News Items by Date - December 2008

1 December 2008Essential medicines out of reach for most people

1 December 2008Museum flags up its biggest project in decades at Cambridge University

1 December 2008Baby P and the safeguarding of children in Haringey - Healthcare Commission comment

2 December 2008UNICEF intensifies emergency response in Zimbabwe

2 December 2008Deprivation doubles cervical cancer risk

2 December 2008AMA congratulates IOM for its proposal to help medical residents & patients

3 December 2008Baby P: Lessons must be learnt and the right action must be taken

3 December 2008RCN welcomes King’s Fund programme to transform patient experience

4 December 2008Global measles deaths drop by 74%

4 December 2008UNICEF welcomes child poverty commitment in Queen's Speech

4 December 2008Book launch party sales to benefit UNICEF

5 December 2008Experts set tolerable level for melamine intake

5 December 2008RCN responds to the Queen’s Speech

6 December 2008Initial findings from drug-related deaths index

8 December 2008BMA response to consultation on ethical healthcare procurement guidance

8 December 2008RCN welcomes announcements on NHS Funding, but calls for £2.1 billion surplus to be reinvested

9 December 2008New tobacco control measures will protect children from addiction, says BMA

9 December 2008High Court turns down application for judicial review of hybrids licences

9 December 2008Nurses to be consulted on assisted dying, whilst RCN calls for an increase in funding for palliative care

9 December 2008BMA supports call for more emergency medicine consultants

9 December 2008New tobacco control measures will protect children from addiction, says BMA

10 December 2008Budget-friendly healthy gift ideas from the AMA

10 December 2008Don’t give your loved one an unwanted gift this Christmas

10 December 2008UNICEF calls for young people to be involved in climate talks

10 December 2008Overweight children may inherit faster eating behaviour

10 December 2008Preventable injuries kill 2000 children every day

10 December 2008Health system problems aggravate cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe

11 December 2008Medical profession taking the lead on improving NHS standards - BMA

11 December 2008The Children's Plan, One Year On: UNICEF UK response

11 December 2008National Codex Consultative Committee meeting prior to Codex Committee on Fats and Oil

11 December 2008State of healthcare report released

11 December 2008UNICEF report warns of childcare disadvantage

11 December 2008RCN: Children’s Workforce Strategy is a missed opportunity

11 December 2008AMA congratulates former Senator Daschle on nomination to HHS secretary

12 December 2008How tamoxifen prevents breast cancer in some women but not others

12 December 2008New research moves us one step closer to personalised breast cancer treatment

12 December 2008UNICEF appeals for £11.7 million to boost Zimbabwe response

15 December 2008Irish pork update

15 December 2008Cholera epidemic takes its toll on Zimbabwe’s children

15 December 2008Young people in Waltham Forest to receive chlamydia tests through the post

15 December 2008HRB students deliver health research results with real impact

16 December 2008BMA welcomes consultation on the use of 084 numbers in the NHS

16 December 2008Agency seeks views on European training programme

16 December 2008RCN: Health Survey shows why we need school nurses

17 December 2008BMA comment on European vote on Working Time Directive

17 December 2008UNICEF welcomes Government commitment on trafficking

17 December 2008RCN welcomes European Parliament vote on the Working Time Directive

17 December 2008Stem cells may 'ignite' bowel cancer development

18 December 2008Ofsted report confirms Child Protection postcode lottery

18 December 2008RCN response to decision by the independent NHS Review Body

18 December 2008Extra investment in nursing research can reap even more excellence

18 December 2008Make Scotland's Roads Safer: reduce drink driving limits

18 December 2008Commission applauds progress as MRSA rates in NHS continue to decline

18 December 2008Statement on Irish beef

19 December 2008RCN wins over £5 million in compensation for members in 2008

19 December 2008Soccer Aid 2008 raises over £1.14 million for UNICEF

19 December 2008More beds, more midwives and stronger leadership needed at Milton Keynes maternity unit

22 December 2008Mia Farrow calls for access for aid agencies in Congo

22 December 2008UNICEF airlifts cholera and health supplies to Zimbabwe

23 December 2008Risky remnants? What to do with your leftover turkey

23 December 2008Avoid festive fare food poisoning

23 December 2008Bowel cancer screening set to save thousands of lives

24 December 2008Building back better: four years after the Indian Ocean tsunami

29 December 2008Northern Ireland Strategic Committee on Food Surveillance Sampling: 2007 Report

30 December 2008Improvement notice to Homerton University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust over infection control

30 December 2008NHS unprepared for drop in doctors' hours in 2009, BMA warns

30 December 2008Children in conflict: Darfur, the DRC and Gaza

31 December 2008The Health Store recalls dried apricots

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