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Controversial plans to change the way NHS spends its £100bn budget being considered
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Senior health service managers are considering controversial plans to change the way the NHS spends its £100bn annual budget across different parts of England.
People in wealthy regions live 20 years longer than those in deprived areas
Monday 21 May 2012
The life expectancy for people living in England's most deprived areas is up to 20 years lower than those in affluent Southern parishes.
Album: Paul Buchanan, Mid Air (Newsroom)
Saturday 19 May 2012
There are few surprises for Blue Nile fans on this first solo album from singer Paul Buchanan, save perhaps for the general mood of stability: even the emotional turbulence sketched in “Wedding Day” is recollected in tranquillity.
Dexys, Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Grimes, Xoyo, London
Sunday 13 May 2012
After three decades in the wilderness, Kevin Rowland and Dexys have returned with the soul album of the century, and a live show to match
Waist-height ratio is 'best test of obesity'
Saturday 12 May 2012
There is more than one way to know whether you’re dangerously fat or not, but put down your calculator as new research suggests that the humble measuring tape is all you need.
Chalk Talk: On the doorstep with Boris - Michael Gove reveals all
Thursday 10 May 2012
Victorious London mayoralty candidate Boris Johnson was very much on the mind of Michael Gove when he addressed the annual conference of the National Association of Head Teachers last weekend.
Warning over 'tsunami of pain' as osteoarthritis cases soar
Wednesday 09 May 2012
Britain is facing a "tsunami" of pain as the number of osteoarthritis cases soars in the future, a leading expert has warned.
Jogging 'increases life expectancy'
Thursday 03 May 2012
Jogging for as little as an hour a week can put years on your life, new research has shown.
Pedestrian zone will transform a 'flawed icon'
Monday 23 April 2012
A new public realm to rival Trafalgar Square and Covent Garden will be created in an overhaul of London's iconic Centre Point tower under £350m plans by the developer Almacantar.
Piazza and apartments to bring new life to brutalist Centrepoint in £350m makeover
Monday 23 April 2012
A new public realm to rival Trafalgar Square and Covent Garden will be created in an overhaul of Centre Point tower in London by the developer Almacantar.
Britain could face £800bn pensions bombshell by 2050, says IMF
Thursday 12 April 2012
Britain could face a £800 billion pensions shock by 2050 as a result of its ageing population, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.
There are more nurses, better paid than ever – so why are standards going down?
Tuesday 10 April 2012
Let's get one thing straight. There never was a golden age of nursing. Florence Nightingale wasn't Jesus, and nor were the people she recruited and trained. There was a report to a select committee, triggered by a scandal in poor nursing, in 1892. There was another one in 1932. There was one in 1939. And one in the Second World War. There have been scandals in nursing for as long as nursing has been around.
Christina Patterson: More nurses, better paid than ever – so why are standards going down?
Tuesday 10 April 2012
Respect for the nursing profession has been transformed – but not everyone believes patients are feeling the benefit
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