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Sugar Tax: Why Punishing Junk Food Munchers Assaults Personal Freedom
There are more calls for a sugar tax which would attack people for making reasonable choices that the state doesn't approve of.
NHS Patients Visit A&E up to 50 Times A Year
BBC Freedom of Information request finds that 12,000 NHS patients making weekly visits to Accident & Emergency.
NHS Direct: 500 Jobs at Risk as Embattled Helpline Provider Shuts
But the firm says 200 workers will avoid being made redundant.
Lord Ashdown Riots Warning: UK Elite of 'Crooks and Tarts' Despised by People
Liberal Democrats election planner warns Nick Clegg that votes could go to Nigel Farage.
Over 7,000 NHS Clinical Staff Cut Since Coalition Came to Power
An FOI request reveals 7,060 NHS staff have been slashed amid budget cuts.
GP Contracts Good for Patients, Says Cure the NHS Campaigner Julie Bailey
Frail and elderly to get closer attention under new deal for doctors.
Cameron's Cold Weather Crisis Looms with Weather Forecasters' Warning
First taste of winter will put spotlight on NHS and energy companies' price rises.
NHS in Crisis: 'Wake up to 20,000 Nursing Shortfall,' Warns Royal College of Nursing
Royal College of Nursing says 22% of NHS Trusts surveyed, recruited from overseas.
UK Companies 'Should Screen Staff for Alcohol to Identify Abuse'
Don Shenker, director and founder of Alcohol Health Network, wants workers to take standardised test.
UK Tax Avoidance: Firms Running NHS Care Services 'Avoid Millions in Tax' Due to Legal Loophole
The Independent claims nine companies using the quoted Eurobond exemption.
Durham Police Chief Calls for Heroin and Cocaine to be Available on the National Health Service
Chief Constable Mike Barton of Durham Police has called for the decriminalisation of class A drugs.
'Brand NHS' Can Expand Abroad, Says Government
NHS hospitals encouraged to set up branches in Brazil, India and the Gulf under health service brand.
Tobacco Display Ban Comes Into Force
The ban is aimed at reducing the temptation for children and young people to smoke..
Warning: 'Winter Vomiting Bug' Poses Serious Health Threat
UK-based health officials have warned the public of a spike in cases of norovirus infections, forcing hospitals to close wards.