Two-thirds of cancer patients still paying for free prescriptions
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NMC receives requests for 200,000 nurse guides
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First swine flu vaccine arrives in England as cases fall
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Unite campaign to halt NHS privatisation backed by thousands
Unite/CPHVA presented a letter signed by 3,000 NHS members to the DoH calling on health secretary An...
Payment By Results ups activity but not quality
Payment By Results increased hospital activity but without a rise in quality, according to research....
Watchdog finds problems beset drug monitoring
Drug monitoring regulations introduced two years ago in response to the Shipman Inquiry are beset wi...
NHS Direct calls 'accurate' way to track swine flu
Self sampling of people who call NHS Direct with flu-like symptoms is an accurate way of monitoring ...
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