Southport Visiter 9th January 2009
A 90-YEAR-OLD Southport woman with a chest infection waited 44 minutes for an ambulance and ‘all night’ for a doctor.
Elsie Venables’ GP telephoned for an ambulance to take her to Southport Hospital at 10.30pm but the ambulance arrived at the house, just 1.4 miles from the hospital, at 11.16pm.
Mystery illness paralyses girl given cervical cancer jab - The Sunday Times 14th December 2008
A 12-year-old schoolgirl has been left paralysed from the waist down by a mystery illness that came on 30 minutes after she was given the new anticervical cancer jab.
Ashleigh Cave suffered dizziness and headaches soon after the vaccination at her school and then deteriorated rapidly, collapsing several times over the following days.
Patients die after mistaken all-clear from doctors - The Sunday Times 7th December 2009
Two patients have died and three more are seriously ill after being mistakenly given the all-clear by two doctors drafted in from overseas to help cut NHS waiting lists.
An undisclosed number of colonoscopy procedures, an operation where a camera is inserted into the bowel to check for malignancies, have had to be reviewed after a specialist found cancer in an unidentified patient in January this year.
Family carers to get new work rights - The Sunday Times 30th November 2008
THE solicitor-general, Vera Baird, has signalled the introduction of new rights for millions of carers of elderly relatives and sick children, raising the prospect of a clash with Lord Mandelson, the business secretary.
Under the proposal, in a bill to be outlined in the Queen’s speech on Wednesday, carers who believe they are being unfairly treated because of responsibilities at home could make a claim of “discrimination by proxy” against their employer.
Teenagers to receive jabs to cut abortions - The Sunday Times 16th November 2008
Ministers want to double the number of girls using contraceptive jabs and implants to cut down on teenage abortions.
Under reforms, youngsters considered at risk of unplanned pregnancies will be advised by their GPs to use these methods of contraception, which could render them infertile for three years.
Anti-obesity drive to use shock tactics - The Sunday Times November 9th 2008
Hard-hitting adverts showing the danger of fat gathering around people’s internal organs will be used in a £275m government anti-obesity campaign.
Research by the Department of Health has found that the public perceives obesity to be a vanity problem and does not regard cakes, biscuits, burgers, chips and crisps as unhealthy. The research did, however, find that people were disgusted by the idea of fat building up around their organs.
Hospitals treat drunks aged 10 - The Sunday Times November 9th 2008
Every three days a child under 10 is treated in hospital for the effects of alcohol, new government figures show.
According to the data, 648 children under 10 have been treated in accident and emergency wards for alcohol-related illness in the past five years. They were among 24,000 under16s who drank so much that they needed hospital help.
Revealed: first ovary transplant baby - The Sunday Times November 9th 2008
A sterile woman is to give birth to the world’s first baby conceived after a full ovary transplant.
The 38-year-old was rendered infertile when her ovaries failed at the age of 15, causing her to suffer an early menopause. After receiving an ovary transplanted from her twin sister, the woman, who lives in London, is expected to give birth this week.
Promising rugby player Shaun Jones dies after taking tablets for acne - The Times 30th October 2008
A 14-year-old boy has died after taking a medical treatment for acne prescribed by his doctor.
Shaun Jones, of Rhydyfelin, Pontypridd, died after suffering a suspected allergic reaction to the tablets. The promising rugby player developed breathing difficulties and collapsed when he took the pills for the first time.
Doctors remove 7lb tumour from toddler - The Times 30th October 2008
A toddler from East Timor has had a tumour which weighed one third of his body weight removed by doctors in New Zealand.
The miracle surgery, performed in Wellington on the weekend, saved the life of 14-month-old Alex Gonzaga, who would have died in weeks had the 3.3kg (7.2lb) growth not been removed.
10,000 set to pay for top-up cancer drugs - The Sunday Times 26th October 2008
Up to 10,000 patients will pay to top up their care when Alan Johnson, the health secretary, lifts the ban next month on National Health Service patients buying drugs that the state does not fund.
Johnson’s U-turn, reported in last week’s Sunday Times, will end the policy of withdrawing NHS care from cancer patients who pay privately for life-prolonging drugs. It follows a campaign by the paper to end the practice.
NHS dentists accused of unnecessary check-ups - The Times 14th October 2008
Dentists are calling patients back for routine appointments far sooner than they need to, in an effort to maximise profits, according to the Government's chief dental officer.
NHS dentists earn significantly more since new contracts were introduced in England two years ago but officials believe this could be because some are “playing the system”.
Surgeons operate on wrong patient - The Times 14th October 2008
An investigation is under way at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, West London, after surgeons operated on the wrong patient.
A woman who had been admitted for an investigative gynaecological procedure was instead taken to an operating theatre, where her gall bladder was removed by keyhole surgery.
Ministers to ban free drinks for women - The Sunday Times 12th October 2008
Bars are to be banned from offering free alcohol to women and free wine and beer tastings will be curbed under a new system of government restrictions to cut public drunkenness.
There will also be rules to limit “happy hour” offers that encourage speed drinking and soft drinks will have to be sold at the same discount during promotions. Wine in restaurants will have to be served in glasses with marked measures.
Wildlife gives early warning of 'deadly dozen' diseases spread by climate change - The Times 8th October 2008
Scientists have nicknamed them the “deadly dozen”: 12 diseases, lethal to humans and wildlife, that are increasing their geographical range.
Ebola, cholera, plague and sleeping sickness were among those identified yesterday by veterinary scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) as spreading across the planet because of climate change. The scientists said that wildlife could give an early warning of the approach of diseases and save millions of people.
Joanne Hill jailed for murder after drowning her four-year-old daughter - The Times 24th September 2008
A mother who drowned her disabled daughter in a bath because she was embarrassed by her cerebral palsy was jailed for life yesterday.
Joanne Hill, 32, tried to persuade her husband, Simon, to have four-year-old Naomi adopted and, when he refused, hatched a plan to murder her.
Risk of emotional problems for premature babies - Times Online
Children born extremely prematurely are four times more likely to have emotional problems or behavioural disorders later in life, according to a study led by the department of psychology at the University of Warwick and Warwick Medical School.
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