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UK network 'ready' for swine flu - BBC Health News 15th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:41:15 -0000

BT is confident it can cope with the extra demands the swine flu pandemic may put on the UK's broadband network.

It follows a meeting in Whitehall of emergency services which raised doubts about whether the network could cope.

Tags: Internet Information Technology H1N1 Influenza Pandemic

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'Better data needed' on swine flu - BBC Health News 15th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:40:44 -0000

The government must map the spread of swine flu more accurately in order to predict the number of people who are likely to die from it, scientists say.

Researchers at Imperial College say data is vital to ensure the country is "best prepared to fight the pandemic".

Tags: H1N1 Influenza Pandemic Epidemiology Health

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'The myth of the chemical cure' - BBC Health News 15th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:40:26 -0000

Taking a pill to treat depression is widely believed to work by reversing a chemical imbalance.\n\nBut in this week's Scrubbing Up health column, Dr Joanna Moncrieff, of the department of mental health sciences at University College London, says they actually put people into "drug-induced states".

Tags: Depression Mental Health Drug Therapy Health News

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NHS Direct: struggling with swine flu - BBC Health News 15th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:40:14 -0000

Many people concerned about swine flu have turned to NHS Direct for help, but the telephone helpline which is supposed to take the pressure off doctors is now trying to take the pressure off itself.\n\nThe service, set up in 1997, has long been a target for criticism from doctors who have attacked what they see as its over-cautiousness.

Tags: NHS Direct H1N1 Influenza Pandemic Epidemiology

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Holy water ban to halt swine flu - BBC Health News 15th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:40:02 -0000

A bishop has advised that holy water be removed from churches in a bid to halt the spread of swine flu.\n\nThe Bishop of Chelmsford, the Right Reverend John Gladwin, said at some churches people were invited make a sign of the cross using holy water.

Tags: Religion Infection Control H1N1 Influenza Epidemiology

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Failed asylum seekers health help - BBC Health News 15th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:39:53 -0000

Failed asylum seekers in Wales who have been told they cannot stay in Britain can now have access to free NHS care.\n\nA change in regulations was confirmed by the assembly government in June, and came in to force on Wednesday.

Tags: Asylum Seekers NHS Health News Ethics

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Surgeon cleared over brain injury - BBC Health News 14th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:35:25 -0000

A surgeon who cut into a patient's brain during a sinus operation has been cleared by the General Medical Council.

Peter Rogers, then 58, suffered brain damage as a result of surgeon George Murty's mistake at the private Bupa Leicester Hospital in May 2002.

Tags: Surgery Negligence Jurisprudence Health News

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Flu doctor death 'not suspicious' - BBC Health News 14th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:34:41 -0000

The death of a GP who was confirmed as having swine flu is not being treated as suspicious, the NHS has said.

Dr Michael Day, 64, who was a GP from Dunstable, died on Saturday.

Tags: H1N1 Mortality Pandemic Influenza Epidemiology

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Liverpool doctor ‘touched colleagues’ breasts’ - Liverpool Daily Post 15th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:27:27 -0000

A MERSEYSIDE hospital doctor has been called before the General Medical Council after being accused of indecently touching colleagues.

Dr Waqar Azim is alleged to have touched the breasts of three female nursing assistants, known only as Ms A, Ms B and Ms D while he worked at the University Hospital Aintree, in Fazakerley.

Tags: Sexual Abuse Medical Staff Professional Discipline Jurisprudence Health

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Suspension as Wirral NHS Trust announces investigation into waiting time “irregularities”. - Liverpool Daily Post 14th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:26:36 -0000

A MAJOR hospital has launched an investigation into allegations of “irregularities” in its A&E waiting time figures.

Wirral University Hospital Trust has confirmed it is carrying out an “urgent” inquiry and one member of staff has been suspended at Arrowe Park hospital.

The Daily Post understands that member of staff is Maria Jeffery, a manager on the A&E ward.

Tags: Waiting Times Accident and Emergency Departments Professional Discipline Statistical Data Health

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Hospital announces Wirral probe into Arrowe Park waiting times - Liverpool Echo 14th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:26:00 -0000

A MAJOR hospital today launched a probe into allegations of “irregularities” in A&E waiting time figures.

Wirral University Hospital Trust confirmed it is carrying out an “urgent” inquiry and one member of staff has been suspended at Arrowe Park hospital.

Tags: Waiting Times Accident and Emergency Departments Professional Discipline Statistical Data Health

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Swine flu vaccine still months away, says global health chief - The Guardian 15th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:05:23 -0000

Head of World Health Organisation casts doubt on government's claim that first stocks will arrive in August

Tags: H1N1 Mortality Influenza Epidemiology Pandemic

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Swine flu: health experts 'surprised' by spread of virus in the UK - The Guardian 14th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:04:56 -0000

One of the world's most respected influenza scientists said today that health officials had been surprised by the spread of swine flu.

Dr Alan Hay, director of the London-based World Influenza Centre, said the extensive summer outbreak in Britain had not followed expected patterns and warned the Department of Health needed to be prepared for a more deadly form of the disease.

Tags: H1N1 Mortality Influenza Epidemiology Pandemic

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Amid calls for calm, NHS gets ready to face swine flu emergency - The Guardian 14th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:04:29 -0000

Scientists and health experts plan for the worst while ministers aim to contain anxiety

Tags: H1N1 Mortality Influenza Epidemiology Pandemic

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Firms, schools and churches rush to cope with swine flu outbreak - The Guardian 14th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:04:10 -0000

Major companies have been planning for months how they might cope with a widening swine flu outbreak, but as the pace of the outbreak accelerates, smaller firms, schools and even churches are beginning to work out what to do if the virus spreads to significant numbers of people.

Companies in hotspots of infection, notably London, Birmingham and the north of England, have reported disruption, including the Sellafield nuclear plant in Cumbria, where tests were being carried out this week on several suspected cases.

Tags: H1N1 Mortality Influenza Epidemiology Pandemic

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Elderly face £20,000 bill in plan to defuse population timebomb - The Guardian 14th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:03:24 -0000

Radical changes to the way care for elderly people is funded were outlined yesterday in a green paper that confronts the soaring costs of looking after an increasingly old and frail population.

Elderly people could be compelled to pay up to £20,000 to insure themselves against the cost of being cared for at the end of their lives. The proposals are designed to replace a system that the government describes as unjust with one that is "fair, simple and affordable for everyone".

Tags: Older People Insurance Industry Health News UHN

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Care: New ideas for old problems - The Guardian 15th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:02:59 -0000

Old age is awash with euphemism: on Monday the government launched its "building a society for all ages" strategy, complete with a "good place to grow old programme", an "active at 60 package" and a "grandparents summit". All this was bundled up with a welcome decision to accelerate the end of fixed retirement dates, and so move away from the existing legal discrimination which allows employers to shunt out competent workers on the grounds of age.

Tags: Older People Insurance Industry Health News UHN

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Andy Burnham: I want to end cruel lottery of care for elderly - The Guardian 14th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:02:32 -0000

Health secretary says he wants to create a fair and universal system involving a national care insurance scheme

Tags: Older People Insurance Industry Health News UHN

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Paying for long-term care - The Guardian 14th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:02:15 -0000

How expensive is a care home and what can I do to protect my savings being swallowed up in fees?

Tags: Older People Insurance Industry Health News UHN

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Devoted couple end their lives together at Swiss clinic - The Guardian 14th July 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:01:28 -0000

A couple choosing to die together may appear to be the ultimate expression of mutual devotion, but double euthanasia sometimes raises awkward questions.

In February this year, Peter Duff, 80, and his wife Penelope, 70, who had both been suffering from cancer, set out for the Dignitas clinic. They had told friends they were leaving their £2m house in Bath in order to move to a second home in Dorset.

Tags: Euthanasia Suicide Ethics Health News

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