National and International News
Banking on your genes
Will you be joining the Biobank? Half a million of us will soon be asked to give samples of our DNA in a radical long-term plan to conquer disease. Jo Revill asks who will profit from the data
The Observer 27/07/03
Electrodes in brain to 'switch off' pain
Hundreds of patients who are in agonising long-term pain following serious injury or a stroke could have their lives transformed by surgery that involves implanting electrodes in the brain.
The Observer 27/07/03
'Factory clinics' to cut NHS lists
An American private healthcare firm will launch the first of a new wave of 'surgery factories' in Britain next month under radical plans to slash NHS waiting lists.
The Observer 27/07/03
'Freebase' nicotine - why some some cigarettes may be more addictive
Some brands of cigarette are likely to be far more habit-forming than others because of the amount of highly addictive "freebase" nicotine they produce.
The Independent 28/07/03
GPs' fingers are on the button not on the pulse
More than two million patients are being banned from making advance appointments to see their family doctor so surgeries can meet the latest government waiting times target.
The Times 28/07/03
Hyperactive? Just go to a park and climb a tree
Professor claims that behavioural 'syndromes' are normal childhood restlessness of generation stuck at home.
The Times 28/07/03
Inefficient public services 'are wasting £70bn a year'
As much as £70 billion is being wasted by the UK Government every year because of inefficiency in the public services, a new independent study suggests.
The Times 28/07/03
New rules on breast implants to aid safety
New safety measures for breast implants are to be introduced on September 1, the Department of Health said yesterday.
The Times 26/07/03
The Independent 26/07/03
Ritalin use and abuse fears
Where there is an illness there is often a drug and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is no different.
The Times 28/07/03
'Shipman spotters' to be taken on by hospital trusts
Every hospital in the country is to appoint a “Harold Shipman spotter� to prevent another mass murderer striking in the health service.
The Times 28/07/03
Tense? Angry? Let's measure how stressed you really are
Scientists at Oxford University have pioneered the world's first test for accurately measuring stress. A simple blood sample could be used to select people for the right jobs, help drivers know when to take a break, monitor stress at work and diagnose those in need of medical help.
The Independent 27/07/03
Tough-case bonus for social workers
Ministers want to attract more recruits into social work by paying a premium rate to the staff who take on the toughest cases.
The Times 28/07/03
Why do we tell porkies to our GP?
If I had been George Best, exposed earlier this month by the News of the World for being in the pub, I'd have been less worried about the headlines, or the reaction of the long-suffering Alex Best, than I would have been about the fact that my eminent liver surgeon would belatedly discover that I was back on the wine boxes.
The Observer 27/07/03
Why training gap should get the big e
Those in most need of the opportunity to learn new skills are the least likely to get the chance. But now the NHS is leading the way in tackling the problem by introducing a new computer based learning project. Colin Cottell reports
The Guardian 26/07/03
Women to be offered abortions at home
British women are for the first time to be offered drug-induced abortions at home under plans drawn up by a leading family planning organisation.
The Independent 27/07/03
Cheshire and Mersey News
Donor mum tells of fears for brave son
A teenager is fighting for his life again three months after his mother donated her kidney to save him.
Liverpool Echo 25/07/03
Daily Post 25/07/03
Teenagers urged to take up mumps vaccination
An outbreak of mumps in Cheshire has led to a health warning urging teenagers to get an emergency vaccination.
Chester Chronicle 25/07/03
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Dentists have abandoned their patients
I am at the end of my tether having searched across East Lancashire for a dentist willing to treat my family on the NHS. I was finally pointed by NHS Direct to the last dental practice in the whole of the region which would still accept new NHS patients.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 26/07/03
Health centre controversy: See the plans - and have your say
People will be able to have their say on plans for the controversial £11million Darwen Health Centre which will go on show today for the first time.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 26/07/03
Stomach bug led to death
A woman died from complications picked up after she was prescribed antibiotics for an infection caused by a hip replacement, an inquest heard.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 26/07/03
Greater Manchester News
£190m face-lift will transform health
Health chiefs have unveiled plans to build a top notch hospital to rocket Stockport into the next century.
Stockport Express 25/07/03
Country-wide sightings of missing doctor
Police are investigating a number of new sightings of missing doctor Richard Stevens.
Manchester Evening News 26/07/03
Davenport GP slammed over shipman deaths
The Shipman Inquiry into a botched investigation which let the former Hyde GP carry on killing, has criticised a Davenport doctor.
Stockport Express 25/07/03
So upset with hospital care
A doting daughter has slammed low staffing levels at Tameside Hospital after she was left to discover the body of her terminally-ill mother.
Tameside Advertiser 25/07/03
Stroke service hit by funding withdrawal
Crucial services for stroke victims are being halved because Stockport Primary Care Trust (PCT) cannot increase its funding by £14,000 a year.
Stockport Express 25/07/03
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