Brown pledges hospital bug battle
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Gordon Brown sets out his plans for the NHS, including a "deep clean" of hospitals, as the Labour conference begins.
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Tory leader Michael Howard is to unveil plans to introduce hospital matrons with the power to shut dirty wards.
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An international health partnership aimed at directing medical assistance more effectively to some of the world's poorest countries will be launched by Gordon Brown today.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown launched an international initiative Wednesday to improve the quality of healthcare in some of the world&#39;s poorest countries.
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Gordon Brown is set to be pressed on plans for a snap election during his second prime ministerial news conference.
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Health minister Brian Gibbons plans to visit hospitals to see emergency admissions problems for himself.
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The government is launching a proactive fight to tackle MRSA and other hospital infections.
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The UK is drawing up plans to deal with a possible outbreak of blu flu.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Saturday called a meeting of the government&#39;s civil contingencies cell COBRA to discuss the latest confirmed cases of foot and mouth disease.
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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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Chancellor Gordon Brown will have an audience with Pope Benedict XVI during a trip to Rome to launch a scheme aimed at providing life-saving vaccines to millions of children in the developing world.Mr Brown ...Comment
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised a new drive to transform the health service and schools on Monday, but again failed to stamp out speculation he may call an early general election.
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Dozens of hospital wards across the UK have been forced to close due to outbreaks of winter virus
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Unison calls on Chancellor Gordon Brown to set aside money for the NHS in his Budget plans.
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"This partnership could literally save lives, by coordinating investment in healthcare that is free, public and well-staffed"  LONDON  - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Wednesday a global health campaign to target aid more effectively at the basic needs of poor countries.The International Health Partnership, to be officially launched on September 5, aims to reduce child and maternal mortality and tackle diseases such as HIV/AIDS by building long-term health infrastructures in developing countries.The scheme will bring together donor countries like Britain, Germany, Canada and Norway as well as the World Bank and World Health Organisation. Rich nations would submit long-term health plans and international agencies would commit to better coordinate funding and efforts on the ground. Read more
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PM launches drive to avert 200,000 deaths a year in new attempt to regain initiative from Tories
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Labour may be trying to target hospital cutbacks in areas where rival parties have seats, the Tories claim.