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NHS criticised over mental health therapy - The Guardian 29/09/06
Health inspectors criticise the NHS in England in a report today for failure to provide talking therapy for the mentally ill, as an alternative to medication.
Mental health services 'failing' - BBC Health News 28/09/06
Post-natal pounds heighten risk - The Guardian 29/09/06
Women who put on even a moderate amount of weight after having their first baby increase the risk of complications - such as stillbirth or needing a caesarean - in having a second child, scientists warn today.
Mothers who gain weight face risks in pregnancy - The Times 29/09/06
'Lingering pregnancy fat' danger - BBC Health News 28/09/06
US firm replaces Accenture on health service IT work at 'no cost' to taxpayer - The Guardian 29/09/06
US consultancy firm Computer Sciences Corporation has taken over as the largest regional contractor on the NHS's troubled £6.2bn IT overhaul after rival group Accenture yesterday exited two 10-year contracts with the health service worth £2bn.
Accenture to quit NHS technology overhaul - The Guardian 28/09/06
'Little delay' to NHS IT upgrade - BBC Health News 29/09/06
Accenture pulls out of NHS deal - The Telegraph 29/09/06
Accenture quits £1.9bn NHS deal - BBC Health News 28/09/06
No quick fixes for crumbling care structure - The Guardian 28/09/06
Society is to blame for inadequacies in the care system, not frontline staff, writes Nushra Mapstone
Drug firms' lobby tactics revealed - The Guardian 28/09/06
Documents show how companies try to get new medicines fast-tracked
Brown angry as unions deal blow to NHS plans - The Guardian 28/09/06
Row goes on after delegates reject use of private contractors
Reforms come under fire in angry debate on NHS - The Independent 28/09/06
Government loses health plan vote - BBC Health News 27/09/06
Labour defeated over health plans - BBC Health News 27/09/06
We simply believe that being active and fit is good for you - The Guardian 28/09/06
Health clubs aren't beyond criticism, but they play a crucial role in fighting obesity, says Andrée Deane
Brace yourself! - The Guardian 28/09/06
Autumn is upon us and the common cold is ready to inflict its misery. Is there anything we can do, asks Ian Sample
MMR jab take-up increases - The Independent 29/09/06
The number of children being given the controversial MMR jab has risen slightly in the past year. In 2005-06, 84 per cent of two-year-olds in England had the MMR jab, up from 81 per cent in 2004-05.
Faith in MMR is slow to recover - The Times 29/09/06
Confidence 'returning in MMR jab' - BBC Health News 28/09/06
Breast cancer cases rise 80% since Seventies - The Independent 29/09/06
It is the disease women fear more than any other, and its incidence is soaring. Breast cancer cases have hit a new record, official figures show, and the increase shows no sign of slowing.
Sharing stories of a deadly disease - The Independent 29/09/06
Now for the good news - death rates are falling - The Independent 29/09/06
Length of a woman's ring finger reveals her sporting ability - The Independent 28/09/06
For an instant guide to how fast a woman can run, take a look at her hands. Women whose ring fingers are longer than their index fingers are quicker on their feet, offering a simple way of predicting who will win a race, researchers have found.
Doctors hail lung cancer breakthrough - The Independent 28/09/06
An experimental drug that extends the lives of lung cancer patients by a third has impressed doctors, who say that it is one of the first signs of progress against the disease.
Lung cancer drug 'extends life' - BBC Health News 27/09/06
Mental health care now - or jail later? - The Times 29/09/06
Magnus Linklater (Comment, Sept 27) highlights some of the difficulties that mental health services have in managing complex individuals such as Michael Stone.
How Middle East, foxhunting and reckless GPs split Cabinet - The Times 29/09/06
PROPHETIC statements on conflict in the Middle East, foxhunting and the NHS were made more than 50 years ago by ministers in Clement Attlee’s Cabinet.
Mid-East in crisis and the NHS runs out of cash. Sound familiar? - The Telegraph 29/09/06
No easy answer to tennis elbow - The Times 29/09/06
THE old adage that tennis elbow takes six months to cure if it is treated, and half a year if it is left alone, has been borne out in a trial.
Best cure for tennis elbow? Nothing - The Telegraph 29/09/06
GPs do better - and get more for it - The Times 29/09/06
GPS ARE improving the quality of their services, new data published yesterday show — but they still prefer to deal with middle class, more affluent patients.
GPs 'are providing better care' - BBC Health News 28/09/06
'Richer' patients more attractive - BBC Health News 28/09/06
NHS trust £17m in red - The Times 29/09/06
IPSWICH HOSPITAL is in such deep financial trouble that it has no chance of recovering its accumulated deficit by the end of the year and is highly unlikely to break even.
Hospital under attack over 'painful, degrading deaths' - The Times 29/09/06
A CORONER has criticised a hospital for offering “despicable” and chaotic treatment after hearing that four elderly patients died in painful and degrading circumstances.
New mums tested to spot antisocial trend - The Times 29/09/06
NEW mothers will be given a 10-minute test developed by psychologists to help identify whether their babies risk developing antisocial behavioural problems later in life.
Cases of diabetes rise by 100,000 - The Telegraph 29/09/06
There were 100,000 new cases of diabetes in England in the past year as the epidemic of obesity continued.
IT providers left in the debris of NHS's 'big bang' - The Telegraph 28/09/06
The Government's hugely ambitious National Programme for IT, which aims to create electronic patient records and link all the NHS IT systems across the country, is a laudable attempt to drag the National Health Service kicking and screaming into the 21st century. However, the 10-year £6.2bn project has been beset with controversy and delays.
Hewitt faces fury of cancer patients 'given death penalty' - The Telegraph 28/09/06
Patricia Hewitt was confronted yesterday by three women dying from a rare form of cancer because the only licensed treatment is not available on the health service in England.
It's the injustice of another person receiving the drug you are denied - The Telegraph 28/09/06
Emergency staff to get anti-terror gas masks - The Telegraph 28/09/06
Paramedics are to be issued with special gas masks to protect them against deadly chemicals or nuclear radiation in the event of a terrorist attack, it will be announced today.
Single vaccine that could wipe out common allergies - Daily Mail 28/09/06
Allergies that blight the lives of millions could be wiped out with a vaccine that wards off asthma, eczema and hay fever.
Heart attacks prompt alert over ibuprofen - Daily Mail 28/09/06
Common painkillers such as ibuprofen are at the centre of a major health alert today.
Town planning blamed for obesity - BBC Health News 27/09/06
Poor town planning which limits opportunities for children to take exercise has been blamed for fuelling an increase in obesity.
Doctor criticised over fall death - BBC Health News 27/09/06
A coroner has criticised a Royal Glamorgan Hospital junior doctor after discharging a disabled patient who died following treatment for a fall.
Mum's 'quick thinking' saves baby - BBC Health News 27/09/06
A mother from Slimbridge managed to dislodge a piece of plastic from her nine-month-old daughter's throat hours after attending a first aid course.
Pesticides 'in a third of foods' - BBC Health News 27/09/06
Nearly a third of UK food and drink, including fruit and vegetables, contains pesticide, a government advisory body says.
International News
New York to outlaw trans fats in 24,000 restaurants - The Guardian 28/09/06
New York is set to become the first city in the US to ban all but tiny quantities of trans fats from being used in its 24,000 restaurants. According to plans agreed this week by the board of health, under the mayor, Michael Bloomberg, all the city's restaurants, cafes and street stalls will be forced to keep to a limit of half a gram of trans fats in any item served from their menus.
GSK claims victory in battle over drug prices - The Guardian 28/09/06
Britain's largest drug company has won a partial court victory in its attempt to block wholesalers from buying its drugs cheaply in Spain and selling them in the UK and other European countries where prices are higher.
'Weightless' surgery performed for first time - The Independent 28/09/06
A team of doctors have carried out the world's first "weightless" surgical operation in an aircraft diving steeply thousands of feet above France.
India to wage war on snake bites - The Telegraph 29/09/06
India is to adopt a national strategy to deal with snake bites, which kill 50,000 people a year, and debunk the superstitions that many rely on for "cures".
Geldof backs Bush's no-sex campaign in the battle against Aids - The Telegraph 29/09/06
President George W Bush's "no sex" campaign to stop the spread of Aids was hailed yesterday by Bob Geldof as a highly effective initiative.
1918 flu virus's secrets revealed - BBC Health News 27/09/06
An experiment to reconstruct the deadly 1918 flu virus has given a new insight into how the infection took hold.
IBS linked to low birth weights - BBC Health News 27/09/06
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is linked to low birth weights, according to a Norwegian study.
Organ sales 'thriving' in China - BBC Health News 27/09/06
The sale of organs taken from executed prisoners appears to be thriving in China, an undercover investigation by the BBC has found.
Painkillers safety to be probed - BBC Health News 27/09/06
The safety of common painkillers like ibuprofen is to be investigated, European regulators say.
First zero-gravity human surgery - BBC Health News 27/09/06
A team of French doctors are planning to carry out the first operation on a human being under weightless conditions in a specially adapted aircraft.
Cheshire and Merseyside News
Ormskirk Hospital is left £1m in doctor’s will - Ormskirk Advertiser 28/09/06
ORMSKIRK Hospital has received a £1m cash windfall from a former patient.
Call for new regional health plan - Ormskirk Advertiser 28/09/06
THE region’s new strategic health authority, NHS North West, says that a new health plan should be developed to tackle the major health problems that local people face.
Hospital ‘no longer linked’ to bones - Warrington Guardian 28/09/06
HEALTH chiefs want to reassure patients after Warrington Hospital was identified as a customer of a company linked to a stolen body parts scandal.
Midwives - St Helens Star 28/09/06
WITH regards to the two midwives who had to wait six months to get a job Our midwives land a job at long last' so training gives the right to a job, sorry I don't think so.
Bug alert closes leisure centre - Runcorn Weekly News 27/09/06
HEALTH chiefs are warning hundreds of people to seek medical advice after a suspected outbreak of legionnaires' disease at a Widnes leisure centre.
Bird flu could kill 7,400 in Cheshire - Northwich Chronicle 27/09/06
UP to 245,000 people could contract 'bird flu' in Cheshire with the potential for almost 7,400 deaths.
Plans expect bird flu to hit county hard - Crewe Chronicle 27/09/06
UP to 245,000 people could contract bird flu in Cheshire with the potential for almost 7,400 deaths.
£50m Alder Hey cuts - Liverpool Echo 27/09/06
THE bid to rebuild Liverpool's Alder Hey children's hospital on Springfield park could be scrapped as managers fight to slash costs.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
MP says PCT chairman won’t fight for West Lancs services - Ormskirk Advertiser 28/09/06
WEST Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has launched a scathing attack over the choice of Judith Greensmith to spearhead local NHS services.
Health staff praised for bid to improve services - Ormskirk Advertiser 28/09/06
HEALTH staff were praised by West Lancashire PCT chairman Jim Barton for their work to improve services across the region.
UK hotspot for diabetes risk - Lancashire Telegraph 28/09/06
RESIDENTS in Blackburn and Darwen have been identified as among the most at risk people in the country of developing diabetes.
Hospital needs more car spaces - Lancashire Telegraph 28/09/06
NOW the disabled car park fee for the new Royal Blackburn Hospital has been axed I would like to congratulate all those disabled drivers etc, who complained about charging disabled people to park and those hospital bosses who saw sense and dumped the idea.
Greater Manchester News
Health boss says sorry to family of bug victim - The Bolton News 28/09/06
HOSPITAL bosses have admitted that levels of cleanliness and hygiene were below "acceptable standards" on the hospital ward where an 80-year-old man died.
Health trust names new boss - Altrincham Messenger 28/09/06
THE borough's new Primary Care Trust (PCT) has appointed Sheena Cumiskey as its chief executive.
Four inquests: One damning verdict - Manchester Evening News 28/09/06
A SCANDAL-hit hospital has been branded "despicable" and "chaotic" by a coroner - after he held inquests on four people who died on its wards.
Baby dies after labour problems - Manchester Evening News 28/09/06
A BABY starved of oxygen during the final stages of labour suffered multiple organ damage and died two weeks later, an inquest heard.
Hospital under attack over 'painful, degrading deaths' - The Times 29/09/06
Heart-swap Sholeh dies after 18 'extra' years - Manchester Evening News 28/09/06
A WOMAN who was once the youngest heart-swap patient in Britain has died in hospital.
Chance to comment on foundation plans - The Bolton News 27/09/06
HEALTH bosses are asking the public to tell them how they can improve services.
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