Patients in England will be offered screening for early signs of heart disease, stroke and kidney disease, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said. He said he wanted a more "personalised" NHS with a bigger focus on prevention. Doctors' representatives accused the PM of "inconsistency" because of recent cuts to funding for such conditions.
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