Minister to close loopholes allowing NHS to poach nurses from poor ...
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The government promised yesterday to close loopholes that have allowed NHS hospitals to poach thousands of nurses and doctors from developing countries with a shortage of medical staff.
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Health Minister Andy Kerr confirms the private sector will be enlisted to help cut NHS waiting lists in Scotland.
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A Labour MP calls for an end to contract cleaning in NHS hospitals in a bid to crack down on the MRSA superbug.
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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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Campaigners have hit out at a decision to restrict NHS access to drugs for a leading cause of blindness.
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The government's shake-up of GP out-of-hours care has been criticised by an inquiry into a death of woman.
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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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The government announces proposals to improve patient safety as a study finds current safeguards are failing.
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The health secretary is expected to announce a reversal of decisions to centralise hospital services.
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Labour may be trying to target hospital cutbacks in areas where rival parties have seats, the Tories claim.
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Doctors were told yesterday to restrict the use of the NHS&#39;s frontline painkiller for very sick patients in an attempt to eke out supplies.
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The justice secretary unveils plans aimed at cutting reoffending rates and drug use in prisons.
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Home secretary unveils a 'zero-tolerance' crackdown on anti-social behaviour, burglary and drug abuse.
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The number of local health boards in Wales should be cut because they don't serve all patients properly, says the health minister.
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Private treatment centres are taking work away from the NHS, according to health service bosses.
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Reforms to the way doctors sign millions of people off from work on health grounds will be proposed by the government on Wednesday, in what ministers call a drive to end a sick note culture.
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The UK government is to crack down on private agencies recruiting medics from developing countries.