Minister in pledge on GP safety
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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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Nearly all doctors, nurses and managers think their hospitals need to be made safer for patients, a poll suggests.
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Â· Government failed to follow up patients at riskÂ· Danger of wider infection a 'serious problem'
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The opening hours of GP surgeries will be the focus of talks between doctors and the new health secretary.
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THE Ministry of Health yesterday advised persons currently using Celebrex and any other drug in its class to consult with their physicians with any concerns, following reports of cardiovascular side effects associated with the use of the drug.
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NHS boards are to conduct an audit of all GP practices amid concerns about vaccines in Aberdeen.
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The health secretary is to use a speech to try to allay fears over stripping hospitals of key services.
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GPs are to be given their own budgets to pay for services for their patients.
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Â· Leadership candidate talks of taking risksÂ· Party 'must tackle fear and security issues'
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Health secretary pledges to 'focus remorselessly' on patient care as he prepares to announce new cleanliness regulator.
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A new initiative to encourage the development of more medicines designed specifically for use in children was announced today by Health Minister, Lord Warner.
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A European medicines regulator will today order a safety review of four powerful painkilling drugs taken by more than 750,000 people in Britain amid fears that they could increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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Ministers are writing to every GP in England urging them to accept plans for extended opening hours.
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The watchdog in charge of GPs is more interested in looking after doctors than protecting patients, a &quot;bruising&quot; report into serial killer Dr Harold Shipman said.
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An MP says the debate over a dying African woman being sent home should be about health care in her country.
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New radio and online advertising, which targets children with safety advice when they are most at risk - when they are actually online, was unveiled by Home Office Minister Paul Goggins today.
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Patients will gain a better service from their local pharmacist as Government plans for a more flexible, modernised service moved a step further towards implementation, Health Minister Rosie Winterton announced today.