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NHS Fife
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posted on 24/05/2013 10:36:27
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- medical director Dr Gordon Birnie discusses board`s handling of a c-diff outbreak. Courier
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NHS Tayside
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posted on 24/05/2013 10:33:40
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- Ombudsman upholds a woman`s complaint about her ear operation at Ninewells Hospital. Courier
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NHS in England
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posted on 24/05/2013 10:29:02
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- BMA GP chair Dr Laurence Buckman highlights pressures on GPs in England. BBC News
- health correspondent Nick Triggle discusses A&E and GP services in England. BBC News
- GPs call for an inquiry into the NHS non-emergency 111 phone line in England. BBC News
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NHS in Wales
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posted on 24/05/2013 10:27:32
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- review of Welsh Ambulance Service calls for new ways of assessing performance. BBC News
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measles
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posted on 24/05/2013 10:25:39
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- Public Health Wales says over 30,000 children still need to be vaccinated against measles. BBC News
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heart disease
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posted on 24/05/2013 10:22:56
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- schools in North Lanarkshire are being supplied with defibrillators. BBC News
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motor neurone disease
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posted on 24/05/2013 10:20:13
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- Edinburgh researchers find a hormone in fish which could help treat
motor neurone disease. BBC
News, Scotsman
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dementia
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posted on 24/05/2013 10:15:17
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- US researchers assess the effectiveness of the drug bexarotene in treating Alzheimer's. Scotsman p.22
- video game enthusiasts meet in Glasgow to develop aids for people with dementia. BBC News
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coronavirus
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posted on 24/05/2013 10:03:25
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WHO urges countries to share information about coronavirus cases. BBC News
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allergies
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posted on 24/05/2013 09:59:58
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- MP Jo Swinson supports a campaign to raise awareness of anaphylaxis. Herald p.6
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NHS Lothian
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posted on 23/05/2013 16:15:27
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- board member tables motion rejecting downgrade of A&E at St John's Hospital. Evening News p.14
- mortuary doors at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary repaired after fault discovered. Evening News p.15
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NHS Lanarkshire
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posted on 23/05/2013 16:13:58
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- Scottish Government approves plans for a new community centre in Wishaw. Evening Times
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sexually transmitted infections
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posted on 23/05/2013 16:11:41
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- health officials are to hand out free condoms at a Glasgow nightclub. Evening Times
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sleep disorders
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posted on 23/05/2013 16:09:45
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- US study finds that electric lights are causing sleep problems in some people. Herald p.3, Scotsman p.8
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antibiotics
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posted on 23/05/2013 16:08:50
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- drugs firm GlaxoSmithKline gets a US government grant to study drug resistance. Scotsman p.2, Yahoo
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complaints
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posted on 23/05/2013 16:06:06
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- Ombusdsman
upholds a woman's complaint about her fertility treatment at Monklands
Hospital. Evening Times
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complaints
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posted on 23/05/2013 10:22:36
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- Ombusdsman reports on the death of a patient from dehydration at the Vale of Leven Hospital. Scotsman p.9, 30 (editorial)
- Ombusdsman finds a thyroid cancer patient at Crosshouse Hospital was not given proper support. Scotsman p.9
- Ombusdsman upholds a woman's complaint about her fertility treatment at Monklands Hospital. Herald p.9, Daily Record p.21
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