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There might of course be a hidden agenda larger than the issue of making statement based on scientfic facts in the case of the removal Professor David Nutt. As a natural scientist and an academic it... How many times have you thought..."If only I knew then what I know now!" Use http://gullibility.blogspot.com to jump the experience queue and reduce your Gullibility Read Full Story
Written by livewyre on
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King states that the UK economy is 'more uncertain then ever' describing the level of Government debt as 'extraordinary'. According to leading economists the UK will sink into more debt than any other developed country in the world next year. If this were coupled with an upturn in the economy in general then you could offset the cost against tangible results, however although some industries are reporting stability, there are likely to be significant job losses yet to come in many sectors. Any hopes that the government had of significant progress before the next election were never really realistic, ... Read Full Story
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Ministers increase pressure on GP’s to stop using 0845 and 0844 numbers in their surgeries. Ministers have launched an England-wide consultation to ask the public whether they want GP surgeries to keep their 08 numbers. Over 1000 surgeries across the UK are now using 0844 and 0845 numbers . These numbers generate a small amount of income for the practices, which is then spent on improving patient services. These lo-call rate 08 numbers cost up to 5 pence a minute from a landline, and up to 20 pence a minute from a mobile. Health Minister Ben Bradshaw said: “We are concerned that some people ... Read Full Story
Written by chrisx on
Ministers increase pressure on GP’s to stop using 0845 and 0844 numbers in their surgeries. Ministers have launched an England-wide consultation to ask the public whether they want GP surgeries to keep their 08 numbers. Over 1000 surgeries across the UK are now using 0844 and 0845 numbers . These numbers generate a small amount of income for the practices, which is then spent on improving patient services. These lo-call rate 08 numbers cost up to 5 pence a minute from a landline, and up to 20 pence a minute from a mobile. Health Minister Ben Bradshaw said: “We are concerned that some people ... Read Full Story
Written by livewyre on
Gordon has defied the critics by keeping his job this week despite the current intense heat of British Politics, but what exactly has he done wrong, and what are the consequences of his weakened position? Gordon Brown has apparently ridden the waves of a rumbling storm over the way he has been freely berating his colleagues who have been caught short by the MP's expenses row. He was not however first the one to 'strike a blow for justice' over this issue as David Cameron beat him to the draw mercilessly applying high standards and demanding retribution from errant Conservatives giving him the moral ... Read Full Story
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A proposal to levy a tax on bank transactions, urged by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, has been rejected by the United States, officials say. Brown aske...  
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Female doctors working in the NHS are paid thousands of pounds a year less than their male colleagues as a result of widespread discrimination and a "hostile culture" at work, a study reveals.There is an average salary gap of £15,245 between men and women among the UK's 135,000 medics, according to a report by the British Medical Association. After excluding differences owing to age, experience and area of specialism, the study found that...  
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The NHS is still failing lung cancer patients, according to the results of the first national review of lung cancer services, published this Monday.1 Despite headway in UK lung cancer prevention, disease awareness and screening, key areas such as diagnosis, treatment rates and access to specialists are still 'woefully inadequate' say the UK's leading lung cancer experts.  
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BBC NewsGordon Brown: worldwide snub over tax plansTelegraph.co.ukGordon Brown is facing international embarrassment after leading nations slapped down his proposal for a tax on financial transactions to raise hundreds of billions of pounds. By Patrick Hennessy and Angela Monaghan The Prime Minister used a speech at ...G20 appendix on framework for sustainable growthReutersUS rejects Gordon Brown's G20 plans to tax transactionsTimes...  
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The new NHS Constitution says "The NHS belongs to the people". What does that really mean to patients, carers, NHS board members, GPs, nurses and leaders at local and national level? To help answer some of these questions, the NHS Alliance is launching a UK-wide online debate about accountability in the NHS.  
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged the third meeting of the group's finance ministers and central bankers this year -- being held in St Andrews, Scotland -- to consider the bank bailout fund urgently. ...  
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Somehow in all the flood of recent news we almost missed this article from the UK’s Telegraph: Attack in NHS hospital ‘every three minutes’ Someone is attacked in an NHS hospital in England every three minutes as doctors describe A&E departments as ‘war zones’, official figures show. 04 Nov 2009 Nearly 170,000 violent incidents take place in [...]  
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Gagging agreements are becoming increasingly common in the UK's NHS to stifle whistleblowers, it was claimed yesterday.Employers are using "super-gags" to keep people quiet - in spite of a 1998 legal provision preventing the use of confidentiality clauses, the Independent on Sunday said.The Public Interest Disclosure Act says confidentiality cannot be used to prevent the disclosure of information in the public interest. Independent MP Dr...  
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Is it personal? Does the US president just dislike the British prime minister? Do Barack Obama and Gordon Brown need (special) relationship counselling? I ask because Barack Obama’s apparent reluctance to attend the Copenhagen summit on climate change in December is something of a personal blow to Gordon Brown. The PM has made very clear that he wants the President to attend. Indeed, last week he was practically pleading. Mr Brown’s spokesman...  
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guardian.co.ukBritish NHS lauds Wii Fit Plus for flabby bum-busting potentialengadget (blog)by Joseph L. Flatley posted Oct 27th 2009 at 2:57PM You know, we've been pretty skeptical about the whole "fit" part of the "Wii Fit" phenomenon, ...NHS gives Wii Fit stamp of approvalPocket-lint.comDepartment of Health Approves Nintendo Wii Fit PlusTopNews United StatesChange 4 Life Endorses Wii Fit PlusCubed3Bigmouthmedia News -Irish Times -CNET.com...  
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