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NHS Future Forum publishes recommendations

Andrew Lansley backs plan for NHS staff to question patients on lifestyles The Guardian

Future Forum: All commissioners should consider shared budget with NHS HSJ

Give GP commissioners five year budgets, says NHS Future Forum Pulse

Nurses 'lacking ability and compassion', warns NHS Future Forum The Telegraph

Patients should see medical records by 2015: report The Telegraph

Researchers warn of the harm of aspirin

Routine aspirin 'may cause harm' BBC

Risks of aspirin outweigh benefits in people without cardiovascular disease, shows analysis BMJ

Worried well' warned against taking daily aspirin: Pills can cut heart attacks by 10% but raise risk of internal bleeding by nearly a third The Daily Mail

Aspirin a day risk warning for healthy people The Mirror

An aspirin a day risks more harm than good The Telegraph

Research demonstrates risk of heart attack amongst the bereaved

Bereavement raises heart attack risk, says study BBC

Losing a loved one really can break your heart: Study finds attack risk is 21 times higher on first day of bereavement The Daily Mail

You really can die of a broken heart say scientists The Telegraph

Study links nicotine to improved memory in people with early signs of dementia

Nicotine 'may aid memory for in early dementia' BBC

‘Alzheimer’s progress is slowed by patch’ The Sun

Nicotine patches 'do not help' The Telegraph

By Publication

BBC

New 'duty' to promote good health

BMJ

Government puts pressure on private sector to pay for removal of PIP breast implants

The Guardian

Stepping Hill nurse arrested by police is named

Wake-up call on learning disabilities

Former NHS manager awarded £1m in racial discrimination case

NHS reforms must give nurses time to care

HSJ

NHS chief executives should be 'held to account' for improving staff health

The Independent

Alcohol: keep a clear head

Report highlights 'knock-on costs' of legal aid cuts

The Nursing Times

Hike in nurse degree applications as government urged to improve education standards

New public health role a 'fantastic opportunity' for nursing

Nurse health and wellbeing should be 'core principle' for NHS trusts

DH dismisses Unite, as unions reach critical decision point in pensions saga

NMC 'clarifies' position on HCA regulation

Pulse

Managers warn GPs could face breach of contract claims over pensions industrial action

NICE proposes different QOF targets for hypertension in the over-80s

GPs set for strict new QOF indicators to control cholesterol in diabetes

The Telegraph

Doctors should use 'every opportunity' to talk to patients about obesity and smoking: report

The Times

Clinics refuse to pay for implant removal