Criminal checks for all NHS staff
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All new NHS staff will have to undergo Criminal Records Bureau checks, health officials are to announce.
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John Reid unveils a crackdown targeting "foreigners" illegally in the UK who "steal our benefits" and  NHS services.
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System of spot checks by inspectors is unveiled after claims that elderly patients are left unfed and lying in filthy sheets.
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Prosecutors say they have all the information they need to decide whether to bring any "cash for honours" charges.
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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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The health minister pledges to investigate claims of waiting list manipulation.
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Cleanliness inspectors are sent into two hospitals for spot checks following concerns over poor hygiene.
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NI nurses are to receive the full pay award recommended by the Independent Pay Review Body
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Home secretary unveils a 'zero-tolerance' crackdown on anti-social behaviour, burglary and drug abuse.
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Every resident and visitor to Britain must be added to a national DNA database in order to help solve more crimes and make the system fairer and less discriminatory towards ethic groups, a senior judge said Wednesday.
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CAPE TOWN British Health Secretary John Hutton yesterday announced new measures to curb the poaching of South African doctors and nurses.
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Seven doctors are to face misconduct charges following the inquiry into the activities of killer GP, Harold Shipman.
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Prison officers in England and Wales are due to report for work as normal after their national strike was ended.
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Thousands of staff are being trained to police the smoking ban in bars, restaurants and shops in England.
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Eight people arrested over failed car bombings in Glasgow and London all have links with the NHS.
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The Chief Inspector of Probation says demands on staff mean many offenders are not being monitored properly.
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Police chiefs across Britain are to review criminal cases in which DNA samples may have been missed.