Voice loss 'threat' to workforce
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Germs, dust and central heating are partly to blame for an epidemic of voice loss which plagues UK workers, says a report.
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Senior school staff are most worried about changes to working arrangements, a survey says.
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The public must be alerted about the risk that not managing water properly could lead to shortages, MPs warn.
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Concerns raised over senior officers' threat to patient confidentiality.
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Staff at the BBC are bracing themselves for a &quot;very tough year&quot; amid fears that as many as 6,000 jobs will be lost in the attempt to show the government that the corporation is taking necessary &quot;self-help&quot; measures to earn a new charter.
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A firm providing phone and TV services to hospital patients has been accused of pressurising vulnerable people.
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Jobless people who cannot speak English will have to learn the language or face benefit cuts under new plans.
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All is not quiet on the speech front.
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Nine in 10 young people experience signs of hearing damage after a night out, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Noise-filled occupations can lead to hearing loss, but even one hour of training could encourage more workers to take the risk seriously, new research suggests.
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'Significantly exceeds previously estimated workforce-reduction target'
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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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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c41914) has announced the addition of Speech Quality of VoIP: Assessment and Prediction to their offering.
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Patient safety is at risk because of delays in hearing misconduct cases against nurses, the BBC learns.
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Hospitals could be putting patients' lives at risk by sending consultants' letters which need transcribing to India, a group warns.
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MP3 players should carry warnings that users risk damage to their hearing, deafness experts say.
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The minimum wage system could be imperilled by a law banning age discrimination, a business group warns.