Norman Lamb

NHS diabetes care 'still has mountain to climb' experts warn

telegraph.co.uk     4 hrs ago   2 related          

The NHS still 'has a mountain to climb' in the treatment and prevention of diabetes despite Goverment boasts of good progress, experts have said. By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor A report from the Department of Health said...                    

Nurses threaten court action if NICE restricts £100-a-week arthritis drugs

dailymail.co.uk     yesterday   44 related          

A profit-hungry drugs industry driven by executives' bonuses is to blame for new drugs being judged too pricey for the NHS, the head of the Government's drugs' rationing body has said. In an astonishing attempt to shift the...                    

NHS fails in bug target

mirror.co.uk     yesterday          

HOSPITALS Hospitals are losing the battle to rid wards of deadly superbugs, figures out yesterday showed. Nearly two-thirds of NHS hospital trusts in England - 109 out of 170 - failed to meet a target to halve MRSA cases by...                    

Former Labour Cabinet minister 'earning £36000 for working three hours a week'

telegraph.co.uk     Aug 18, 2008          

A former Labour Cabinet minister is earning £36,000 a year for just three hours of work a week. By Robert Winnett, Deputy Political Editor Lord Cunningham left the Government in 1999 and was made a life peer in 2005 Photo:...                    

NHS watchdog to tell patients how to buy medicine unavailable on health service

telegraph.co.uk     Aug 11, 2008   11 related          

Patients are to be given advice on drugs rejected by the NHS – so they can choose to buy them privately. By Robert Winnett and Rebecca Smith The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is drawing up plans...                    

Darling barred from Lake District pub

libdemblogs.co.uk     Aug 4, 2008          

I have heard it said that Liberal Democrat MPs represent some of the most beautiful parts of the country. Speaking as a Bude boy I have to say that as long as we have North Cornwall sewn up then we have the most beautiful part...                    

Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.

legitgov.org     Aug 2, 2008   35 related          

See: Killer flu recreated in the lab 07 Oct 2004 UK Scientists have shown that tiny changes to modern flu viruses could render them as deadly as the 1918 strain which killed millions. A US team added two genes from a sample of...                    

MPs ordered to pay back money used for 'propaganda'

telegraph.co.uk     Jul 31, 2008          

Nine MPs were investigated over the use of taxpayers money for party political "propaganda", it has emerged. By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent Five were ordered to repay funds, including three Plaid Cymru MPs, Elfyn...                    

How many MPs are NOT spending their communications allowance ?

libdemblogs.co.uk     Jul 31, 2008          

The much and rightly maligned communication allowance for MPs has been in place for some time now, but how many MPs are actually spending it ? Iain Dale wrote in his column last Saturday in the Eastern Daily Press that "But as...                    

A Government worth having: Health policy

conservativehome.blogs.com     Jul 31, 2008   12 related          

In the latest of our 'A Government Worth Having' series we look at health policy. Top-up payments, patients being able to choose their healthcare commissioner and strong Matron-like figures are just three of the ideas suggested...                    

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