Tory review targets public health
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A Conservative Party review targets public health issues like obesity as a top priority for the NHS in England.
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THE government is today expected to announce wide-ranging restrictions on smoking in public - but will stop short of a total ban. Health Secretary John Reid is due to unveil a blueprint for the nation&#39;s health
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A Tory government would take tough action on crime and introduce random drug-testing in schools, shadow home secretary David Davis will say.
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The Health Select Committee is to investigate the role of the body which decides which drugs should be available on the NHS.
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An assembly committee has called for an urgent independent inquiry into hospital-acquired infections.
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Higher taxes on short haul flights and "gas guzzling" cars are among recommendations from the Tories' final policy review group.
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The Scottish smoking ban has led to a significant advance in public health, a study suggests.
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The Government is today launching its most far-reaching plans to tackle the growing public health crisis. The most controversial announcement included
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The government says an NHS trust's proposal to ask smokers to quit before getting surgery is not "health fascism".
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Ministers are planning to introduce a complete ban on smoking in eating establishments in England. The White Paper on Public Health, being unveiled on Tuesday, will propose a ban in restaurants, offices and pubs that serve prepared food.
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Federal drug regulators have started a broad review of the safety of cough and cold remedies meant for children.
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Public health reforms to be piloted in deprived areas in a bid to tackle high levels of poor health.
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The NHS is facing a blitz of inspections as a health watchdog uses new powers to crackdown on infections.
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Campaigners say a ban on smoking in public places could save more lives than new anti-cancer drugs.
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Smoking in pubs, restaurants and the office is expected to be banned later thanks to new Government plans to improve the nation&#39;s health.
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Health secretary John Reid will today face universal condemnation from doctors and health professionals for failing to adopt the one public health measure in his white paper they say would save more lives than any other - a total smoking ban in enclosed
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THE response to publication of public health proposals yesterday suggests that Government policy may yet turn out to be as much about âsmoke and mirrorsâ as it is about smoking.