Monday, July 07, 2003

National and International News



Chest pain move saves lives

An anti-clotting drug used by paramedics on patients with chest pains saves lives, two new studies have said.

BBC Health News 07/07/03


Judgement due in abortion case

The Family Planning Association is expected to learn if its judicial review of abortion regulation in Northern Ireland has been successful.

BBC Health News 07/07/03


Labour amends Bill to placate hospital rebels

FOUNDATION hospitals will have to prove that all sections of the local community are represented on their governing boards in order to win greater freedom from Whitehall control.

The Times 07/07/03


Many NHS trusts facing debt

A survey of hospital trusts has found more than half are likely to have run up debts in the last financial year.

BBC Health News 07/07/03


NHS ranks 'between Slovenia and Poland for patient choice'

The biggest survey of public attitudes to health care across Europe has found that Britain's NHS is among the worst for offering choice to patients and suggests the creation of foundation hospitals could be crucial to maintaining public support for the service.

The Independent 07/07/03


Pelvic floor exercises 'help men too'

Pelvic floor exercises have long been recommended for women - now researchers say they could help men too.

BBC Health News 07/07/03


Rising debts among hospital trusts may lead to cuts in health care, say Tories

NHS hospitals in England and Wales are facing growing debts that could lead to cuts in health care, according to a survey by the Conservative Party.

The Independent 07/07/03


Starbucks queueing system will help cut waiting times at clinics

Buying a coffee in Starbucks may strike some people as unduly complicated, but the system of interlocking queues to order the beverage, pay for it and collect it is now to be translated to the NHS.

The Independent 07/07/03


Twins op in 'critical phase'

An international team of doctors in Singapore say a pioneering operation to separate two Iranian twin sisters joined at the head since birth has entered a critical phase.

BBC Health News 07/07/03


Untimely Change

Many women experience early menopause, which can affect long-term health
THE EARLY FORTIES are meant to be the prime of a woman’s life — and with two thriving primary-age children, a loving husband, a novel nearing completion and time to squeeze in a last baby, it certainly seemed so to me.

The Times 07/07/03


Cumbria and Lancashire News


£1m scanner is officially opened

FORMER Beruit hostage Terry Waite CBE officially opened a new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner at West Suffolk Hospital this week.

Bury Free Press 07/07/03

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