NHS trusts set hearing aid target
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Ministers are advising the NHS to use the private sector to help tackle waiting lists for hearing aids.
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Ministers have made tackling hospital infections and hitting waiting targets as key priorities for the coming year.
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Dentists should be forced to meet NHS work quotas rather than focusing on private treatments, campaigners say.
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Up to Â£45m could be spent on infection control nurses, isolation nurses and antimicrobial pharmacists for every hospital trust
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Blog: New devices help remove the stigma of hearing aid use for aging baby boomers, and help preserve the auditory environment for the rest of us.
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More U.S. Medicare beneficiaries  with severe hearing loss could soon receive implantable devices  that help recreate sound, government officials said in a  proposal on Friday.
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Patients are to be asked their views on NHS treatment in Scotland in a bid to improve services.
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NHS services for patients with hearing and balance disorders are inadequate, warns the Royal College of Physicians.
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Patients who are violent to NHS staff could be made to pay for their treatment, under Lib Dem proposals.
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NHS trusts are slashing funding for homoeopathic services amid concerns about efficacy and the need to cut costs.
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Health Secretary Alan Johnson is expected to set out how he wants to reform the "sick-note" culture.
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People are having to wait up to five years for the latest digital hearing aids, a report has found.
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A plea by doctors' leaders to give greater protection to family GPs will be acted upon, the health minister promises.
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Health trusts refuse to fund a vital treatment for some elderly people losing their sight, the BBC learns.
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A detailed breakdown of NHS spending shows money is reaching key health priority, the government says.
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Older women taking certain hormone replacement therapy may suffer hearing damage, scientists report.
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The NHS should focus more on customer service to improve performance and staff morale, says a report.