UK Pandemic News
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Over 200,000 extra MMR doses ordered by GP practices
More than 95% of GP practices across England have ordered additional vaccine doses – more than 200,000 extra in... -
£30 million investment in health research centre to tackle major diseases
The UK's world-leading medical science base has been boosted by £30 million of government and private...
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Millions more protected against disease
Millions more people will be protected against disease by improvements to the UK's world class immunisation schedule, announced today,... -
Candidate vaccine reduces malaria by approximately one-third
Results from a large-scale clinical trial, published in the 'New England Journal of Medicine', have shown that a new...
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HPA awarded £4 million contract by US government
The US Government, through the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of... -
HPA advises back to school vaccination as measles cases increase
Almost twice as many confirmed cases of measles in England and Wales have been reported to the Health Protection...
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Are we doing enough to protect patients?
Following Mid-Staffs and now the CQC cover up, are patients being let down by those responsible for monitoring their care? Have regulators lost...
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Re: Great Event but what next?
Education about antimicrobial usage (and microbiology) is so crucial in all of this – so a session on how and what is being done to enhance...
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Re: Great Event but what next?
Here is my suggestion that this seminar is open to GPs, Surgeons, Junior Doctors, Consultants form all healthcare sectors as telling IPCNs and...
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Re: Great Event but what next?
I found the conference was useful especially with all those AMR and things, and the debate session was also help . I would like to see any...
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Re: Great Event but what next?
The role of LA in management of HCAI within community given that they have received budget for this (especially in Care and Residential...
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Re: Great Event but what next?
I would like to thank all the delegates that attended the Orvecare Master Class and the many who came to see us on our exhibition stand. It was a...
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Professor David Walker, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, the Department of HealthMore info
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Dr Danilo Lo Fo Wong, Senior Adviser, Antimicrobial Resistance, WHO Regional Office for Europe
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Interview with Alan Maryon Davis
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Interview with Stuart JS Goymer
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Graeme Moir, Consultant Surgeon, Barts and the London NHS Trust
Editor's Feature
Professor Paul Crawford Founder and Director of the International Health Humanities Network
Inequality and the politics of health
The recent death of Baroness Thatcher has reignited discussion about inequalities in our society, particularly with regard to whether matters have improved or worsened since her...
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