03 Jul 2009 - Parliamentary committee calls for an end to compulsory retirement
Support for an end to the "default retirement age" appears to be growing, ahead of the High Court hearing of the Age Concern and Help the Aged judicial review of the age regulations next......
03 Jul 2009 - Boys 'should be vaccinated' in cervical cancer fight
DOCTORS have called for boys to be included in the vaccination programme to protect girls against cervical cancer. In Scotland, girls from around the age of 12 and 13 are now offered a vaccine to protect against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes the majority of cases of cervical cancer, with a......
02 Jul 2009 - Does the NHS suppress whistleblowers?
We have concerns around the culture of many organisations in the NHS. A recent BMA survey has shown that three quarters of hospital doctors have raised significant concerns but frequently the response to those concerns was......
02 Jul 2009 - Doctors call for alcohol ads to be banned
BMA conference urges a minimum unit price for all drinks to curb alcohol-related......
02 Jul 2009 - Call to replace outdated maternity leave
FATHERS should be given greater rights to spend time at home with their children, a doctor from Scotland said yesterday. Dr Sacha Haworth, a junior doctor working in a geriatrics unit in Inverclyde, said that the current paternity leave allowance of two weeks was not long enough for men to bond with their......
01 Jul 2009 - Doctors oppose assisted suicide
Doctors stuck by their opposition to assisted suicide in the light of high-profile cases involving the Swiss Dignitas clinic. Medics attending the British Medical Association's annual conference in Liverpool voted overwhelmingly against supporting a motion "allowing the choice of an assisted......
01 Jul 2009 - Call for VAT cut on sports goods
VAT rates could be reduced on sports equipment, such as tennis rackets, and gym membership to encourage people to become more active, experts say. EU law allows the tax to be cut to 5% by classing the activities or equipment as a healthcare......
01 Jul 2009 - Lidl announces BHF as dedicated charity partner
Supermarket chain Lidl has announced its first ever charity partner in the form of the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Customers and staff at the company's hundreds of stores all around the country will raise vital funds for the organisation over the next......
01 Jul 2009 - UK backs cigarette vending machine ban
New research shows the vast majority of Britons back plans to abolish cigarette vending machines. Cancer Research UK claims 76 per cent of adults support the ban, while 70 per cent back proposals to protect children from tobacco by putting it out of sight in......
01 Jul 2009 - Why we should make euthanasia legal
Doctors will today debate the existing laws on euthanasia. Here Dr Kailash Chand explains the reasons behind his motion for the introduction of new legislation to allow terminally ill people the choice of an assisted......
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