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Daily media bulletin
Thursday 5 August 2010
NHS spends millions on websites that fail patients, says government report
NHS spends millions on websites that fail patients, says government report The Guardian
NHS brand undermined by online confusion Health Service Journal
Integration of NHS Direct and NHS Choices raised by web review Health Service Journal
Department of Health refutes 'too many websites' claim Health Service Journal
Inadequate NHS websites cost more than £86 million per year The Telegraph
Costly NHS websites confuse patients Nursing Times
Breast Cancer Screening
Breast cancer test questioned as study finds only one life saved for every 259 women screened The Daily Mail
Cancer screening under the microscope The Independent
Cancer specialists insist criticism of breast-screening is 'out of date' The Independent
Regulation of Genetic Testing
New rules for 'DIY genetic tests' BBC
Genetic testing services are to be regulated to protect UK patients BMJ
Results of a Poll of GPs Regarding Out of Hours Care
GPs boycott return to out of hours care as only one in eight will take on the extra work The Daily Mail
GPs do not plan to work out-of-hours when take over responsibility: poll The Telegraph
Other:
BBC
Marie Stopes ad protests rejected
Sugar reduced in popular cereals
Future of two hospitals secured
Kelly Brook backs airbrush labels Newsbeat
Chemical 'link' to cancer probed
GPs need 'greater maternity role'
Weights 'may help with arthritis'
Therapy hope over key heart genes
BMJ
US doctors' groups criticise insurance companies’ ratings
Lifestyle change helped to halve number of Americans dying from heart disease
Bulletin campaigns against withdrawal of Mixtard 30
Agencies act to avert "public health catastrophe" in wake of floods in Pakistan
Prayers really can heal the sick, finds international study
Pass the chilli sauce! Spicy foods 'may lower blood pressure'
New breed of antibiotic that can beat MRSA
'Gender bending' chemical in food tins may cut male fertility
Breakthrough as scientists uncover 95 genes linked to high cholesterol
Shire buys Belgian group Movetis for €428m
Shire raises full-year earnings forecast
Mental health: The invisible illness
Links between health and farming have to be acted on before it's too late
Health watchdog urges better monitoring of painkiller use
NHS service reconfigurations 'surge' expected
PCTs improve commissioning performance
PCTs begin planning to reinvent their business
GPs overlook public health for QOF cash
Union threatens judicial review over pace of NHS change
£400m NHS funds may go to social care
London mayor seeks health funds role
Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trusts paediatric cardiac surgery unit to remain closed
NHS staff must not be burdened with 'excessive workloads' as jobs are cut
The Independent
Why genes, not diet, may increase your chances of getting heart disease
What's a month without alcohol really like?
Nursing Times
Gene blocking drug 'could beat cancer'
Excessive weight gain during pregnancy puts babies at risk
Antidepressants of 'no benefit' to children
Gene discovererd which multiplies risk of breast cancer returning eight-fold
Putting on too much weight in pregnancy 'risk baby's health'
