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Mental Health should not be in danger from NHS reform

Mental health charity Mind today said it was vital that the NHS reforms did not jeopardise the continuity and quality of care received by people with mental health problems. The charity was responding to today's report on NHS commissioning, published by the Health Select Committee. The cross-party committee found the Government's plans for the NHS introduced "significant institutional upheaval" without really changing its aims. MPs said they were "surprised" by the "significant policy shift" between what the coalition promised to do in May and the plans set out in its health white paper in July.

19 Jan 2011
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Mental Health should not be in danger from NHS reform

Mental health charity Mind today said it was vital that the NHS reforms did not jeopardise the continuity and quality of care received by people with mental health problems. The charity was responding to today's report on NHS commissioning, published by the Health Select Committee. The cross-party committee found the Government's plans for the NHS introduced "significant institutional upheaval" without really changing its aims. MPs said they were "surprised" by the "significant policy shift" between what the coalition promised to do in May and the plans set out in its health white paper in July.

19 Jan 2011
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Down's syndrome DNA blood test 'better screening offer'

A DNA blood test for Down's syndrome could save nearly all pregnant women from invasive tests like amniocentesis, say experts. Invasive testing takes place in 3% to 5% of pregnant women in the UK - some 30,000 women - and increases the risk of miscarriage.

12 Jan 2011
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Annette Brooke MP asks a question about lip reading classes

Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole) (LD): "One in five lip-reading classes in England and Wales are threatened with closure next year. Will the Minister reclassify lip-reading as an essential skill rather than a leisure activity, making sure that the classes are accessible to the hearing-impaired and continue to protect their ability to communicate?"

4 Dec 2010
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