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“Five of the incidents took place at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and one was at Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital.”
“Since January 2008, fewer than five patients left hospital with swabs inside them after surgery.”
“NHS Tayside said eight objects, including the tip of a guide wire and the tip of a needle, were left inside patients during surgery.”
“The patients were at Ninewells Hospital and Perth Royal Infirmary but none became ill, were injured or died as a result of the mistakes.”
“All swabs despite arriving in packs of whatever number, should be counted and not assumed to be the usual number of the pack. These checks, to my knowledge, are routine.”
“Currently, 19% of pregnant women are smokers, compared to 29% in 1995.”
“the fact one in five mothers-to-be still smoked”
“It also increases by one-third the risk of stillbirth or death within the first week of a baby's life.”
“Children born to parents who smoke are also twice as likely to suffer from serious respiratory infections.”
“Around one in five women smoke during pregnancy”
“Smoking is still the biggest killer of Scots, with a quarter of all deaths due to tobacco”
“there are still more girls than boys taking up smoking younger”
“In the late 1970s fewer than 400 (1.5 per 100,000) men died from melanoma but that figure has now risen to over 1,100 (3.1 per 100,000).”
“In men aged over 65 deaths have risen from 4.5 per 100,000 to 15.2 per 100,000 over the past 30 years.”
“The death rates for women have also risen, from 1.5 to 2.2 per 100,000.”
“In the late 1970s fewer than 400 (1.5 per 100,000) men died from melanoma”
“but that figure has now risen to over 1,100 (3.1 per 100,000).”
“Paul Burstow said that the figures were worrying”
“If you are worried about a mole, go to a GP. Either he can refer you, or if you are still worried you can ask to see a dermatologist.”
“They found that in mice with normal functioning levels of adenosine, acupuncture reduced soreness by two-thirds, as assessed by nerve sensitivity measurements.”
“And during and immediately after an acupuncture treatment, the level of adenosine in the tissues near the needles was 24 times greater than before the treatment, the researchers said.”
“Then using a drug which extends the effects of adenosine, they found that the benefits of acupuncture lasted three times as long.”
“In mice specially engineered to lack the receptor for adenosine, acupuncture had no effect.”
“Four pupils remain in different hospitals. All are said to be comfortable and stable.”
“The Leo Pharma company says it is suspending sales of two popular drugs because the price reductions will cause job losses across Europe.”
“Another Danish pharmaceutical company is withdrawing products from Greece in protest at the government's decision to cut the prices of medicines by 25%.”
“Earlier this week another Danish company, Novo Nordisk, withdrew sales of its state-of-the-art insulin product from Greece for the same reason.”
“Stefanos Combinos, the director general of the economy ministry, told the BBC that Greece was one of the three most expensive countries in Europe for medicines.”
“Nine people were taken to hospital but no-one is believed to have been seriously hurt.”
“The party said it welcomed the fact that NHS boards had already identified £250m of possible cuts.”
“But they said cuts of £45m, including saving £20m from prescriptions, could have been made in previous years.”
“The Scottish government said all health boards have been asked to make 2% efficiency savings.”
“Our analysis shows that these savings are a quarter of a billion pounds, of which £45m could have been made in previous years.”
“Mr Fraser said six of Scotland's 14 health boards had identified savings to their prescribing budgets, totalling more than £20m.”
“These savings will mainly be found by moving to generic drugs from brand-name drugs, he said.”
“A consultation on these proposals will be held over the summer.”
“The Scottish government said all health boards have been asked to make 2% 'efficiency savings' which will be reinvested in frontline services.”
“These savings will mainly be found by moving to generic drugs from brand-name drugs,”
“Calls to the College and University Support Network rose by a quarter to 10,162 in the year to May 2010.”
“Dennis Hopper died this morning at 8:15 am from complications of metastasised prostate cancer. He died at home in Venice surrounded by family and friends”
“It was during the court hearings that it was revealed Hopper was terminally ill with prostate cancer, following his diagnosis last year”
“There was a woman who wrote in saying 'thank you, thank you, if it hadn't been for me listening to The Archers, I would never have found out I had a lump in my breast'”
“We have invested over £1.5m in this new MRI scanner and I am delighted that our patients will benefit from the most up to date technology available in this field.”
“The Titan MRI Scanner is the first of its type to be put in a UK hospital, officials at Warwick Hospital said.”
“Currently the MRI scanner is based on old technology and is located outside the hospital,”
“the Toshiba team were waiting to start the installation of the scanner, which has been brought to the hospital from Japan.”
“the scanner, which has been brought to the hospital from Japan.”
“More than 50,000 Greeks with diabetes use Novo Nordisk's product.”
“More than 100 patients had to be evacuated from Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after a fire broke out in one of the wards.”
“The fire started in ward 34, on the second floor of the main building of the hospital, at about 0200 BST.”
“Fifty firefighters tackled the blaze which also affected nearby wards.”
“An ARI spokeswoman said 109 patients were moved to other parts of the hospital.”
“Six fire appliances were called out from across Aberdeen.”
“Grampian Fire and Rescue Service have launched an investigation into the blaze.”
“three-quarters of those asked thought it important to compare their incomes with others.”
“covering 19,000 participants in 24 countries.”
“comparisons with friends appeared to be twice as painful as comparisons with colleagues.”
“John Watkinson was suspended from the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) in 2008 after concerns about his management.”
“The health secretary has called for an investigation and report into the Strategic Health Authority (SHA) after Mr Watkinson was sacked.”
“Minister Andrew Lansley said he took the case 'very seriously'.”
“Vanilla Blush was set up by 33-year-old Nicola Dames after she had major surgery in 2006.”
“Ms Coyle, 21, said she decided to speak out after her friend, hairstylist Connor Grant, had an operation in January which left him needing a colostomy bag.”
“I am pleased to say that we have already received a £2,000 donation. With Nadine's help we should be going Stateside.”
“Louis Wainwright, 18, and Nicholas Smith, 19, died in March”
“The deaths of Louis Wainwright, 18, and Nicholas Smith, 19, in March 2010 sparked concern about the synthetic stimulant, which was then legal.”
“Mephedrone has been implicated in the deaths of 34 people in the UK - 26 in England and eight in Scotland.”
“But so far, the drug has been established as a cause of death in only one case in England, that of John Stirling Smith.”
“10th suicide”
“Three more employees have attempted suicide”
“Their immersion in the water caused hypothermia and cardiac arrest in both men, who were pronounced dead in Leicester Royal Infirmary later that afternoon.”
“for just seven months”
“The Vinefields can provide respite care for eight adults at a time”
“and provide regular respite support to 70 families.”
“Carers of adults with learning disabilities often provide a lifetime of care and support of over 50 hours a week.”
“The Sick Kids Friends Foundation has announced a £220,000 fundraising drive to buy the technology, which produces 3D images of children's heads.”
“The groundbreaking equipment could help more than 100 children each year.”
“The kit is currently available in only one other paediatric centre in the UK.”
“The new Medtronic Navigation equipment, which the Sick Kids Friends Foundation hopes to deliver to the hospital by early Autumn, uses image guidance technology...”
“It has emerged. The GPs body, Glasgow Local Medical Committee, said in some cases phones had gone unanswered for 20 minutes.”
“NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) said its new call centre experienced "an unforeseen technical issue" but this had been resolved on Monday.”
“One aspect of the new call centre developed a technical issue whereby some calls were failing to present to the operators even though callers were hearing the lines ringing out. Together with our contracted telecoms provider, BT, the issu…”
“The changeover is being phased in. The first phase, which gave rise to the problem, began four weeks ago.”
“During this time all direct dial inbound and internal emergency calls were fully operational and not affected by this issue.”
“The fitness to practise inquiry said there had been 'a skeleton staff' on duty the day of the operation.”
“The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) recommended 39 Scottish bathing beaches for excellent water quality - two less than last year.”
“when MCS recommended 56 beaches - almost half of all sites tested.”
“new stricter bathing water standards are introduced in 2015.”
“Under this new regime, 28 of the 105 Scottish beaches tested will fail the new minimum water quality standard if nothing is done to improve them.”
“MCS knows of at least 135 Scottish coastal sites with one or more of these pipes.”
“63% of tested beaches aren't recommended by MCS because of pollution, a percentage which is set to go higher with tougher standards from 2015.”
“We're recommending 39 beaches for excellent water quality this year”
“MCS advises people to use the Good Beach Guide and do three things; pick bathing beaches with a good water quality record, stay out of the sea at any beach for at least 48 hours after heavy storms and report pollution problems to us via th…”
“The tests were conducted from June to September 2009, which was particularly wet.”
“The latest survey found that bathing water quality in Scotland has been declining since a peak in 2004, when MCS recommended 56 beaches - almost half of all sites tested.”
“The society is concerned that the current situation in Scotland may further deteriorate when new stricter bathing water standards are introduced in 2015.”
“There are many places where they don't cause a problem but 63% of tested beaches aren't recommended by MCS because of pollution, a percentage which is set to go higher with tougher standards from 2015.”
“We're recommending 39 beaches for excellent water quality this year, which is good, but poor quality bathing water carries health risks.”
“Mr Prout said he had been moved from intensive care to a high dependency unit at Leeds General Infirmary.”
“The inspectors carried out reviews of 21 NHS trusts, responsible for more than a quarter of England's jails.”
“Only one trust had a specific policy in place.”
