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If you want to understand the origins of the headings go to Friday, November 29, 2002.

:: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 ::

International & National Health and Social Care News

Africa's Aids drugs trapped in the laboratory
Kenya has the pills. Now the fight is on to get them to the people
The Guardian 21/05/03

Check-up time
After the inspectors come the improvers, says the new head of local government's management development agency
The Guardian 21/05/03

Children's deaths 'caused by asphyxiation'
The deaths of three babies were probably caused by an adult suffocating them, a leading paediatrician told a court yesterday.
The Independent 20/05/03

Consultants consider industrial action
Senior hospital doctors will discuss taking industrial action in their fight for a new contract at a special meeting in London on Wednesday.
BBC News 20/05/03

Directors escape jail for work deaths
Individual company directors will escape prosecution and imprisonment under legislation to strengthen the offence of corporate manslaughter, the home secretary, David Blunkett, disclosed yesterday.
The Guardian 21/05/03

Dog warning to asthmatics
People with asthma may be putting their health at risk by keeping a dog, scientists have warned.
BBC News 21/05/03

Hacas sees strong demand
Hacas, the social housing, care and health consultancy group, reported pre-tax profit up from £1.7m to £2.4m for the six months to March 31, on turnover 19 per cent ahead to £8.1m.
The Financial Times 21/05/03

Leading surgeon in call to legalise sale of transplant organs
A leading transplant surgeon became the first to call for the sale of human organs to be legalised yesterday so that controls can be imposed on the growing international trade.
The Independent 21/05/03

Ministers 'must step back from running the NHS'
Alan Milburn has underlined how radically he wants to reform the National Health Service, by declaring that it is no longer the government's job to run health services.
The Financial Times 21/05/03

Neglect by hospital is blamed for boy's death
The death of a nine-year-old boy during a routine operation on his finger was caused in part by "neglect", an inquest jury found yesterday.
The Independent 20/05/03


New claim of MMR danger dismissed as 'flawed'
Concern about the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine was raised again yesterday when American research claimed to show a high incidence of neurological problems linked with the jab.
The Independent 21/05/03

NHS inquiry to tackle loss of trust
A breakdown of trust between doctors and patients is causing tension and uncertainty in the NHS, Alan Milburn, the health secretary, warned last night.
The Guardian 21/05/03

Scandal of beef waste in chicken
Food processors have been caught on video boasting that they have developed undetectable methods of adulterating the chicken that goes into hospitals, schools and restaurants with cheap beef waste and water.
The Guardian 21/05/03

Senior doctors threaten action
Senior hospital doctors are meeting at a special conference today to decide how to derail the government's attempts to implement the rejected consultants' contract locally.
The Guardian 21/05/03

Tea 'may fight tooth decay'
Drinking tea may ward off tooth decay and bad breath, according to scientists.
BBC News 20/05/03

Tobacco control pact set for adoption
The decision of the US and Germany to support a far-reaching tobacco control treaty clears away the final obstacles to the adoption tomorrow by the World Health Organisation of the world's first global health pact.
The Financial Times 20/05/03

WHO warns floods in China may boost spread of Sars
The World Health Organ-isation has warned that serious flooding in southern and central China could fuel the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) while undermining the ability of local medical systems to cope with the deadly virus.
The Financial Times 21/05/03

Women who give birth 'naturally' now in the minority
Normal childbirth has for the first time become a minority activity in Britain, marking a new milestone in the history of medicine.
The Independent 20/05/03

Local News

Cumbria

PET KILLED BY OAP'S ELECTRIC FENCE
A CUMBRIAN pensioner who installed electrified wires to keep cats off his flower bed caused a neighbouring family's pet to suffer an "awful death", a court heard.
Cumbrian News and Star 21/05/03

Greater Manchester

Baby for couple who lost son in accident
ANDREW Gregory is the baby born out of tragedy.
Manchester Evening News 21/05/03

Hospital shuts its special care baby unit
A SPECIAL babycare unit is to close because of a lack of doctors.
Middleton Guardian 21/05/03

TB family to quiz medics
THE grieving family of an 18-year-old classroom assistant who died of TB are to meet staff from the doctor's surgery that they claim failed to diagnose the disease.
Manchester Evening News 21/05/03

The crunch for Christie
CRUNCH negotiations were being held today to decide whether vital extra funds will be given to Christie Hospital to prevent chemotherapy being rationed to cancer patients.
Manchester Evening News 21/05/03

Lancashire

Army mum's battle cry
A BLACKPOOL mum has written an angry letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair after she was forced to shell out £200 on kit for her son who was fighting in the Iraq War
The Blackpool Gazette 21/05/03

Tricksters prey on elderly people
POLICE in Pennine Division are urging vulnerable residents to be more vigilant after an increase in distraction burglaries.
Burnley News 21/05/03

Merseyside

Bosses facing 'sickie' problem
Dealing with staff absence was the biggest problem for a growing number of managers, according to a new report.
The Liverpool Echo 21/05/03

Rocker kick-starts housing project
Rock legend David Gilmour is kick-starting a new project to build housing for homeless people and public sector workers in the country's most expensive areas.
The Liverpool Echo 21/05/03

Solicitor's wife said she wanted to die
THE GP wife of a Liverpool solicitor hanged herself after telling her doctor she wanted to die, an inquest heard.
The Liverpool Echo 20/05/03

Terriers' farewell to home and comfort
THEY are ordinary men and women with jobs, homes and families, but Wirral Territorial Army volunteers are putting their lives on hold to help restore peace in war-torn Iraq.
The Liverpool Echo 21/05/03

Wife insures face for £100,000
A woman who is worried her husband might leave her if she loses her looks has insured her face for £100,000.
The Liverpool Echo 21/05/03

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International & National Health and Social Care News

Africa's Aids drugs trapped in the laboratory
Kenya has the pills. Now the fight is on to get them to the people
The Guardian 21/05/03

Check-up time
After the inspectors come the improvers, says the new head of local government's management development agency
The Guardian 21/05/03

Children's deaths 'caused by asphyxiation'
The deaths of three babies were probably caused by an adult suffocating them, a leading paediatrician told a court yesterday.
The Independent 20/05/03

Consultants consider industrial action
Senior hospital doctors will discuss taking industrial action in their fight for a new contract at a special meeting in London on Wednesday.
BBC News 20/05/03

Directors escape jail for work deaths
Individual company directors will escape prosecution and imprisonment under legislation to strengthen the offence of corporate manslaughter, the home secretary, David Blunkett, disclosed yesterday.
The Guardian 21/05/03

Dog warning to asthmatics
People with asthma may be putting their health at risk by keeping a dog, scientists have warned.
BBC News 21/05/03

Hacas sees strong demand
Hacas, the social housing, care and health consultancy group, reported pre-tax profit up from £1.7m to £2.4m for the six months to March 31, on turnover 19 per cent ahead to £8.1m.
The Financial Times 21/05/03

Leading surgeon in call to legalise sale of transplant organs
A leading transplant surgeon became the first to call for the sale of human organs to be legalised yesterday so that controls can be imposed on the growing international trade.
The Independent 21/05/03

Ministers 'must step back from running the NHS'
Alan Milburn has underlined how radically he wants to reform the National Health Service, by declaring that it is no longer the government's job to run health services.
The Financial Times 21/05/03

Neglect by hospital is blamed for boy's death
The death of a nine-year-old boy during a routine operation on his finger was caused in part by "neglect", an inquest jury found yesterday.
The Independent 20/05/03


New claim of MMR danger dismissed as 'flawed'
Concern about the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine was raised again yesterday when American research claimed to show a high incidence of neurological problems linked with the jab.
The Independent 21/05/03

NHS inquiry to tackle loss of trust
A breakdown of trust between doctors and patients is causing tension and uncertainty in the NHS, Alan Milburn, the health secretary, warned last night.
The Guardian 21/05/03

Scandal of beef waste in chicken
Food processors have been caught on video boasting that they have developed undetectable methods of adulterating the chicken that goes into hospitals, schools and restaurants with cheap beef waste and water.
The Guardian 21/05/03

Senior doctors threaten action
Senior hospital doctors are meeting at a special conference today to decide how to derail the government's attempts to implement the rejected consultants' contract locally.
The Guardian 21/05/03

Tea 'may fight tooth decay'
Drinking tea may ward off tooth decay and bad breath, according to scientists.
BBC News 20/05/03

Tobacco control pact set for adoption
The decision of the US and Germany to support a far-reaching tobacco control treaty clears away the final obstacles to the adoption tomorrow by the World Health Organisation of the world's first global health pact.
The Financial Times 20/05/03

WHO warns floods in China may boost spread of Sars
The World Health Organ-isation has warned that serious flooding in southern and central China could fuel the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) while undermining the ability of local medical systems to cope with the deadly virus.
The Financial Times 21/05/03

Women who give birth 'naturally' now in the minority
Normal childbirth has for the first time become a minority activity in Britain, marking a new milestone in the history of medicine.
The Independent 20/05/03

Local News

Cumbria

PET KILLED BY OAP'S ELECTRIC FENCE
A CUMBRIAN pensioner who installed electrified wires to keep cats off his flower bed caused a neighbouring family's pet to suffer an "awful death", a court heard.
Cumbrian News and Star 21/05/03

Greater Manchester

Baby for couple who lost son in accident
ANDREW Gregory is the baby born out of tragedy.
Manchester Evening News 21/05/03

Hospital shuts its special care baby unit
A SPECIAL babycare unit is to close because of a lack of doctors.
Middleton Guardian 21/05/03

TB family to quiz medics
THE grieving family of an 18-year-old classroom assistant who died of TB are to meet staff from the doctor's surgery that they claim failed to diagnose the disease.
Manchester Evening News 21/05/03

The crunch for Christie
CRUNCH negotiations were being held today to decide whether vital extra funds will be given to Christie Hospital to prevent chemotherapy being rationed to cancer patients.
Manchester Evening News 21/05/03

Lancashire

Army mum's battle cry
A BLACKPOOL mum has written an angry letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair after she was forced to shell out £200 on kit for her son who was fighting in the Iraq War
The Blackpool Gazette 21/05/03

Tricksters prey on elderly people
POLICE in Pennine Division are urging vulnerable residents to be more vigilant after an increase in distraction burglaries.
Burnley News 21/05/03

Merseyside

Bosses facing 'sickie' problem
Dealing with staff absence was the biggest problem for a growing number of managers, according to a new report.
The Liverpool Echo 21/05/03

Rocker kick-starts housing project
Rock legend David Gilmour is kick-starting a new project to build housing for homeless people and public sector workers in the country's most expensive areas.
The Liverpool Echo 21/05/03

Solicitor's wife said she wanted to die
THE GP wife of a Liverpool solicitor hanged herself after telling her doctor she wanted to die, an inquest heard.
The Liverpool Echo 20/05/03

Terriers' farewell to home and comfort
THEY are ordinary men and women with jobs, homes and families, but Wirral Territorial Army volunteers are putting their lives on hold to help restore peace in war-torn Iraq.
The Liverpool Echo 21/05/03

Wife insures face for £100,000
A woman who is worried her husband might leave her if she loses her looks has insured her face for £100,000.
The Liverpool Echo 21/05/03

:: Tracy 4:35 AM [+] ::
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International & National Health and Social Care News

Africa's Aids drugs trapped in the laboratory
Kenya has the pills. Now the fight is on to get them to the people
The Guardian 21/05/03

Check-up time
After the inspectors come the improvers, says the new head of local government's management development agency
The Guardian 21/05/03

Children's deaths 'caused by asphyxiation'
The deaths of three babies were probably caused by an adult suffocating them, a leading paediatrician told a court yesterday.
The Independent 20/05/03

Consultants consider industrial action
Senior hospital doctors will discuss taking industrial action in their fight for a new contract at a special meeting in London on Wednesday.
BBC News 20/05/03

Directors escape jail for work deaths
Individual company directors will escape prosecution and imprisonment under legislation to strengthen the offence of corporate manslaughter, the home secretary, David Blunkett, disclosed yesterday.
The Guardian 21/05/03

Dog warning to asthmatics
People with asthma may be putting their health at risk by keeping a dog, scientists have warned.
BBC News 21/05/03

Hacas sees strong demand
Hacas, the social housing, care and health consultancy group, reported pre-tax profit up from £1.7m to £2.4m for the six months to March 31, on turnover 19 per cent ahead to £8.1m.
The Financial Times 21/05/03

Leading surgeon in call to legalise sale of transplant organs
A leading transplant surgeon became the first to call for the sale of human organs to be legalised yesterday so that controls can be imposed on the growing international trade.
The Independent 21/05/03

Ministers 'must step back from running the NHS'
Alan Milburn has underlined how radically he wants to reform the National Health Service, by declaring that it is no longer the government's job to run health services.
The Financial Times 21/05/03

Neglect by hospital is blamed for boy's death
The death of a nine-year-old boy during a routine operation on his finger was caused in part by "neglect", an inquest jury found yesterday.
The Independent 20/05/03


New claim of MMR danger dismissed as 'flawed'
Concern about the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine was raised again yesterday when American research claimed to show a high incidence of neurological problems linked with the jab.
The Independent 21/05/03

NHS inquiry to tackle loss of trust
A breakdown of trust between doctors and patients is causing tension and uncertainty in the NHS, Alan Milburn, the health secretary, warned last night.
The Guardian 21/05/03

Scandal of beef waste in chicken
Food processors have been caught on video boasting that they have developed undetectable methods of adulterating the chicken that goes into hospitals, schools and restaurants with cheap beef waste and water.
The Guardian 21/05/03

Senior doctors threaten action
Senior hospital doctors are meeting at a special conference today to decide how to derail the government's attempts to implement the rejected consultants' contract locally.
The Guardian 21/05/03

Tea 'may fight tooth decay'
Drinking tea may ward off tooth decay and bad breath, according to scientists.
BBC News 20/05/03

Tobacco control pact set for adoption
The decision of the US and Germany to support a far-reaching tobacco control treaty clears away the final obstacles to the adoption tomorrow by the World Health Organisation of the world's first global health pact.
The Financial Times 20/05/03

WHO warns floods in China may boost spread of Sars
The World Health Organ-isation has warned that serious flooding in southern and central China could fuel the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) while undermining the ability of local medical systems to cope with the deadly virus.
The Financial Times 21/05/03

Women who give birth 'naturally' now in the minority
Normal childbirth has for the first time become a minority activity in Britain, marking a new milestone in the history of medicine.
The Independent 20/05/03

Local News

Cumbria

PET KILLED BY OAP'S ELECTRIC FENCE
A CUMBRIAN pensioner who installed electrified wires to keep cats off his flower bed caused a neighbouring family's pet to suffer an "awful death", a court heard.
Cumbrian News and Star 21/05/03

Greater Manchester

Baby for couple who lost son in accident
ANDREW Gregory is the baby born out of tragedy.
Manchester Evening News 21/05/03

Hospital shuts its special care baby unit
A SPECIAL babycare unit is to close because of a lack of doctors.
Middleton Guardian 21/05/03

TB family to quiz medics
THE grieving family of an 18-year-old classroom assistant who died of TB are to meet staff from the doctor's surgery that they claim failed to diagnose the disease.
Manchester Evening News 21/05/03

The crunch for Christie
CRUNCH negotiations were being held today to decide whether vital extra funds will be given to Christie Hospital to prevent chemotherapy being rationed to cancer patients.
Manchester Evening News 21/05/03

Lancashire

Army mum's battle cry
A BLACKPOOL mum has written an angry letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair after she was forced to shell out £200 on kit for her son who was fighting in the Iraq War
The Blackpool Gazette 21/05/03

Tricksters prey on elderly people
POLICE in Pennine Division are urging vulnerable residents to be more vigilant after an increase in distraction burglaries.
Burnley News 21/05/03

Merseyside

Bosses facing 'sickie' problem
Dealing with staff absence was the biggest problem for a growing number of managers, according to a new report.
The Liverpool Echo 21/05/03

Rocker kick-starts housing project
Rock legend David Gilmour is kick-starting a new project to build housing for homeless people and public sector workers in the country's most expensive areas.
The Liverpool Echo 21/05/03

Solicitor's wife said she wanted to die
THE GP wife of a Liverpool solicitor hanged herself after telling her doctor she wanted to die, an inquest heard.
The Liverpool Echo 20/05/03

Terriers' farewell to home and comfort
THEY are ordinary men and women with jobs, homes and families, but Wirral Territorial Army volunteers are putting their lives on hold to help restore peace in war-torn Iraq.
The Liverpool Echo 21/05/03

Wife insures face for £100,000
A woman who is worried her husband might leave her if she loses her looks has insured her face for £100,000.
The Liverpool Echo 21/05/03

:: Tracy 3:55 AM [+] ::
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International & National Health and Social Care News

Africa's Aids drugs trapped in the laboratory
Kenya has the pills. Now the fight is on to get them to the people
The Guardian 21/05/03

Check-up time
After the inspectors come the improvers, says the new head of local government's management development agency
The Guardian 21/05/03

Children's deaths 'caused by asphyxiation'
The deaths of three babies were probably caused by an adult suffocating them, a leading paediatrician told a court yesterday.
The Independent 20/05/03

Consultants consider industrial action
Senior hospital doctors will discuss taking industrial action in their fight for a new contract at a special meeting in London on Wednesday.
BBC News 20/05/03

Directors escape jail for work deaths
Individual company directors will escape prosecution and imprisonment under legislation to strengthen the offence of corporate manslaughter, the home secretary, David Blunkett, disclosed yesterday.
The Guardian 21/05/03

Dog warning to asthmatics
People with asthma may be putting their health at risk by keeping a dog, scientists have warned.
BBC News 21/05/03

Hacas sees strong demand
Hacas, the social housing, care and health consultancy group, reported pre-tax profit up from £1.7m to £2.4m for the six months to March 31, on turnover 19 per cent ahead to £8.1m.
The Financial Times 21/05/03

Leading surgeon in call to legalise sale of transplant organs
A leading transplant surgeon became the first to call for the sale of human organs to be legalised yesterday so that controls can be imposed on the growing international trade.
The Independent 21/05/03

Ministers 'must step back from running the NHS'
Alan Milburn has underlined how radically he wants to reform the National Health Service, by declaring that it is no longer the government's job to run health services.
The Financial Times 21/05/03

Neglect by hospital is blamed for boy's death
The death of a nine-year-old boy during a routine operation on his finger was caused in part by "neglect", an inquest jury found yesterday.
The Independent 20/05/03


New claim of MMR danger dismissed as 'flawed'
Concern about the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine was raised again yesterday when American research claimed to show a high incidence of neurological problems linked with the jab.
The Independent 21/05/03

NHS inquiry to tackle loss of trust
A breakdown of trust between doctors and patients is causing tension and uncertainty in the NHS, Alan Milburn, the health secretary, warned last night.
The Guardian 21/05/03

Scandal of beef waste in chicken
Food processors have been caught on video boasting that they have developed undetectable methods of adulterating the chicken that goes into hospitals, schools and restaurants with cheap beef waste and water.
The Guardian 21/05/03

Senior doctors threaten action
Senior hospital doctors are meeting at a special conference today to decide how to derail the government's attempts to implement the rejected consultants' contract locally.
The Guardian 21/05/03

Tea 'may fight tooth decay'
Drinking tea may ward off tooth decay and bad breath, according to scientists.
BBC News 20/05/03

Tobacco control pact set for adoption
The decision of the US and Germany to support a far-reaching tobacco control treaty clears away the final obstacles to the adoption tomorrow by the World Health Organisation of the world's first global health pact.
The Financial Times 20/05/03

WHO warns floods in China may boost spread of Sars
The World Health Organ-isation has warned that serious flooding in southern and central China could fuel the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) while undermining the ability of local medical systems to cope with the deadly virus.
The Financial Times 21/05/03

Women who give birth 'naturally' now in the minority
Normal childbirth has for the first time become a minority activity in Britain, marking a new milestone in the history of medicine.
The Independent 20/05/03

Local News

Cumbria

PET KILLED BY OAP'S ELECTRIC FENCE
A CUMBRIAN pensioner who installed electrified wires to keep cats off his flower bed caused a neighbouring family's pet to suffer an "awful death", a court heard.
Cumbrian News and Star 21/05/03

Greater Manchester

Baby for couple who lost son in accident
ANDREW Gregory is the baby born out of tragedy.
Manchester Evening News 21/05/03

Hospital shuts its special care baby unit
A SPECIAL babycare unit is to close because of a lack of doctors.
Middleton Guardian 21/05/03

TB family to quiz medics
THE grieving family of an 18-year-old classroom assistant who died of TB are to meet staff from the doctor's surgery that they claim failed to diagnose the disease.
Manchester Evening News 21/05/03

The crunch for Christie
CRUNCH negotiations were being held today to decide whether vital extra funds will be given to Christie Hospital to prevent chemotherapy being rationed to cancer patients.
Manchester Evening News 21/05/03

Lancashire

Army mum's battle cry
A BLACKPOOL mum has written an angry letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair after she was forced to shell out £200 on kit for her son who was fighting in the Iraq War
The Blackpool Gazette 21/05/03

Tricksters prey on elderly people
POLICE in Pennine Division are urging vulnerable residents to be more vigilant after an increase in distraction burglaries.
Burnley News 21/05/03

Merseyside

Bosses facing 'sickie' problem
Dealing with staff absence was the biggest problem for a growing number of managers, according to a new report.
The Liverpool Echo 21/05/03

Rocker kick-starts housing project
Rock legend David Gilmour is kick-starting a new project to build housing for homeless people and public sector workers in the country's most expensive areas.
The Liverpool Echo 21/05/03

Solicitor's wife said she wanted to die
THE GP wife of a Liverpool solicitor hanged herself after telling her doctor she wanted to die, an inquest heard.
The Liverpool Echo 20/05/03

Terriers' farewell to home and comfort
THEY are ordinary men and women with jobs, homes and families, but Wirral Territorial Army volunteers are putting their lives on hold to help restore peace in war-torn Iraq.
The Liverpool Echo 21/05/03

Wife insures face for £100,000
A woman who is worried her husband might leave her if she loses her looks has insured her face for £100,000.
The Liverpool Echo 21/05/03

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