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Doctors to debate opting out of organ donation
Some doctors are set to argue against moves towards an organ donation system of presumed consent in the UK. Under presumed consent all people are assumed to be willing to donate their organs unless they have opted out.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13930136
Act on child abuse suspicions, doctors told
Any doctor who suspects child abuse must raise the alarm immediately and tell parents what action they will be taking, new draft guidance says. Doctors acting reasonably in response to concerns about abuse or neglect will not be subject to censure, it adds.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13926246
Failing NHS complaints system needs overhaul, MPs say
The NHS complaints system in England is failing patients and needs an overhaul in order to ensure justice, according to a committee of MPs. The health select committee says a "more open culture" is needed when handling complaints and criticises the Health Ombudsman's role as too narrow.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13926248
Sunlight stops breast cancer
Women who spend just three hours a day in the sunshine can halve their risk of developing breast cancer. A new study is the latest to hail the benefits of vitamin D as a weapon in the fight against cancer.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/255448/Sunlight-stops-breast-cancer/
Some doctors are set to argue against moves towards an organ donation system of presumed consent in the UK. Under presumed consent all people are assumed to be willing to donate their organs unless they have opted out.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13930136
Act on child abuse suspicions, doctors told
Any doctor who suspects child abuse must raise the alarm immediately and tell parents what action they will be taking, new draft guidance says. Doctors acting reasonably in response to concerns about abuse or neglect will not be subject to censure, it adds.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13926246
Failing NHS complaints system needs overhaul, MPs say
The NHS complaints system in England is failing patients and needs an overhaul in order to ensure justice, according to a committee of MPs. The health select committee says a "more open culture" is needed when handling complaints and criticises the Health Ombudsman's role as too narrow.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13926248
Sunlight stops breast cancer
Women who spend just three hours a day in the sunshine can halve their risk of developing breast cancer. A new study is the latest to hail the benefits of vitamin D as a weapon in the fight against cancer.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/255448/Sunlight-stops-breast-cancer/