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Commission on Dignity in Care for Older People publishes report

Overhaul in approach to elderly care 'needed' BBC

Hospitals need to change to ensure older people are treated with dignity, says commission BMJ

Dignity in Care report calls for shake-up in staff selection and appraisal The Guardian

Call to assess nurses for compassion The Independent

Invite patients to ward meetings to improve care The Nursing Times

Oh dear, report says OAP talk is ageist The Sun

Elderly care should be better regulated, says nursing leader The Telegraph

Regulator recommends annual monitoring of hip replacements

Metal hip implants checks urged BBC

Toxic metal hip implants 'could affect thousands more people than PIP breast scandal'

The Daily Mail

Metal scare over hip replacement joints The Guardian

Hip replacement toxic risk could affect 50,000 The Independent

Health and Social Care Bill coverage

NHS bill is 'not a free-for-all' BBC

Scrap the health bill, GP urges David Cameron The Guardian

CCG calls for Health Bill to be scrapped HSJ

Lords win tweaks to Health Bill on competition HSJ

Lansley forced to explain 'split' on NHS The Independent

Clinical commissioning group calls on PM to drop the health bill Pulse

MPs reject GP’s bid to force health bill debate Pulse

Lansley: Lib Dem NHS reform changes 'a joint effort' The Telegraph

Cameron bows to Clegg’s NHS reform demands The Times

By Publication

BBC

Patient safety row before protest

Child mental health service boost

BMJ

Competition improves health services, think tank says

Watchdog group says “massive lobbying effort” by medical device industry threatens public health

UK exceeds target on mortality from elective repair of abdominal aneurysm four years early

The Daily Mail

We've had bird flu and swine flu - now scientists have found BAT flu (and it could pose a threat to humans)
Selenium supplements for healthy hair and nails 'can increase risk of type-2 diabetes'

Overweight girl, 17, first teenager to have tummy tube to fool body into thinking it's full

The Guardian

Will plans to scrap legal aid for clinical errors put people off claiming damages?

The Nursing Times

RCN stalls on pensions deal decision after poor ballot turnout

The Sun

Brit girl is world’s first teenager to receive a ‘cure’ for diabetes

The Telegraph

Teenager injected with own stem cells in new treatment

Breast cancer deaths fall 10pc