NHS 'failing' arthritis patients
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People with conditions like arthritis are not receiving proper treatment according to a new survey
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Hundreds of GP surgeries across the UK are "not fit for purpose", a study suggests.
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Private clinics doing NHS operations have not carried out all the treatment they have been paid for, figures show.
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ARTHRITIS sufferers were yesterday warned that a widely-used painkiller increases the risk of heart attack and strokes and were urged to contact their doctors.
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Doctors deny older people treatments they would offer younger patients, a study says.
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Questions are being raised about the NHS's ability to push ahead with plans to close services.
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Reforms of NHS dentistry mean some patients are getting substandard care, critics claim.
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One area physician wishes his patients would call to seek his advice before going cold turkey when it comes to three widely prescribed arthritis medications - Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex.
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Many arthritis sufferers who took the drug Vioxx for severe pain are having trouble finding effective treatment alternatives since the drug was taken off the market by its manufacturer, doctors say.
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Choose and Book unfit for purpose The British Medical Association said today the NHS's Choose and Book system is unfit for purpose and actually limits choice for patients.â¦
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Many elderly people with rheumatoid arthritis may go about their daily activities with no more problem than others their age, a new study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are treated with low-dose steroids for more than 10 years have are more likely to die than patients who are less exposed to these drugs, according to a report published in the Journal of Rheumatology.
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NEW YORK  - Many adults with arthritis  suffer frequent mental distress, and this goes hand-in-hand  with an impaired quality of life, according to researchers from  the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
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Many adults with arthritis suffer frequent mental distress, and this goes hand-in-hand with an impaired quality of life, according to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
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Life & style: Many pamphlets for patients at GP surgeries have no NHS authorisation. Rather, they are put out by companies promoting products
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The government announces proposals to improve patient safety as a study finds current safeguards are failing.
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Gov. Eliot Spitzer said the current system props up failing hospitals and too often overlooks patientsâ needs.