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Former MP Jacqui Smith gets top job at QE Hospital
Economic Development
Politician who lost her Redditch seat after being embroiled in an expenses scandal is to become chair of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust
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Great Birmingham Run: Warwickshire Cricket Club to take part in aid of charity
Economic Development
Great Run Business Challenge invites companies to compete with each other for charity event
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Professor appointed as inspector of GP services
Economic Development
Former head of the Royal College of GPs joins the Care Quality Commission
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Birmingham Post Growth Fund awards £700,000 to Midland businesses
Economic Development
Birmingham Post Growth Fund grants giveaway to create 84 new posts and 100 apprentices.
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Cure Leukaemia helping to create data map with OGL
Economic Development
Blood cancer charity Cure Leukaemia is creating a new data platform using the latest human genome mapping to transform the lives of blood cancer patients.
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Quarter of city's children overweight by age of four
Economic Development
Research from the British Heart Foundation reveals huge numbers of youngsters are not getting enough fruit and vegetables but gorge themselves on sweets and chocolate.
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Birmingham has one of º£½ÇÊÓƵ's highest rates of diabetes
Economic Development
In some parts of the city as many as 9.3 per cent of the population have the condition
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital builder sells facilities management arm
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GDF Suez agrees £190 million deal as firm to focus on major infrastructure projects
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Hip breaks can be a killer for depressed pensioners
Economic Development
Birmingham study reveals dangers to physical and mental health of OAPs
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Birmingham NHS phone line failed on costs and targets
Economic Development
Birmingham OwnHealth telephone service failed to keep patients out of hospital or cut costs and may have actually increased them.
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Call for culture change after Stafford Hospital scandal
Economic Development
Review says changing the culture of the NHS will trump any new rules and strategies
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Structure of health care is stuck in past
Opinion
Whether it is care assistants, inspections, waiting times or long-term care, every day seems to bring a new story about how our health service is struggling.
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Stafford Hospital scandal: Administrators recommend dissolving NHS Trust
Economic Development
Hospital in line for major shake-up as it faces loses key services
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High marks for Midland hospitals in survey
Economic Development
Boost for local hospitals as the health service is under intense scrutiny
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International award for pioneering Birmingham medic
Economic Development
Consultant at Heartlands Hospital carried out the pioneering research into type-2 diabetes
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Bitter pill of wasted NHS medicines
Opinion
Some £150 to £200 million worth of prescription drugs are destroyed every year by the NHS on health and safety grounds.
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Stafford Hospital patients 'shown lack of respect'
Economic Development
New accusations from patients after Francis report criticises management of Midland hospital
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A healthy workforce equals more chance of a healthy profit
Opinion
If the state of the nation’s economic health was not sufficiently bad for us to worry about, there’s also plenty of evidence to suggest that the general condition of our physical health is, at best, ropey.
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The blame game helps no one at all
Opinion
Last week my private medical practice had its first annual inspection from the Care Quality Commission – a body that regulates all healthcare in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ.
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Business Department "doesn't understand regions" claims peer as Labour launches economic growth review
Economic Development
Lord Adonis attacked BIS as "not fit for purpose" as he launched a review into how Labour can boost the West Midlands economy.
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‘No closure’ motion for Birmingham council-owned pools fails to float
Economic Development
Labour stops Tory bid to prevent leisure facilities being axed in review
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£8m cervical cancer lab opens in Birmingham
Economic Development
State-of-the art centre aims to combat cervical cancer with more than 2.6 million samples tested each year
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The Spending Review. We still need an Alternative.
Opinion
David Bailey writes "This week's Comprehensive Spending Review set out the political landscape to the next General Election. It was simultaneously an utterly unnecessary yet remarkable event."
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Real cost of drink should be reflected
Opinion
Dr Sarj Bahia writes "We Brits are not renowned for drinking responsibly – instead our problematic drinking culture is costing the NHS over £2bn a year."
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