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Inquiry completed into NHS trust chief

Saturday, November 29, 2008

AN INVESTIGATION into the suspended chief executive of a troubled Westcountry NHS trust has been completed.

A review was ordered in September into how John Watkinson had been running the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust at Treliske, Truro after it emerged his former trust...

Abattoirs shrug off inspectors' strike

Monday, November 24, 2008

FEARS that a meat hygiene inspectors' strike could disrupt supplies of meat in the run-up to Christmas have been quashed as unfounded by...

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'Reckless' doctor freed schizophrenic

Doctor who freed schizophrenic put the public at risk

Thursday, November 20, 2008

A PSYCHIATRIST who released a dangerous schizophrenic from a mental health ward hours before he tried to kill his mother has been found guilty...

Economic downturn hits West hospices

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

THE worsening credit crunch has been blamed for job losses at a hospice which is battling a £1 million deficit. Ten jobs have been axed at...

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One in five of us is obese

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

ONE IN five adults in the South West is obese, according to figures from the Department of Health. And Health Secretary Alan Johnson warns...

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NHS failing 'soldiers with post traumatic stress'

'Soldiers with post traumatic stress need more help'

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

THE NHS has been accused of failing armed forces personnel suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome. New information obtained under the...

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Health workers under attack

Health workers attacked 56,000 times in a year

Monday, November 10, 2008

NHS STAFF suffered almost 56,000 attacks during the past year, according to new figures. The NHS Security Management Service (SMS) revealed...

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Time to tackle binge drinkers

Strategy launched to tackle binge drinkers

Monday, November 03, 2008

BINGE drinkers will be targeted as part of a new strategy to cut down the "highly damaging" consequences of excessive alcohol consumption. A...

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Over-75s set to double in rural areas

Thursday, October 23, 2008

THE number of people living in rural communities aged over 75 is set to almost double in the next 25 years, while those of the same age group...

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Medical staff tell Bradshaw to retract cancer claims

Saturday, October 18, 2008

HEALTH minister Ben Bradshaw has incurred the wrath of more than 200 medical staff after he made remarks about patients "dying unnecessarily"...

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