Fertility treatment fund 'halved'
BBC News
Funding for fertility treatment in the Isle of Man is to be cut by half, the government has said. Last year it helped 32 couples conceive - at a cost of £100000 - but this year that will be capped and reduced to £50000. The saving will be made by ...
Inequality of Scottish IVF is revealedScotsman
IVF 'postcode lottery' across Scotland revealedTelegraph.co.uk
Doctor speaks out against IVF funding cutIsle of Man Today

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Report criticises state of our hospital kitchens
This is Local London
Food preparation areas in seven wards at the Turner Road hospital were found to be below par in a recent audit. Bosses have been told to upgrade the facilities. A report to Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust's board ...
Hospital staff warned over parking in disabled baysChelmsford Weekly News
Hospital ward is 'under threat' due to £500k cutbacksBurton Mail
Hospital parking fees up for staff and patientsYourthanet

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Top rating for Tiverton hospital
This Is The Westcountry
A NATIONAL survey of hospitals released this week shows that inspectors rate Tiverton Community Hospital among the best in England. A survey organised by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) rated the environment, catering, cleanliness and privacy ...
Hospital kitchens have right recipeBicester News
New plan to help elderly patients stay at homeNorfolk Eastern Daily Press
East Lancs hospitals get excellent ratingsBlackburn Citizen

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NHS Reforms Are A 'Reckless Gamble'
Sky News
The former health secretary is to accuse the coalition Government of taking a "reckless gamble" with its plans to reform the NHS. Andy Burnham will make the announcement when he launches a "defend our NHS" campaign, designed to highlight Labour's ...
Labour slams 'reckless NHS gamble'The Press Association
Public are denied say in review of maternity unitManchester Evening News
Health secretary accused of U-turn on hospital cutbacksThe Guardian
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Use of diabetes drugs rises 40 per cent in five years: official data
Telegraph.co.uk
Prescriptions for drugs to treat diabetes have increased 40 per cent in five years as the obesity epidemic and improved diagnosis increases the number of people on the medicines. By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor Last year there were 35.5m prescriptions ...
Cost of drugs to treat diabetes rises 40%OnMedica
SOARING COST OF DIABETESExpress.co.uk
Diabetes Drug Prescriptions in England Up By 40%A Sweet Life (blog)

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Alcohol 'helps alleviate arthritis'
Nursing Times
Drinking alcohol helps prevent rheumatoid arthritis and alleviates symptoms in those who have the condition, according to new research. People who never drink are four times as likely to develop RA compared with those who drink alcohol on at least 10 ...
Could a drink a day keep arthritis at bay?The Guardian
Drinking may lessen the effects of rheumatoid arthritis, study findsLos Angeles Times
Alcohol and arthritis link examinedNHS Choices
Metro -Nursing in Practice -BBC News
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High blood pressure in 5 million young people
Mirror.co.uk
Soaring levels have been blamed on a hectic lifestyle with little exercise. Poor diet, smoking and drinking are also main causes. High blood pressure, which can lead to heart attacks or strokes, usually affects older people ...
Lulu Sinclair, Sky News OnlineSky News
One in Three Young Scots Suffer High BPTopNews United Kingdom (blog)

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Health warning for pregnant women
BBC News
A leading Isle of Man doctor has added his backing to a call for women to retain a healthy weight before and during pregnancy. The UK's health watchdog NICE issued new guidelines encouraging people not to eat for two once they conceive. ...
Don't eat for two, pregnant women advisedTimes of India
New weight advice for pregnancyNHS Choices
Mothers must lose baby weight before getting pregnant again, NICE saysTelegraph.co.uk
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Cash crisis hospital paid NHS chief £2557 a day... to cut costs!
Daily Mail
A cash-strapped NHS hospital paid £2557 a day for an interim boss, it emerged yesterday. For working just 97 days during his ten-month stint in charge, Derek Smith earned a staggering £248041. ...
NHS trust pays £2500 a day to hire cost-cutterMirror.co.uk
Call for action over 'overstretched' A&E in CoventryBBC News
Trust slammed over chief's wagesThe Press Association
Morning Star Online -The Guardian -Hampstead and Highgate Express
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