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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




Fourteen women have been told they have breast cancer after initially being discharged by a consultant who conducted faulty mammograms. The women were given the news after colleagues of the senior radiologist, working for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, raised concerns about his work. In all, 355 mammograms, going back three years, had to be re-checked by an independent review.
Health	The Sentinel - 18 September 2009



Estimates of the number of people in the UK who could die in the flu pandemic have dropped to 19,000. Revised guidance for the NHS puts the range from 3,000 deaths to a “worst case scenario” of 19,000 – down from 65,000 reported in July. The figures do not include an assessment of what impact the swine flu vaccine – due in October – may have.
Health	The Sentinel - September 2009



Alcohol labelling must be overhauled to stop profit being put above public health. A report by Alcohol Concern, called Message On A Bottle, found only four per cent of drinks sold by supermarkets adhered to best practice when it came to labelling. Less than a fifth (18%) had information about sensible drinking levels and just over half (56%) explained the number of units.
Health	The Sentinel - 4 September 2009



Mental health problems caused by the recession will be dealt with better by Christians according to mind and soul. Rob Waller, consultant psychiatrist and Director of Mind and Soul, the mental health charity, made the claim while speaking to Premier Radio.
Health	Church of England- August 2009



Pregnant women and those suffering from asthma, diabetes and heart disease will be among the first in the UK to get the swine flu vaccine, the Government has announced. More than 13 million people are in the groups to be vaccinated first including those aged six months to 65 in high risk groups.
Health	The Sentinel- 14 August 2009



Twenty thousand more people will have access to an NHS dentist in Stoke-on-Trent under plans to build two new surgeries and expand a third. Eight new dentists are set to work from the two 9,000-patient surgeries which should be open by May next year.
Health	The Sentinel- 13 August 2009



Sunbeds can increase the chances of developing skin tumours by 75% and pose the “highest” risk of cancer, a report said. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said ultra-violet-emitting tanning devices were more dangerous than previously suggested.
Health	The Sentinel- 29 July 2009



Orders have been placed to secure enough swine flu vaccines for the entire population under plans from being drawn up by the NHS to tackle the spread of the virus, it has emerged. The Department of Health said the vaccine was still being developed but it expected supplies to start becoming available by early autumn. By the end of the year, around 60 million doses will be available, a spokesman said.
Health	The Sentinel- 13 July 2009



Doctors attending the annual conference of the British Medical Association have rejected calls for a change in the law to allow assisted suicide. In a motion presented by Tameside doctor Kailish Chand, doctors were asked to change legislation to allow assisted death for mentally competent, terminally ill patients and for protection from persecution for those accompanying a patient at an assisted death. In a reaffirmation of its long-held opposition to assisted suicide, the BMA position reflected opinion polls which regularly find that two-thirds of doctors do not wish to see a change in the law. Dr Brian Keighley, deputy chairman of the BMA in Scotland, said: “It is clear that doctors do not wish to play a role in assisting a patient’s death”.
Health	The Universe- July 2009



Doctors should be free to act in accordance with their consciences and should be able to pray for patients, participants in the British Medical Association’s (BMA) annual meeting in Liverpool were told. A number of BMA’s divisions, and the BMA’s Agenda Committee, put forward motions implicitly critical of the suspension of Baptist nurse Caroline Petrie for praying with patients. The Agenda Committee said that ‘offering to pray for a patient should not be grounds for suspension’, and called on Health Departments ‘to allow appropriate consensual discussion of spiritual matters within the NHS, when done with respect for the views and sensitivities of individuals’.
Health	Salvationist- July 2009



A tenth of deaths in Europe and one in twenty-five worldwide can be attributed to drinking alcohol, a report said today. Alcohol also accounted for five per cent of years lived with disability around the world, said researchers. The findings, published in The Lancet medical journal, found that average global alcohol consumption was around 12 units per person per week. A pint of mild beer contains two units as does a large glass of wine. In Europe, people drink 21.5 units a week – almost twice the world average – while average consumption in the U.S.A. is 18 units.
Health	The Sentinel- 26 June 2009



Vitamin D could boost brain function and offer protection against dementia, new research suggests. Middle-aged and older men with higher levels of the nutrient in their blood were found to have better cognitive function than those with lower amounts. The study, published in the Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry, examined 3,133 men aged 40 to 79 at eight test centres across Europe.
Health	The Sentinel- 21 May 2009



Doctors issued a new warning on the dangers of buying drugs over the internet today. It emerged that one in four GP’s has treated patients made ill by online medicines. According to the Royal pharmaceutical society of great Britain, more than two million people in the UK regularly buy drugs over the internet.
Health	The Sentinel- 16 April 2009



Around one in six NHS trusts have seen spending on obesity rise more than seven-fold in just three years. High demand for stomach surgery for obese patients as well as the cost of specialist equipment – such as larger examination couches – means the cost to primary care trusts (PCT) have shot up. The new statistics come after official figures published in February revealed that weight-loss stomach surgery for obesity has risen 40% in a year.
Health	The Sentinel - 9th April 2009



Twenty-one NHS trusts have failed to meet hygiene standards set by a new “super-regulator”. All trusts were told they had to meet Government standards on cleanliness as part of their registration with the new Care Quality Commission. Ten acute hospital trusts, six primary care trusts, four mental health care trusts and one ambulance trust have failed to fully meet the criteria.
Health	The Sentinel - April 3 2009

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