MPs want CAP cash to fund Aids fight
Press Review 24 December 2004
Over 100 MPs are backing a campaign to transfer billions of pounds from the European Common Agricultural Policy to people in the third world.
NHS facing critical drug shortage
Press Review 24 December 2004
The government has admitted Britain faces a major shortage of a painkilling drug vital for cancer patients and accident victims.
Mental health provision gap grows
Press Review 21 December 2004
The government has warned of a widening regional divide in mental health services.
Mental Capacity Bill
Policy Consultation 15 December 2004
Comment from the Liberal Democrats, Pro Life Party
Reid battles superbug
News Article 15 December 2004
In a drive to cut hospital deaths the health secretary has said he will look at "every idea and every initiative" to tackle the problem.
New instructions on hospital cleanliness
Press Review 8 December 2004
The government has published new cleaning standards for hospitals in a bid to beat the MRSA "superbug".
Latest 'superbug' strategy set out
News Article 7 December 2004
Ministers have set out new cleaning standards for hospitals in a bid to beat the MRSA "superbug".
Ministers to launch MRSA initiative
Press Review 7 December 2004
The government will today launch a new initiative aimed at improving the cleanliness of hospitals, as new figures reveal that 5,000 patients die every year as a result of infections contracted after they were admitted.
Britons Aids 'ignorance' revealed
Press Review 1 December 2004
A new survey suggests British people are not fully educated about Aids and the HIV virus.
HIV/Aids
Policy Consultation 30 November 2004
Comment from the Liberal Democrats, World Vision, Marie Stopes
No bliss in ignorance
Publication Article 29 November 2004
HIV cases on the rise
Press Review 24 November 2004
The Health Protection Agency will today publish figures showing the number of people living in the UK with HIV has gone above 50,000 for the first time.
Draft Mental Health Bill (2004/05 Session)
Legislation 23 November 2004
"Measures to reform the law on mental health will continue to undergo pre-legislative scrutiny."
