News Items by Date - April 2008

1 April 2008Economic impact of gastroenteritis on the island of Ireland (safefood study)

1 April 2008Patients deserve an NHS where care is led by consultants and GPs (BMA Scotland)

1 April 2008Screening programme could lead to healthy being seen at expense of sick (BMA)

1 April 2008UNICEF launches State of the World’s Children 2008 in Guinea Bissau

1 April 2008AMA supports transparency and accurate reporting among health insurers

2 April 2008Scientists focus on lung cancer genes that increase smokers' risk (Cancer Research)

2 April 2008BMA(NI) welcomes freeze on prescription charges

3 April 2008Climate change could bring malaria and other diseases to UK (BMA)

3 April 2008Changes to the national GP contract (UK, BMA)

3 April 2008GPs' leader comments on extended role for pharmacists (UK, BMA)

3 April 2008€10 million for HRB Research Centres to tackle specific health needs (Ireland)

3 April 2008More HIV-positive children and pregnant women getting AIDS treatment (UNICEF)

4 April 2008Ecuador 20th State Party to ratify UN Disability Rights Convention (UNICEF)

7 April 2008UK Medics' extremely disappointing sub-inflation pay awards (BMA)

7 April 2008Healthcare watchdog calls on NHS to learn from patients’ complaints (England)

7 April 2008World Health Day 2008 - UNICEF cautions about the impact of climate change on the health of women and children

8 April 2008Using sunbeds under 35 could prove fatal, according to Cancer Research UK

8 April 2008UNICEF welcomes signing of Children’s Act into law in South Africa

9 April 2008More consultants needed to deliver quality patient care (UK)

9 April 2008Healthcare Commission Survey Results - Re. Every NHS trust in England

9 April 2008New *rough sex* website for gay men launched (THT)

10 April 2008New NHS standards tackle high levels of sexually transmitted infections in Scotland (THT)

10 April 2008HRB build on 10 years of leading the way in Irish clinical research training

10 April 2008Quality of UK doctors' training threatened by European hours limits (BMA)

10 April 2008BMA calls for negotiations following pay cut for junior doctors (UK)

11 April 2008Young UK Medics should help shape future of Medical Profession (BMA)

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