Showing posts with label Mass Screening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mass Screening. Show all posts

Health check is a £1m lifesaver - The Bolton News 25th November 2008

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

A LEADING Bolton doctor has told how the cost of The BIG Bolton Health Check will be the best £1 million the Primary Care Trust will spend this year.

Dr Stephen Liversedge, who is spearheading the campaign, said the PCT will spend £410 million from April, 2008, to April, 2009, but the cash invested in the health check “was the best million of the 410 in terms of saving lives”.

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tags: The Bolton News, Diagnosis, Primary Care, Public Health, Mass Screening, GMHN, Health, News

Down's: parents think again - The Independent 24th November 2008

Monday, November 24, 2008

More babies are being born with Down's syndrome than at any time since screening began. Jerome Taylor discovers why

Parents appear to be more willing to bring a child with Down's syndrome into the world because British society has become increasingly accepting of the genetic abnormality which affects one in every 1,000 babies.

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tags: Obstetrics, Disabilities, Health, News, Downs Syndrome, Mass Screening, UHN, The Independent

Additional Story

  1. Down’s births increase in a caring Britain - The Times 24th November 2008
  2. Why more mothers are choosing to have Down's syndrome babies instead of opting for an abortion - Daily Mail 24th November 2008
  3. It happened to me: I decided to keep my Down’s baby - Daily Mail 22nd November 2008
  4. Down's births rise despite tests - BBC Health News 24th November 2008
  5. 'I can't imagine her any other way' - BBC Health News 24th November 2008