Health secretary defends sell-off
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Patricia Hewitt insists the privatisation of a health supply service is a good move for staff and the NHS.
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An UK MP says the debate over a dying Ghanaian woman being sent home should be about health care in Ghana.
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JOHN Reid, the Health Secretary, was yesterday accused of suppressing a report from medical experts warning that the risks of passive smoking are greater than initially thought.
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Assembly Health Minister Jane Hutt reveals how Â£30m funding for the NHS  will be used in a bid to cut waiting times.
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The NHS is too vast for politicians to hand over to an independent board to run, says the health secretary.
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Health Secretary Alan Johnson is accused of accepting a donation channelled through a third party.
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The head of London&#39;s largest hospital says he is optimistic massive staff cuts can be avoided despite a $53-million deficit and a warning from Ontario&#39;s health minister that hospitals must balance their budgets.
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The new chairman of a health trust criticised over clostridium difficile deaths says care is improving.
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The environment minister defends her decision to consider a privately-funded Giant's Causeway centre.
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S  Africa's health department is criticised for newspaper advertisements defending the minister in a court case.
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Tony Blair has defended his record on the NHS, and said the service was in much better shape than when he came to office in 1997.
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Gordon Brown defends decision by home secretary over police pay, despite calls for her to quit
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Union leaders react with fury to news that the NHS has underspent by Â£500m as a result of aggressive cuts imposed by health secretary.
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Home Secretary Charles Clarke defends plans to tighten immigration rules ahead of a major shake-up.
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TORONTO (CP) - Health Minister George Smitherman dismissed as &quot;ridiculous&quot; Tuesday opposition claims that he has been intimidating hospital administrators into keeping mum about potential cuts.
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Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has been questioned by police investigating allegations of &quot;cash for honours&quot;.
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Doctors have criticised the appointment of a top PR firm to sell the overhaul of the NHS IT system.