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A year in review, Healthcare Republic's top 10 stories (Photograph: istock)

Healthcare Republic's top 10 news stories of 2009

24 December 2009

The Healthcare Republic team has compiled a list of the 10 most popular news stories of the past yea...

Asthma UK has called on the government to draft legislation to abolish prescription charges for people with long-term conditions

Exclusive: Free prescription review 'may run out of time'

24 December 2009

Plans to scrap prescription charges for long-term conditions may fall by the wayside in the build-up...

A DoH spokeswoman said that the government's position on using premium-rate numbers was clear and it would not be tolerated

DoH bans practices using premium-rate numbers

24 December 2009

Calls to practices, hospitals and PCTs in England must cost less than premium rates, following the i...

NICE research found that dronedarone cost more and was less effective

Dronedarone for AF rejected in draft NICE guidance

24 December 2009

Dronedarone is not cost effective for AF treatment and cannot be recommended for use in the NHS, dra...

Dr Peter Carter, RCN chief executive, called sustained investment in clinical services despite the economic downturn

'Preserve frontline jobs and services in downturn'

24 December 2009

Frontline jobs and services must be preserved through the tough economic climate, according to the R...

LINks can help improve the patient experience by making community involvement easier

RCN backs call for healthcare workers to support LINks

24 December 2009

The RCN has backed a DoH call for all healthcare professionals to support Local Involvement Networks...

Research shows that low-cost statins have lower achievement (Photograph: SPL)

Study links cheap statin use with poor outcomes

23 December 2009

Practices using a high proportion of cheap statins tend to have poorer clinical outcomes, a study of...

The National Screening Committee is looking at the criteria for Alzheimer's disease and stomach cancer screening

Alzheimer's and stomach cancer screening under consideration

23 December 2009

Alzheimer's disease and stomach cancer could be among the diseases included in national screening pr...

New criminal sentences are being introduced to help convict bogus online pharmacies

Bogus drug website operators face 12-year jail sentences

23 December 2009

Operators of bogus online pharmacies could face up to 12 years in jail under a new law developed by ...

An emergency Statement of Financial Entitlements for 2009/10 has been suspended in favour of constructing one for 2010/11 instead

GPC shelves work on QOF suspension for swine flu

22 December 2009

Progress on creating an emergency Statement of Financial Entitlements (eSFE) for 2009/10 if the swin...

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