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• Fears over child protection at one third of NHS trusts

  
  NHS: The McCanns' Abuse of Power — Authority: 138
  More than 140 NHS trusts have been challenged over the adequacy of their child protection procedures by the Care Quality Commission in the wake of the Baby Peter scandal. By Andrew Gilligan Trusts are responsible for declaring whether they meet basic standards for child protection as part of the health services ...
  5 hours ago

• Firm that hired GP loses NHS contract

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Take Care Now to be replaced in east Cambridgeshire amid new safety concerns over shifts The private company that hired a foreign doctor who accidentally killed a patient on his first UK shift as a locum has had an NHS contract terminated early due to new safety concerns, the Guardian can reveal. Checks on Take ...
  12 hours ago

• Young People In Hillingdon To Receive Information On How To Get Chlamydia Tests Through The Post, UK

  
  Information on HPV — Authority: 143
  During this month, more than 40,000 young people in Hillingdon will be receiving Chlamydia information through the post and a chance to order a free Chlamydia postal test kit. Young people can get tested for free at many sites in the borough including their GP, local Pharmacies, Contraception and sexual health ...
  13 hours ago

• What is crown lengthening?

  
  Cosmetic Dentistry Guide — Authority: 151
  Q. what is crown lengthening ? A. Crown lengthening is surgery to increase the length of a tooth usually by removing the gum and / or bone to improve the cosmetic apperance of teeth or help retain a crown Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic Clinical Director www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 01245 268 494 104 ...
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• Voting intentions of GPs and NHS managers

  
  UK Polling Report — Authority: 127
  There were two purported polls of medical professionals this week. A survey by Pulse , a magazine for GPs, surveyed 326 GPs on their voting intentions and found support standing at CON 52%, LAB 8%, LDEM 22%. Meanwhile a survey of NHS managers by the Health Service Journal found voting intentions at CON 29%, LAB ...
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• My diet problems has caused severe dental issues

  
  Cosmetic Dentistry Guide — Authority: 151
  Q. Hi, I had a really bad diet throughout my youth years and now i’m in to my late 20’s it is catching up with me (I suffered a food disorder and now i have cured that over the last year and massively improved my diet i also suffered from regurgitation due to the poor diet and stomach acid coming back up has not ...
  2 days ago

• Foundation hospitals: Private patients, public concern | Editorial

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 154
  Tony Blairs critics once dared to hope Gordon Brown had a plan to stop the slide towards the privatisation of public services. When he declared "the town square is more than a marketplace" , it was imagined he had closely scrutinised all questions concerning the proper boundary between the public and the private ...
  2 days ago

• Crohns Comedians Suicide Story Part 2 for Corporate Mental Health Gig – Gareth Berliner

  
  Crohns Colitis IBD and IBS info — Authority: 144
  This is Part 2 of a corporate gig I had to do promoting NHS Mental Health Services for Young Men, who have the highest rates for Suicide in the UK. The set had to be performed in two parts to accomodate other things within the whole show. The Suicide story is from My first solo show, GUTLESS. Which is about my battle ...
  2 days ago

• This week: David Cameron, Simon Mann and Sir Christopher Kelly

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Lucy Mangan on the people in the spotlight Iron laddie David Cameron So, Dave, how went the week? Did you announce a series of strikingly brilliant policies to sort out the NHS? Innovative solutions for the economic crisis, starting with using Georges pocket money to recapitalise Lloyds TSB? No? What did happen ...
  2 days ago

• the problem with NPfIT is the “NP” bit

  
  Alternate Seat of TYR — Authority: 419
  Something interesting about the NHS NPfIT project. During my recently completed two-week conference binge, I spoke to people from a British telecommunications company who were fresh, if that’s the word, from tangling with the NHS IT Zombie, and had apparently escaped before it ate their brains with a spoon. I also ...
  2 days ago

• Mike O’Brien on Quality and the Future of the NHS

  
  High Quality Care For All — Authority: 123
  Mike OBrien The NHS Employers conference was held this week , and several speakers gave their thoughts on the readiness of NHS staff to improve the quality of care they deliver while at the same time driving productivity gains. The Health Minister, Mike O’Brien, was one of those speakers, and he reflected upon ...
  2 days ago

• 13.7m working days a year lost through stress

  
  ICM Commercial & Business News — Authority: 435
  Guidance has been issued by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), to combat the estimated 13.7m working days a year which are lost due to work-related mental health conditions. According to NICE, time off due to work-related mental health conditions including stress, anxiety and depression ...
  3 days ago

• Baby units in UK need improvement, funding

  
  Baby Chums — Authority: 577
  Baby units require more staff to reach a critical goal of one-to-one care, but funding may be difficult to find. A report by the National Audit Office two years ago found that care of sick babies in many neonatal units was lacking. This prompted the creation of The Neonatal Taskforce, chaired by NHS medical director ...
  3 days ago

• Result! ME is recategorised on the NHS Choices website

  
  The Answer's 42 — Authority: 106
  When the NHS Choices website posted the Independents story about researchers finding a “strong link” with a retrovirus called XMRV , I was dismayed to see that it was listed in the menu under the "mental health" category. As theres nothing wrong with my mental health and its now generally accepted that ME ...
  4 days ago

• International study shows UK GPs rate improvements to their health service highest

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Andy Burnham welcomed the findings at a speech in Washington, and said it showed that the overhaul of the health service had paid off GPs rate improvements to the quality of patient care in the UK more highly than doctors in 10 other industrialised countries rate their health services, according to an international ...
  4 days ago

• NHS better than American health care

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 974
  NHS care gives quick and effective treatment according to think tank.
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• Help patients choose their care | Ruth Robertson

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Few people use the data available on hospital performance – more must be done to make it accessible and relevant Last time your GP referred you to hospital, did they ask which one you wanted to go to? Many people dont realise that in England, patients have a right to treatment from any NHS or private sector ...
  4 days ago

• Will crown lengthening procedure affect in having an implant?

  
  Cosmetic Dentistry Guide — Authority: 151
  Q. I had a crown on my front incisor, next to big tooth, and the tooth broke at gum level. I have had a root filling and a post put in with a temporary crown. My dentist wants to do a crown lengthening procedure and fit a new crown. Is this the best solution and will it affect my being able to have an implant if ...
  4 days ago

• How does teeth whitening work with a crown in place?

  
  Cosmetic Dentistry Guide — Authority: 151
  Q. I wanted to get my teeth whitened but i have a crown on my right front tooth and on my left front tooth the anamel wore away really bad so my dentist put some sort of layer on top of it , can i still whiten my teeth and if i do will it change the color of my crown? A. Thanks for your question, whitening ...
  4 days ago

• UK GPs put highest value on better patient care, says international study

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  GPs rate improvements to the quality of patient care more highly than doctors in 10 other industrialised countries, according to an international study released today. Coincidentally, British primary care physicians also emerge as those most likely to be financially rewarded for meeting medical targets or care goals. ...
  4 days ago

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