Plans to end health queues in EU
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The EU is set to unveil controversial plans to give every citizen the right to health care across Europe.
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The EU is presenting a 'blue card' that would aim to attract skilled workers to Europe and regulate immigration.
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Health Secretary Alan Johnson is expected to set out how he wants to reform the nation's "sick-note" culture.
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David Cameron's blueprint for NHS reform seeks to abolish government targets for reducing waiting times.
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The European Union, backed by France&#39;s first lady, pushed on Monday for an end to the eight-year ordeal of six foreign medics jailed for life for infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV.
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The European Union's health chief will seek a "comprehensive ban" on smoking in public places across the group's 27 countries, he said on Tuesday.
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The European Commission has proposed a licensing system that would make it easier for European generic drug makers to provide treatments against killer diseases such as AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis to developing countries, it said.
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European countries are urged to face up to the challenges of tackling a cancer "timebomb" among the elderly.
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Europe&#39;s incoming health chief has pledged to crack down on smoking, saying there is no bigger evil to be battled than cigarettes and encouraging national bans across the 25-nation EU.
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Patients have a 'realistic' period to opt out The Department of Health (DoH) has stuck by the "implied consent" model for the central collection of electronic patient records in England, but will provide support for those who want to opt outâ¦
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One in 10 patients entering a European hospital can expect to catch an infection there and drug-resistant microbes caught through healthcare are a rapidly growing threat, EU health officials said on Thursday.
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PATIENTS&#39; safety could be endangered by new European Union rules on health care, doctors&#39; representatives said yesterday. The British Medical Association said they had serious concerns about the impact of
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The European Commission unveiled on  Wednesday a plan to fingerprint all foreigners visiting  Europe's 24-nation border-free area, as part of a series of  border-security proposals.
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Britain, the Netherlands and Spain plan restrictions on immigrant workers from Bulgaria and Romania once the two states join the European Union Jan.Comment
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The European Union has launched a new drive to reduce its regulatory burden on companies, in a bid to tackle one of the most frequent complaints made by business.
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Ministers are expected to signal the go-ahead for the controversial electronic medical records system.
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Health Secretary John Reid today promised the end to the culture of smoking at the bar in the new White Paper on public health. Under the proposals smoking will