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Issue 4 - November 2004
Hospital staff to train as police
NHS waiting lists the lowest for 17 years
NHS 'failing' arthritis patients
Parents unworried by 'couch kids'
Benefits call for cancer patients
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Hospital staff to train as police
University Hospital Aintree in Liverpool is training members of its staff as special constables – in order to crack down on violence on the wards. The government welcomed the move, but the Royal College of Nursing warned that a possible conflict of interest could develop.
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NHS waiting lists the lowest for 17 years

The total number of people on NHS waiting lists fell during September, reaching less than 860,000 – the lowest figure since September 1987.
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NHS 'failing' arthritis patients

The NHS is not providing proper care for people with musculoskeletal conditions, like arthritis, according to a survey of health professionals by the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance.
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Parents unworried by 'couch kids'

A survey by the British Heart Foundation revealed that four in five parents did not care whether their child gets enough exercise, despite the soaring obesity rates.
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Benefits call for cancer patients
People with cancer should get more help to meet the financial costs of dealing with the condition, campaigners say. Macmillan Cancer Relief has called for a reform of the benefits system to make it easier for the UK's one million cancer patients...
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