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GPs still not ready to back NHS plans despite climbdown
GPs are not yet ready to back the government's NHS plans for England - despite the recent concessions. Earlier this week David Cameron outlined a series of changes he was prepared to make to win over critics.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13702147
'Chemical cosh' dementia drug prescriptions concern
More than 50 health and social care organisations are calling for fresh action to cut the prescription of "chemical cosh" drugs. Around 180,000 people with dementia are thought to be prescribed antipsychotic drugs in the UK.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13698487
Drug makes hearts repair themselves
A drug that makes hearts repair themselves has been used in research on mice. The damage caused by a heart attack had previously been considered permanent.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13699711
Older people receive worse NHS cancer care
The study from the King?s Fund found that pensioners tended to be diagnosed with the disease later and were less likely to receive surgery. Some 15,000 people over 75 in Britain die prematurely from cancer each year compared with better-performing countries, according to estimates.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8564213/Older-people-receive-worse-NHS-cancer-care.html
GPs are not yet ready to back the government's NHS plans for England - despite the recent concessions. Earlier this week David Cameron outlined a series of changes he was prepared to make to win over critics.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13702147
'Chemical cosh' dementia drug prescriptions concern
More than 50 health and social care organisations are calling for fresh action to cut the prescription of "chemical cosh" drugs. Around 180,000 people with dementia are thought to be prescribed antipsychotic drugs in the UK.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13698487
Drug makes hearts repair themselves
A drug that makes hearts repair themselves has been used in research on mice. The damage caused by a heart attack had previously been considered permanent.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13699711
Older people receive worse NHS cancer care
The study from the King?s Fund found that pensioners tended to be diagnosed with the disease later and were less likely to receive surgery. Some 15,000 people over 75 in Britain die prematurely from cancer each year compared with better-performing countries, according to estimates.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8564213/Older-people-receive-worse-NHS-cancer-care.html