National and International News
So getting pregnant is 'the new yoga'
Getting pregnant in these health-obsessed times is no longer a question of drinking too much Pinot Grigio and throwing caution to the wind.
The Telegraph 20/10/04
'It's getting worse for vulnerable parents'
Two months ago, health.telegraph explored the problem of children being taken into care after their parents had been falsely accused of ill-treatment. Since then, reports Cassandra Jardine, more than 40 couples have defied the rules of secrecy to tell of their own experiences.
The Telegraph 19/10/04
New NHS output figures anger health minister
Changes in the way productivity in the National Health Service is calculated were demanded by the Government yesterday after the latest statistics showed it had fallen since Labour came to power.
The Telegraph 20/10/04
The Telegraph 20/10/04
The Telegraph 20/10/04
Bush aide condemns stem cell work
President George Bush's chief adviser on ethics has accused Britain of taking the first step towards the genetic engineering of babies by allowing scientists to clone human embryos.
The Telegraph 20/10/04
British team takes first step to cloning human embryos
British scientists have begun an attempt to create Europe's first cloned human embryos.
The Telegraph 20/10/04
Bad news for playboys: waterbeds can make you infertile
They were once the epitome of Playboy chic, gracing every swinger's bedroom from Hugh Hefner's mansion to Austin Powers' bachelor pad.
The Telegraph 20/10/04
British vaccine breakthrough could save millions of lives
A new method of storing vaccines without refrigeration, developed in Britain, may help to save many of the 1.4 million children who die every year because they have not been immunised.
The Telegraph 20/10/04
The Guardian 20/10/04
The Times 20/10/04
Baby sex link to domestic status
The living arrangements of parents at the time a baby is conceived may play a role in determining its sex, research suggests.
BBC Health News 20/10/04
Call for many more school nurses
A massive expansion is needed in the number of school nurses, says the Royal College of Nursing.
BBC Health News 20/10/04
Donor joy after son's death
A child care officer from Carmarthen who failed to help his own son beat leukaemia has described how he saved the life of a complete stranger.
BBC Health News 18/10/04
Hospital 'falsified' op records
A report has revealed that records of cancelled operations at St George's Hospital in London were falsified.
BBC Health News 19/10/04
The Guardian 20/10/04
Internet kidney op gets go-ahead
Doctors have put aside ethical concerns to carry out a kidney transplant between two men who met online.
BBC Health News 20/10/04
IVF is less successful for Asians
Asian couples undergoing IVF treatment are less likely to have a baby than Caucasian couples, research suggests.
BBC Health News 20/10/04
Man beats cancer to donate kidney
A man has overcome a battle with cancer to give his sister the chance to receive one of his kidneys.
BBC Health News 20/10/04
Matrons 'to lead superbug fight'
The government has launched its 'matron's charter', putting senior nurses in charge of hospital hygiene and cutting hospital superbug rates.
BBC Health News 20/10/04
Stroke victim's drug error payout
A Kent man who had a stroke after being given the wrong drug for a heart attack has been awarded damages of 510,000.
BBC Health News 19/10/04
'Too few' women have breast scans
The number of women being screened for breast cancer is worryingly low in many areas, campaigners say.
BBC Health News 20/10/04
'Beds freed despite patient need'
Patients are being discharged from hospital - in spite of their needs or wishes - so beds can be freed up, a new report has said.
BBC Health News 20/10/04
Daily Mail 20/10/04
Risks of second caesarean studied
A study is being carried out to help women who have given birth by caesarean decide how to give birth the next time.
BBC Health News 19/10/04
Disabled cost of living shortfall
Disabled people on benefits are 800 pounds a month short of an acceptable quality of life, says a study.
BBC Health News 20/10/04
Daily Mail 20/10/04
Betting overhaul fuels addiction fears
The biggest shake-up of betting laws for 40 years, paving the way to a proliferation of super-casinos offering unlimited jackpots from slot machines, was announced by the Government yesterday.
The Independent 20/10/04
Lewis Wolpert: 'Doctors could play an important role in food irradiation'
Certain words from science have a negative effect. "Clone" is a good example. But worse is "radiation", which is associated with all sorts of evils, particularly nuclear power. This may account for the neglect of using irradiation to reduce food poisoning.
The Independent 20/10/04
Liverpool to decide on smoking ban
Liverpool could ban smoking in public places - the first UK city to do so - if councillors approve a bill today.
The Independent 20/10/04
BBC Health News 20/10/04
Pregnant to be questioned on home violence
Pregnant women are to be routinely asked by doctors and midwives if they have been beaten up by their partners in a new drive to tackle domestic violence. The move follows evidence that women are more vulnerable to domestic violence during pregnancy.
The Independent 20/10/04
12m programme to prevent diseases
A 12 million programme to tackle major health problems through research into disease prevention has been launched.
The Guardian 20/10/04
Flexible breast screening urged
More needs to be done to encourage women to have their breasts screened if we are to combat cancer effectively, MPs and campaigners have said.
The Guardain 20/10/04
It's in our interests to be nannied
Nanny is back. I don't mean that more people are employed in domestic service in the UK at the beginning of the 21st century than they were at the end of the 19th, which they are. Nor that Mary Poppins will soon be descending on the capital once more, this time in a West End musical, which she is. I mean the protests that we are becoming a nanny state are becoming more numerous by the day.
The Guardian 20/10/04
Global warming a bigger threat to poor
Global warming threatens to reverse human progress, and make unachievable all UN targets to reduce poverty, according to some of the world's leading international and development groups.
The Guardian 20/10/04
The Guardian 20/10/04
Clarke to reassure over child welfare reforms
The education secretary, Charles Clarke, is today expected to reassure England's directors of social services that his five-year plan to reform secondary schools will not undermine child welfare reforms.
The Guardian 20/10/04
Growing pains
For Phil Frampton, writing up his experiences as a Barnardo's boy was anything but therapeutic. Alison Benjamin asks him about his mother, coping with abuse, and what he thinks of care homes now.
The Guardian 20/10/04
From social work to management
Lily, who works in London as a children and families social worker, wants to step up to a management role. Debbie Andalo outlines some choices to fit the bill.
The Guardian 20/10/04
'I was being shoved here and there'
When Hartlepool reshaped its home care service, it dared to involve its users in creating the service they wanted. The result is streamlined help that has empowered everyone involved.
The Guardian 20/10/04
Nursing ambition
Forty years after he entered nursing, social services director Tom Dervin praises progress.
The Guardian 20/10/04
Child welfare services integrating apace, survey shows
The reform of child welfare services is well underway with nearly a quarter of councils having already amalgamated education and children's social services, according to a report published today.
The Guardian 20/10/04
Peter Hetherington: Housing policy goes south
The look, the scale and the location of new housing is all wrong, writes Peter Hetherington.
The Guardian 20/10/04
Cheap as chips
The Gershon report says new IT will make the quick savings it requires. But is service being compromised? David Walker reports.
The Guardian 20/10/04
A plate-spinning exercise
Almost all the 27 children's services directors appointed so far are education chiefs. So how will Trevor Doughty, from social services, handle his complex remit?
The Guardian 20/10/04
Less haste and more speed
Controversial measures to ensure prompt discharge of hospital patients have brought health and social care closer together, say inspectors. Nine times out of 10, rehabilitation has worked and older people have chosen to return home with support.
The Guardian 20/10/04
New chief nursing officer to lead superbug fight
Reid seeks to rekindle the Nightingale philosophy.
The Guardian 20/10/04
Medical student's suicide after taking acne drug
A promising medical student killed himself four weeks after being prescribed a controversial acne drug, an inquest in Manchester heard yesterday.
The Guardian 20/10/04
Nutrition: A simple answer to a complexion question
Plenty of omega-rich foods, such as fish, nuts and seeds, will revitalise the skin, and aloe vera juice can help to calm the gut.
The Times 20/10/04
Stop sniping at the NHS, Mrs Nag
I'M SICK of people whingeing about the health service. 'Doctors are rubbish, waiting lists too long, hospital beds lumpy, blah, blah, blah.' Yesterday in my doctor's surgery, I had the misfortune of sitting next to a woman who rattled on about being kept waiting for a whole 15 minutes past her appointment time and how inept the doctor was for failing to cure her throbbing toe. The explanation was glaringly obvious; surely the doctor was hiding in his office playing miniature golf, callously disregarding the huge queue forming outside. He had no idea how to treat her toe and didn't care. Yes, that'll be it. The man is a charlatan.
The Times 20/10/04
Obey your body clock: late to bed, early to rise
Nature dictates that we are all 'morning' or 'evening' people, and it could be dangerous to fight your biological rhythms, scientists say.
The Times 20/10/04
The Times 20/10/04
Wheelchair-using MP travelled in 'cattle truck'
AN MP who uses a wheelchair told yesterday how she was forced to travel in a train's guard's van that was little better than a cattle truck.
The Times 20/10/04
Paedophiles 'must be treated when in jail'
PAEDOPHILES should be compelled to have treatment in prison and should not be allowed to live in communities with young families when they get out, an MSP said yesterday.
The Times 20/10/04
Drowsy drivers told to make own coffee
IT MAY seem simple advice: if you want to stay awake, have a cup of coffee or two - so simple that the Department of Transport is spending 1 million to persuade drivers to do just that.
The Times 20/10/04
'Rare safety checks threaten lives'
The lives of workers and members of the public are being put at risk because not enough visits are being made by health and safety inspectors, the TUC has claimed.
Daily Mail 20/10/04
Super-aspirin tested as cancer drug
A new form of "super-aspirin" is being tested as a possible anti-cancer drug.
Daily Mail 19/10/04
Government rules out smoking ban
The Government has indicated it would not follow Ireland in banning smoking in public places.
Daily Mail 19/10/04
Cheshire and Merseyside News
Liverpool to vote on smoking ban
Liverpool could become the first city in the UK to ban smoking in public places, if a bill before the city's council is adopted later.
BBC Health News 20/10/04
The Independent 20/10/04
Concerns over trust changes
A MIDDLEWICH resident is taking action to challenge decisions made by the Central Cheshire Primary Care Trust (CCPCT).
Middlewich Guardian 19/10/04
Paranoid son killed his father
A PARANOID schizophrenic beat his father to death witha hammer and attacked his mother on the day he was due to be admitted to psychiatric hospital.
Liverpool Echo 19/10/04
Surgeon gives arthritis sufferers tough new knees
A PIONEERING Liverpool surgeon is using the latest implant technology to help younger people suffering from arthritis or chronic injury.
Daily Post 19/10/04
Fatally injured during delivery
A DOCTOR has denied she used forceps to release a baby after his head became trapped in the birth canal during a difficult labour.
Daily Post 19/10/04
Should courts have the power to let babies die
A JUDGE will this week decide whether doctors at Liverpool's Alder Hey Hospital should continue to provide life-saving treatment for a desperately ill nine-month-old baby.
Daily Post 19/10/04
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Baby Death Investigated
The sudden death of a five-month-old baby girl is being investigated by Cumbria Police.
Carlisle News and Star 19/10/04
Nurse faces 3 murder charges
A NURSE was due in court today charged with murdering three patients at a hospital.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 19/10/04
Greater Manchester News
Sick levels rising in social services
SOCIAL services staff at Rochdale Council are taking nearly a month off work sick a year.
Rochdale Observer 20/10/04
Hospital salvages support for Iraq
WAR-torn Iraq is to benefit from hospital equipment from Rochdale thanks to the efforts of the Highfield Hospital.
Rochdale Observer 20/10/04
NHS dentist attracts over 2,200 patients
AS PEOPLE around the country are forced to travel to Europe for dental treatment, Poynton's sole NHS dentist has just taken on an extra 2,000 patients.
Macclesfield Express 20/10/04
Battle for baby unit
ANGRY protesters in Bury are to take their fight for the town's special care baby unit to Parliament after a mass march this weekend.
Manchester Evening News 19/10/04
Super bug mission for top nurse
ENGLAND'S top nurse was chosen today - with the job of spearheading the fight against the MRSA superbug.
Manchestere Evening News 19/10/04
Tragic toll of region's smokers
SMOKING kills 14 people every day across Greater Manchester, it was revealed today .
Manchester Evening News 19/10/04
Pay gap between sexes wider than expected
THE GAP between the pay of women and men is wider than previously thought and has not narrowed as quickly as previous figures suggested, new research revealed today.
Manchester Evening News 19/10/04
12M for disease prevention research
A 12 million programme to tackle major health problems through research into disease prevention was launched today.
Manchester Evening News 19/10/04
DON'T be premature: keep the special care baby unit. That was the message from just one of the hundreds of placards carried by more than 2,500 people who marched into Bury on Saturday.
The protest against plans to shut Fairfield's baby unit and replace maternity services with a midwife-led system was described by Bury North MP David Chaytor as the town's biggest-ever public demonstration.
Bury Times 19/10/04
Medic's funny anecdotes
POPULAR speaker Dr Kevin Jones will be highlighting the humorous side of medical life at a Bolton charity event.
Bolton Evening News 19/10/04
Town Hall set for total ban on smoking
BOLTON Council is set to banish smoking in all council buildings.
Bolton Evening News 19/10/04
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