Intensive care death rates 'too variable'
Sarah Boseley, Health Correspondent
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In sickness . . .
There was a huge sigh of relief across the health service when Alan Milburn, in his first briefing as secretary of state, appeared to down-grade Labour's misguided target - the promise to cut 100,000 people from NHS waiting lists - and to prioritise the major health issues of our time: heart disease, cancers and mental illness.
Ian Wylie·
No specs please, we're British and looking good
The Brits, it seems, are finally overcoming a reluctance to pop plastic into their eyes. Hilary Freeman has a guide for the visually challenged
Hilary Freeman·
'Grey boom' costs set to spiral if free care falters
Spending on the long term care of the elderly will need to rise more than 150 per cent over the next 30 years as the cost of services outstrips likely economic growth, according to a government commissioned study.
The brave new world of test tube babies
Not all scientists welcome the advent of human embryos conceived in the laboratory. Anthony Tucker reports.
Anthony Tucker·
Test tube mother has girl
Mrs Lesley Brown, the world's first test-tube mother, gave birth to a baby girl at Oldham General Hospital, Lancashire, last night after a caesarean section delivery.
By David Beresford·
More doctors back NHS
The National Health Service is saved. That is the upshot of the doctors' second plebiscite. A majority of the profession are still against the terms of service. But the adverse majority has diminished so markedly since the February vote that the B.M.A. Council has decided to advise the doctors to co-operate. In February only 4,084 doctors said "Yes," and only 2,500 of these were general practitioners and their assistants. This time the vote was 12,799 "Yes" and 13,891 "No," and of the affirmative votes 8,639 came from doctors in general practice.
More doctors back NHS
The National Health Service is saved. That is the upshot of the doctors' second plebiscite. A majority of the profession are still against the terms of service. But the adverse majority has diminished so markedly since the February vote that the B.M.A. Council has decided to advise the doctors to co-operate. In February only 4,084 doctors said "Yes," and only 2,500 of these were general practitioners and their assistants. This time the vote was 12,799 "Yes" and 13,891 "No," and of the affirmative votes 8,639 came from doctors in general practice.
Bevan and the doctors: A squalid political conspiracy
Given Mr. Aneurin Bevan's case on the National Health Service Act and the great advantage he had of opening to-day's Commons debate and the rest followed inevitably - a brilliant performance which sent the Labour benches wild with delight. He sat down at the end of it to one of those long, sustained cheers that parties in the House of Commons reserve for in unusual gladiatorial triumph. What could not be foreseen was whether Mr. Bevan was going to play from strength a conciliatory card.
From our parliamentary correspondent·
Influenza epidemic at its height in Manchester
The influenza in Manchester has reached an acute stage. For the last month, the number of sufferers and the rate of mortality have steadily increased, and this week illness has been more widespread than ever.
The Spanish Death in South Africa
The epidemic broke upon us with alarming suddenness. In the first days of October when the beautiful African spring had come with greater warmth and serenity than usual, there were a few whisperings that influenza had made its appearance; but few paid any heed, for we were engrossed in preparations for "Our Day." On Saturday the 5th Capetown was fuller than usual. People had come in from the country to shop in preparation for the Monday's holiday, Wiener's Day. This is our spring festival - a day for picnics along the shores of False Bay or on the veld where the spring flowers are in their full beauty. The coloured folk, the Indians and the chief concern of the moment was whether the fine weather would last.
From a Capetown correspondent·
The influenza: Dr Niven's warning
The medical officer of health for Manchester, Dr Niven, in a new leaflet he has just issued, states that influenza is again prevalent in Manchester and, in warning the public of its "highly infectious" and "very fatal" nature, describes the precautions that should be taken.