News Items by Date - December 2008
1 December 2008 Essential medicines out of reach for most people 1 December 2008 Museum flags up its biggest project in decades at Cambridge University 1 December 2008 Baby P and the safeguarding of children in Haringey - Healthcare Commission comment 2 December 2008 UNICEF intensifies emergency response in Zimbabwe 2 December 2008 Deprivation doubles cervical cancer risk 2 December 2008 AMA congratulates IOM for its proposal to help medical residents & patients 3 December 2008 Baby P: Lessons must be learnt and the right action must be taken 3 December 2008 RCN welcomes King’s Fund programme to transform patient experience 4 December 2008 Global measles deaths drop by 74% 4 December 2008 UNICEF welcomes child poverty commitment in Queen's Speech 4 December 2008 Book launch party sales to benefit UNICEF 4 December 2008 Colonoscopy mis-diagnoses at NHS Treatment Centre, Shepton Mallet (UK) 5 December 2008 Experts set tolerable level for melamine intake 5 December 2008 RCN responds to the Queen’s Speech 6 December 2008 Initial findings from drug-related deaths index 8 December 2008 BMA response to consultation on ethical healthcare procurement guidance 8 December 2008 RCN welcomes announcements on NHS Funding, but calls for £2.1 billion surplus to be reinvested 9 December 2008 New tobacco control measures will protect children from addiction, says BMA 9 December 2008 High Court turns down application for judicial review of hybrids licences 9 December 2008 Nurses to be consulted on assisted dying, whilst RCN calls for an increase in funding for palliative care 9 December 2008 BMA supports call for more emergency medicine consultants 9 December 2008 New tobacco control measures will protect children from addiction, says BMA 10 December 2008 Budget-friendly healthy gift ideas from the AMA 10 December 2008 Don’t give your loved one an unwanted gift this Christmas 10 December 2008 UNICEF calls for young people to be involved in climate talks 10 December 2008 Overweight children may inherit faster eating behaviour 10 December 2008 Preventable injuries kill 2000 children every day 10 December 2008 Health system problems aggravate cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe 11 December 2008 Medical profession taking the lead on improving NHS standards - BMA 11 December 2008 The Children's Plan, One Year On: UNICEF UK response 11 December 2008 National Codex Consultative Committee meeting prior to Codex Committee on Fats and Oil 11 December 2008 State of healthcare report released 11 December 2008 UNICEF report warns of childcare disadvantage 11 December 2008 RCN: Children’s Workforce Strategy is a missed opportunity 11 December 2008 AMA congratulates former Senator Daschle on nomination to HHS secretary 12 December 2008 How tamoxifen prevents breast cancer in some women but not others 12 December 2008 New research moves us one step closer to personalised breast cancer treatment 12 December 2008 UNICEF appeals for £11.7 million to boost Zimbabwe response 15 December 2008 Irish pork update 15 December 2008 Cholera epidemic takes its toll on Zimbabwe’s children 15 December 2008 Young people in Waltham Forest to receive chlamydia tests through the post 15 December 2008 HRB students deliver health research results with real impact 16 December 2008 BMA welcomes consultation on the use of 084 numbers in the NHS 16 December 2008 Agency seeks views on European training programme 16 December 2008 RCN: Health Survey shows why we need school nurses 17 December 2008 BMA comment on European vote on Working Time Directive 17 December 2008 UNICEF welcomes Government commitment on trafficking 17 December 2008 RCN welcomes European Parliament vote on the Working Time Directive 17 December 2008 Stem cells may 'ignite' bowel cancer development 18 December 2008 Ofsted report confirms Child Protection postcode lottery 18 December 2008 RCN response to decision by the independent NHS Review Body 18 December 2008 Extra investment in nursing research can reap even more excellence 18 December 2008 Make Scotland's Roads Safer: reduce drink driving limits 18 December 2008 Commission applauds progress as MRSA rates in NHS continue to decline 18 December 2008 Statement on Irish beef 19 December 2008 RCN wins over £5 million in compensation for members in 2008 19 December 2008 Soccer Aid 2008 raises over £1.14 million for UNICEF 19 December 2008 More beds, more midwives and stronger leadership needed at Milton Keynes maternity unit 22 December 2008 Mia Farrow calls for access for aid agencies in Congo 22 December 2008 UNICEF airlifts cholera and health supplies to Zimbabwe 23 December 2008 Risky remnants? What to do with your leftover turkey 23 December 2008 Avoid festive fare food poisoning 23 December 2008 Bowel cancer screening set to save thousands of lives 24 December 2008 Building back better: four years after the Indian Ocean tsunami 29 December 2008 Northern Ireland Strategic Committee on Food Surveillance Sampling: 2007 Report 30 December 2008 Improvement notice to Homerton University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust over infection control 30 December 2008 NHS unprepared for drop in doctors' hours in 2009, BMA warns 30 December 2008 Children in conflict: Darfur, the DRC and Gaza 31 December 2008 The Health Store recalls dried apricots
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