Health policy clash ‘intentional’
Policy differences between England and Scotland on health are not due to money but because English ministers disagree with the approach north of the border.
Archive for November, 2007
Baby has heart swap at five weeks
Andrew McAskie has become one of the youngest heart transplant survivors in the UK after having the operation at just five weeks old.
Anti-superbug pyjamas go on sale
A leading retailer is selling silver-lined pyjamas designed to protect against the hospital superbug MRSA.
Call to redirect cancer drug cash
A top cancer specialist says NHS money spent on the Herceptin drug could be better spent on radiotherapy.
One in 10 suffers ‘hospital harm’
Accidents, errors and mishaps in hospital affect as many as one in 10 inpatients, claim researchers.
Premature babies ‘cost parents’
Maternity pay should be overhauled to ensure mothers of premature babies don’t miss out financially, a charity says.
Outcry at Tanzanian HIV beating
There is an outcry in Tanzania after a woman was beaten by her husband for taking an HIV test.
Brain wiring link to paedophilia
Scans have shown that paedophilia may be the result of faulty connections in the brain.
SA’s HIV/Aids fight ‘mismanaged’
South Africa’s handling of the HIV/Aids pandemic has been mismanaged and graft-ridden, a report says.