Hewitt calls for end to sickness service
Shifting the focus of healthcare from treating sick people towards prevention is crucial, Patricia Hewitt said today as she announced an extra £8.9billion for health promotion.
6 Mar 2007
Shifting the focus of healthcare from treating sick people towards prevention is crucial, Patricia Hewitt said today as she announced an extra £8.9billion for health promotion.
GPs could prescribe air conditioning and child anger management classes under an £8.9m government scheme.
A blind aviator is aiming to fly halfway around the world to raise £1m to help prevent blindness. Miles Hilton-Barber, 58, from Derbyshire is hoping to become the first blind aviator in history to fly from the UK to Sydney. His departure on Monday was delayed by bad weather - and he is now unlikely to leave for at least several days.
The Government today announced that prescription charges are to rise by 20p on 1st April. Commenting, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb MP said:
Commenting ahead of today's Government announcements on welfare reform, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, David Laws MP said:
Fiona McCrea has had irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) since she was 12. Trips and holidays take meticulous planning because she needs to know where toilets are positioned en route. She admits this has left her wary of venturing to new places and curtailed her social life.