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As part of plans to combat postnatal depression mothers will receive one-to-one care from a named midwife during labour and birth
NHS introduces 'named midwife' plan

Mothers will receive one-to-one care from a named midwife during labour and birth as part of Government plans to combat postnatal depression.

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  • A higher VAT on unhealthy food could reduce the number of annual heart disease deaths in the UK by 2,700, according to researchers'Fat tax' call over unhealthy foods

    Britain would need to put a 20% "fat tax" on unhealthy food and drink to improve the numbers of people suffering diet-related conditions such as obesity and heart disease, medical experts have warned.

  • Ed Miliband has launched a Labour initiative called NHS Check which will allow people to report problems arising from the NHS shake-upMiliband in NHS whistleblower call

    Labour leader Ed Miliband has called on NHS staff and patients to hold the Government to account for difficulties resulting from its controversial reforms to the health service.

  • Diane Abbott has said the Labour Party has a lot of sympathy for the British Medical AssociationLabour denies doctor action support

    Labour has denied backing industrial action by doctors after a shadow health minister expressed sympathy with the complaints behind the proposed action.

  • Brain surgery can help patients with a drug-resistant strain of epilepsyChild epilepsy ops 'set to treble'

    The number of children receiving brain surgery for epilepsy is set to almost treble under plans for a major expansion of services across England.

  • The death rate related to cardiovascular diseases fell by 43 per cent between 2001 and 2010, new figures showAvoidable death numbers down 25%

    Death rates from causes classified as avoidable have fallen by a quarter over the last decade in England and Wales, according to new figures.

  • Christopher Graham has criticised the Government's decision to veto the publication of a report into the risks of the NHS reformsWarning over NHS reform risk veto

    Blocking the publication of a report into the risks of NHS reforms is a sign that ministers want to downgrade freedom of information laws, a watchdog has warned.

  • Coughs and colds were the most common reasons for sickness absence in 2011, new figures have shownSickness absence figures down again

    Sickness absence has fallen again, with six million fewer days lost last year compared to 2010, official figures have shown.

  • The Royal Alexandra Hospital has closed two more wards following what is thought to be a norovirus outbreakBug sees eight hospital wards shut

    Two more wards at a hospital have been closed to new patients because of an outbreak of a bug thought to be the norovirus.

  • There is a huge inequality in life expectancy between people from the poorest and wealthiest neighbourhoods, the ONS has saidWealth 'widens life expectancy gap'

    Wealthier people could be benefiting more from the impact of health programmes as the gap in life expectancy between the least and most deprived areas in England has grown, it has been suggested.

  • Samantha Cameron has met with children, parents and staff at the St Quintin Centre for Disabled Children and Young People in LondonPM's wife attends children's centre

    The Prime Minister's wife Samantha Cameron has received a charity cheque for a centre caring for children with special needs.

  • The Social Care Self-directed Support Bill aims to give disabled people more control over their careCuts may risk disability care plan

    A plan to give disabled people more control of their care risks being "poisoned" and "discredited" by real and perceived service cuts, MSPs have heard.

  • NHS prescription drugs have been in short supply in the UK for the last four years, according to the All-Party Pharmacy GroupWarning over medicine shortages

    Patients are suffering because of a shortage of some NHS prescription medicines, a Parliamentary group has warned.

  • A new study has identified the referral of patients to different hospitals as a major cause of MRSA transmissionHospitals in cities 'breed MRSA'

    Hospitals in large cities act as breeding grounds for the superbug MRSA before it spreads out across the country, a new study has revealed.

  • Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has been heckled by nurses at the RCN conference in HarrogateNursing staff heckle 'liar' Lansley

    Nurses have heckled and laughed at Health Secretary Andrew Lansley after he claimed clinical staffing levels in the NHS had increased.

  • The Scottish Government predicts a minimum alcohol price of 50p per unit will save lives and prevent crimeMinister sets out alcohol cost plan

    Alcohol should be sold at a minimum price of 50p per unit to help tackle drink-related illness, the Scottish Government has said.

  • It is estimated that around 47,000 British women have been given PIP breast implantsPIP review: 'Lessons to be learned'

    A review of the handling of the scandal over PIP breast implants has found that both the Government and health regulators have "serious lessons" to learn about the way they inform the public about concerns with medical devices.

  • Patients and staff are encouraged to use hand gel in a bid to combat Norovirus, which has claimed four livesTwo more deaths in Norovirus alert

    Two more patients suffering from diarrhoea and vomiting thought to be the Norovirus bug have died in hospital.

  • A report warns less than half of people with diabetes get the basic minimum careDiabetes care in 'state of crisis'

    Diabetes care in England is in a "state of crisis" with less than half of people with the condition getting the basic minimum care, a new report warns.

  • A survey showed only 17 per cent of people in low income households eat their 'five a day' portions of fruit and vegetablesJust one in five manage five a day

    Just 22% of people manage to eat the recommended "five a day" portions of fruit and vegetables, research suggests.

  • The study showed the number of workers taking no days off sick increased between 2010 and 2011New call to tackle absenteeism

    Business leaders have called on the Government to step up efforts to tackle sickness absence after a new study showed that recent improvements had levelled off.

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