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Health Secretary Defends NHS Plan
Oct 1st
The health secretary, Andrew Landsley, has reacted to Labour’s claims as well as those of the doctor’s union that his plans for the NHS would “undermine the stability and long-term future of the NHS”
Writing in The Guardian, Randeep Ramesh writes: ‘Lansley has shrugged off the attack from doctors saying that even when the last government attempted to push through similar reforms they were attacked by the BMA. “Unsurprising, the BMA is concerned with what it describes as a ‘market-based approach’. But NHS patients should be given as much choice as possible, not limited by only public sector providers. The BMA expressed the same concerns over the reforms undertaken by the government of which the former health secretary was a member”.’
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Call To Ban Happy Hours
Sep 21st
Just as thousands of student head off for university, the onset of freshers week has been met with calls to place tighter controls on alcohol promotions including advertising and happy hours and, as the Press Association reports, the College of Emergency Medicine is also calling for a health warning on all bottles and cans.
The Press Association article goes on to report: ‘Dr John Heyworth, president of the CEM, said the college, which supports minimum pricing, wants all door and bar staff to receive compulsory training so those who are already drunk cannot continue to buy alcohol.
‘He said: “Our message is simple – let’s all enjoy alcohol sensibly.
“We don’t want to stop anyone from having fun, especially not during Freshers’ Week which is a time for making friends and social integration.
“But we also want to reinforce the message that drinking in moderation will prevent a whole host of unwanted consequences, from health impacts to financial implications and the heavy burden on our ambulance services and hard-pressed emergency departments.”
The full article is here
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