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NHS hospital loans under PFI in question

NHS hospital loans under PFI in question BBC

Andrew Lansley's NHS hospital crackdown is a product of PFI The Guardian

The funding timebomb that crippled an NHS healthcare trust The Independent

PFI hospital crisis: 20 more NHS trusts 'at risk' The Telegraph

NHS chief: my overspending hospitals need ‘bankruptcy’ The Times

Hospitals warned over blood clots

Blood clot care risking lives, NICE says BBC

Hospitals warned over blood clots The Independent

Blood clot patients to receive routine cancer checks The Telegraph

Pregnancy is 'biggest teenage killer worldwide'

Teen pregnancy rate in Scotland falls but misses target BBC

Pregnancy is 'biggest teenage killer worldwide' The Independent

One million teenage girls 'suffer death or injury from pregnancy' The Telegraph

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BBC

Unpaid carers cost economy £5.3bn, charity warns

BMJ

GPs are rejecting commissioning roles because of lack of interest

Top science body calls for open access to research data to maximise their potential for public good

NHS must enlist the help of patients in redesigning the service

BMA meeting: Doctors reject calls to boycott clinical commissioning groups

Doctors criticise Indian Medical Association for ignoring unethical practices

Daily Mail

Can Atkins diet raise heart attack risk for women? Eating high levels of protein can increase chance by a quarter

Two cups of coffee a day can reduce the risk of heart failure (but five are bad for you)

The Guardian

Second health trust is put on financial danger list

Technology can transform the NHS – but not on its own

Health watchdog concerned over NHS trust failing to meet care standards

Charities are providing drugs and alcohol services in place of the NHS

Call for more folic acid in flour endorsed by doctors

HSJ

Exclusive: private franchise tops first 'friends and family' chart

The Independent

Heart disease linked to low-carb diets

BBC broadcaster John Simpson says he plans to commit suicide rather than allow young son to see him as a 'gibbering wreck' in old age

At least 30 health trusts in a critical condition

Nursing Times

New nurses set to lose double increment rise under pay plans

New scheme to cut agency nurse costs

NICE calls on nurses to advocate better VTE care

The Telegraph

John Simpson reveals he is stockpiling 'suicide pills' so his son does not have to see him become a 'gibbering wreck'

Failing hospital trust paid more than £1 million for consultant

Two-hour meninigitis test developed

Breakfast egg 'can raise heart disease risk'

The Times

Debt-ridden hospital delivering inadequate care, says watchdog

Terminally ill children ‘failed by NHS when they reach adulthood’