Health News Digest
A round-up of the latest health-related news from across the country.
On this page we have collected the most up-to-date health bulletins from UK newspapers, journals and other media sources.
The list is continuously updated so visit this page regularly.
NHS pay
- doctors and dentists face a pay freeze in the next financial year. Caledonian Mercury10/03/2010 16:03:14
hospital infection
- NHS Tayside comments on measures to reduce infections at Ninewells Hospital. Evening Telegraph10/03/2010 16:02:48
dental health
- parliamentary answer shows percentages of Scots who have lost all their teeth. Evening Times10/03/2010 16:02:17
NHS Lothian
- board shares £6 million funding with councils to create "hub initiatives". Evening News (final edition) p.810/03/2010 16:01:49
drug abuse - anthrax
- Dundee charity Addaction reports rise in demand for its services. Evening Telegraph10/03/2010 16:01:01
alcohol misuse
- whisky-makers warn that minimum pricing will cost hundreds of Scottish jobs. BBC News, Evening Times, STV News10/03/2010 16:00:24
cancer
- Macmillan Cancer Care launches new benefits advice centre for cancer patients in Edinburgh. Evening News (final edition) p.1210/03/2010 15:59:44
hospital deaths
- MP asks police to investigate excess deaths at Stafford Hospital. BBC News10/03/2010 15:59:08
medical records
- case of mistaken identity prompts review by NHS National Services Scotland. Evening Times- BMA calls for a halt in the development of an online database in England. BBC News
10/03/2010 15:58:40
smoking
- today is national No Smoking Day. Evening Times, Evening News (final edition) p.20 (no web version)10/03/2010 15:57:45
medical records
- case of mistaken identity prompts review by NHS National Services Scotland. BBC News- BMA calls for a halt in the development of an online database in England. BBC News
10/03/2010 10:18:53
dental health
- parliamentary answer will show numbers of Scots who have lost all their teeth. BBC News, Scotsman p.5, STV News, Herald p.3 (no web version)10/03/2010 10:18:35
hepatitis C - blood transfusion
- routine test after blood donation reveals virus in Fife woman. Courier10/03/2010 10:18:12
private medicine
- Bupa reports healthy profits despite fall in customer numbers. Scotsman (Business) p.510/03/2010 10:17:44
IVF - complementary medicine
- UK study finds no evidence that alternative therapies help IVF treatments to succeed. BBC News, Herald p.8, Scotsman p.16- British Fertility Society news release.
10/03/2010 10:17:21
children
- Aberdeen study links behavioural problems in children with chronic pain in adulthood. BBC News, BBC News, Press and Journal, Scotsman p.2710/03/2010 10:17:00
smoking
- today is national No Smoking Day. Press and Journal, STV News- Facebook application WeQuit aims to help smokers help each other to quit. Scotsman p.14
- cigarettes cause around one-third of deaths in house fires. Scotsman p.26
10/03/2010 10:16:37
kidney diseases
- charity calls for more home dialysis for kidney patients in Grampian. Press and Journal- US study finds that kidney donors can expect to live as long as other people. Scotsman p.25 Herald p.3 (no web version)
10/03/2010 10:16:07
cancer
- Canadian researchers develop "tame virus" treatment for prostate cancer. Press and Journal10/03/2010 10:15:44
young mothers
- Scottish Government announces trial of Family Nurse Partnership to help young mothers. Herald p.6, Scotsman p.1410/03/2010 10:15:22
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