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Doubts about rescue worsen iSoft's woes - The Guardian 08/11/06
Shares in iSoft fell almost 12% yesterday as traders continued to bet heavily against a white knight takeover deal that would rescue the NHS software group from its increasingly onerous debt agreements.
Why principles are no barrier to profit - The Guardian 08/11/06
The social enterprise movement is gaining force. Here, Society Guardian profiles some of the UK’s most innovative social businesses. Tim West and Henry Palmer report.
Partners pave the way for joined-up working - The Guardian 08/11/06
By joining forces, Marie Curie Cancer Care and the British Heart Foundation are improving patients' quality of life and cutting re-admissions, reports Saba Salman
Mental health’s question of choice - The Guardian 08/11/06
The latest attempt by the Department of Health (DH) to extricate mental health from the service ghetto it has historically inhabited was launched this week with the publication of new guidance on how users can be guaranteed improved choice and access to treatment.
Q&A: adoption - The Guardian 08/11/06
This week is National Adoption Week and people from all walks of life - not just international stars - are being encouraged to consider whether they could offer a child a new family. Sara Gaines runs through the latest statistics on adoption
Somebody to love - The Guardian 08/11/06
Care merger plan falls off the agenda - The Guardian 08/11/06
Against expectations, legislation to merge the health and social care inspectorates is about to be dropped from the Queen’s speech.
Superbug brought back by Iraq war casualties - The Independent 08/11/06
Injured soldiers returning from Iraq have brought back a superbug that has been linked with outbreaks in NHS hospitals where they have been treated, a health minister has confirmed. The links between casualties brought back from Iraq and outbreaks in the NHS have caused alarm within the health service and led to renewed demands for more dedicated wards for Britain's armed forces to enable wounded soldiers to be isolated more effectively.
Doctors give up right to self-regulation - The Times 08/11/06
The General Medical Council has abandoned the principle of self-regulation after 150 years and agreed to give equal representation to lay people.
GMC fights for regulatory powers - BBC Health News 07/11/06
Heavy drinking kills twice as many people as in 1991 - The Times 08/11/06
Binge drinking by teenagers may be contributing to an increase in deaths before middle age
Alcohol deaths double since 1991 - BBC Health News 07/11/06
Drink deaths double for thirty-somethings - Daily Mail 07/11/06
Heart attack victims to be given own stem cells - The Times 08/11/06
A revolutionary treatment is giving patients hope of making a much more rapid recovery
Trial to see how stem cells can mend heart attack damage - The Telegraph 08/11/06
Stem cell jabs for heart patients - BBC Health News 08/11/06
Cell transfer for heart patient - BBC Health News 07/11/06
Secret NHS 'hit-list' of hospitals facing cuts - The Telegraph 08/11/06
A secret "hit-list" of the 77 NHS trusts most at risk from closures, cuts or significant deficits was released last night.
Agency in charge of NHS computers may be scrapped - The Telegraph 08/11/06
The Government has admitted that Connecting for Health, the Department of Health agency in charge of its disastrous NHS IT programme, could be scrapped.
Only time will tell what we get for £12.4bn - The Telegraph 08/11/06
Girl, 4, who is so sad she may need anti-depressants - Daily Mail 07/11/06
A girl of four is being treated for stress and depression after she was refused a place at her local school.
GP 'told patient to go and see an exorcist' - Daily Mail 07/11/06
A doctor told a patient seeking contraception advice to go and see an exorcist, it was claimed today.
Why Britain is the Fat Man of Europe - Daily Mail 07/11/06
Britons are officially the fattest people in Europe. A recent government report revealed that a quarter of British adults are clinically obese, giving the UK the highest rate in Europe.
How I beat the cancer sex divide - Daily Mail 07/11/06
Earlier this year the Mail reported the shocking story of Bill and Val Elliott, who were diagnosed with cancer within an hour of each other - only for their subsequent treatment to expose appalling inequality in care for men and women.
Will cooking by microwave ruin my food? - Daily Mail 07/11/06
Jane Clarke is a leading nutritionist. Her books are read by millions and she acted as adviser to Jamie Oliver on his ground-breaking School Dinners programme.
The eyes have it - Daily Mail 07/11/06
Romantics talk about the eyes as being the window to the soul, but soon doctors could look at eyes to diagnose life-threatening disease, too.
Apprentice star Jo and her heartbreak of losing a new-born baby - Daily Mail 07/11/06
Jo Cameron, 36, is used to fighting her corner. In BBC's The Apprentice, she survived three showdowns with Sir Alan Sugar before being fired. She left determined to prove him wrong by launching her own business.
Vaccine for the deadliest strain of meningitis - Daily Mail 07/11/06
Doctors may soon have a vaccine for a deadly strain of meningitis that kills more than 200 children a year.
My one hour heart surgery - Daily Mail 07/11/06
Thousands of patients undergo heart valve replacement operations every year in the UK. The operation involves open-heart surgery, which can take seven hours and requires a two-week stay in hospital.
Nature 'can help people keep fit' - BBC Health News 07/11/06
Getting in touch with nature can help keep people fit, reducing the burden of sickness on the health service, conservation experts say.
Commons misled over NHS tattoos - BBC Health News 07/11/06
The Department of Health has apologised for misleading MPs by giving incorrect figures on tattoos removed on the NHS.
Anger over missing patient death - BBC Health News 07/11/06
The family of a Londonderry man who died after going missing from hospital on Halloween night say questions about his death must be answered.
Patients recalled for HIV tests - BBC Health News 07/11/06
Hundreds of patients treated by a health care worker diagnosed with HIV and hepatitis B are being recalled.
Hospital bosses plan £7m savings - BBC Health News 07/11/06
Managers at the Royal Cornwall Hospital's Trust have announced a plan to cut £7m from their budget.
International News
Chemical pollution 'harms children's brains' - The Independent 08/11/06
Chemical pollution may have harmed the brains of millions of children around the world in what scientists are calling a "silent pandemic".
Millions of children 'damaged by chemicals' - The Telegraph 08/11/06
Have toxins damaged millions of children? - Daily Mail 07/11/06
Concern over chemicals brain risk - BBC Health News 07/11/06
'The reality is that everything is made of chemicals' - The Telegraph 08/11/06
Scientists believe in monitoring levels of suspect chemicals and the phasing out of dangerous ones. They are worried about hormone disruptors and the role they may play in affecting normal development.
Brown launches vaccination bonds - BBC Health News 07/11/06
Chancellor Gordon Brown has launched a £2.1bn bond scheme aimed at saving 10 million children in the developing world from deadly diseases.
Cheshire and Merseyside News
Not guilty verdict on suicide plunge - Liverpool Echo 07/11/06
A MAN has been acquitted of helping his friend kill herself.
Bed fall could have led to clot - Warrington Guardian 07/11/06
AN 81-year-old woman died from a brain haemorrhage after she fell from her hospital bed.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Health boss fills position left vacant for two years - Lancashire Telegraph 08/11/06
ONE of East Lancashire's most important NHS jobs has been permanently filled - for the first time in two years.
Mobile van offers help to blind - Carlisle News & Star 07/11/06
A MOBILE advice van is visiting Cumbria and south west Scotland to provide support to people with sight problems.
Government’s cash boost for kids’ hospice - Carlisle News & Star 07/11/06
A NEW government cash injection for children’s hospices has been welcomed by organisers of Cumbria’s Jigsaw Appeal.
Hospital shake-up will go ahead - Lancashire Telegraph 07/11/06
COUNCILLORS were accused of betraying patients across East Lancashire after they ratified a decision on a controversial shake-up of health care.
Private health move backed - Lancashire Telegraph 07/11/06
HEALTH chiefs have defended a move to send NHS patients to the private sector after East Lancashire bosses warned it could damage hospital services.
Greater Manchester News
Chemist warns of winter bug drug danger - The Bolton News 07/11/06
A BOLTON pharmacist is urging people not to over-use antibiotics in their bid to beat winter bugs.
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