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Quarterly Check-Up

Heart of a nation
Although coronary care has improved considerably in the past four years, much more needs to be done nationally in terms of prevention, says Tony Baldry MP
Tony Baldry MP

Prescription for progress
Dr Clive Pritchard and Professor Adrian Towse assess monitoring systems within the NHS
Dr Clive Pritchard & Professor Adrian Towse

Bridging the information gap
Professor Graham Moon outlines how resource allocation can be targeted in a people-focused healthcare environment
Graham Moon

Groundhog Day
Whilst reading the recent Wanless report, Paul Burstow MP experiences a sense of déjà vu
Paul Burstow MP

Action Pact
Wanless has thrown down a challenge to organisations and professionals to achieve greater progress in improving public health, says Dame Yve Buckland
Dame Yve Buckland

Defusing a human time-bomb
Kidney failure is a devastating condition which is on the rise. Timothy Statham examines whether the government's new renal national service framework is up to the job
Timothy Statham

Global Warning
TB needs international action - not regression into local border controls, writes Paul Sommerfield
Paul Sommerfield

The path of least resistence
Thomas Stuttaford reports on the World Health Organisation's methods in the war on TB
Thomas Stuttaford

Getting off clean?
How many managers does the Department of Health think it takes to make nurses wash their hands? Harriet Sergeant reports on the hospital infection crisis
Harriet Sergeant

Book Review
Joe Kimble reviews: The Killers Within: the deadly rise of drug-resistant bacteria, by Michael Shnayerson & Mark J Plotkin, £9.99, Time Warner UK

Angling for the Truth
We all know that fish is good for us - but it's also frequently the subject of media scare stories. Sally Dawson tries to separate the fact from fiction
Sally Dawson

Breaking the cycle of fear
The government must take clear and decisive action to address the fact that the NHS is failing an entire section of the population, says Angela Greatley
Angela Greatley

The rule not the exception
Racial, social or cultural: patiens' basic needs are not being catered for in NHS mental health services, repotrs Dr Raj Persaud
Dr Raj Persaud

Criminal Neglect
Frances Crook examines why so many people commit suicide or attempt self-harm in prison
Frances Crook

No place of safety
From the death of David "Rocky" Bennett on a secure hospital ward, to the daily suicides and self-injuries taking place in Britain's prisons, the mentally ill are being failed, reports Sophie Goodchild
Sophie Goodchild

Transmission Control
Steps must be taken to prevent the genetic mixing of different influenza sub-types, during outbreak of avain flu, if we are to avoid another major pandemic, write Professor Paul R Hunter and Dr Diana Bel
Professor Paul R Hunter & Dr Diana Bell

A question of consent
Sarah Southerton explores the controversy over the Human Tissue Bill
Sarah Southerton

Test Anxiety?
The introduction of December's new medical device directive has not been without its problems, reports Doris-Ann Williams
Doris-Ann Williams

Awake to the danger?
Sleep apnoea is an accident waiting to happen, warns Alice Mahon MP
Alice Mahon MP

Private Members' Bills

New parliamentary inquiry into cancer care

On a medical mission
Munizha Ahmad reports on the recent parliamentary visit to Cuba
Munizha Ahmad

Cruel and Unusual?
Despite the recent media "witch-hunt" and problems in establishing an accurate diagnosis, Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy is unfortunately an all-too-real condition, reports Dr Raj Persaud
Dr Raj Persaud

Law and disorders
Lord Clement-Jones questions the safety of using Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy as a diagnostic tool
Lord Clement-Jones

Life Support Services
Although generally incurable, the blood cancer Multiple Myeloma is increasingly treatable, report Joe Kimble
Joe Kimble

DOH

NHS Modernisation Agency

Select Committees: New Inquiries

Recent Reports

Reports

Diary

Comply and Demand
Richard Sarson sees crunch-time approaching for the NHS National Programme for Information Technology
Richard Sarson

Zero tolerance?
The continued availability of animal insulin to diabetics is under threat - despite evidence that many people can suffer adverse reactions to newer synthetic versions, say Jenny Hirst
Jenny Hirst

Condition Critical?
A lack of intensive care beds may be damaging parients' survival outcomes. Sally Dawson reports.
Sally Dawson

Chloroform; The Quest for Oblivion
Jearelle Wolhuter reviews: Chloroform: The Quest for Oblivion, by Linda Stratmann, £16.99, Sutton Publishing
Jearelle Wolhunter