21/01/2013
David Whiteley investigates why so few families are taking up offers of help to tackle childhood obesity, and examines how the reorganisation of the NHS will affect us in the East. Plus the workers fighting to keep a classic British brand in Northamptonshire.
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NHS changes
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NHS: What will reforms mean for patients?
The NHS is about to undergo its biggest overhaul since its creation 65 years ago, but what will the government's changes mean for patients and health services?
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There has been intense political debate about the reforms with some critics claiming the changes constitute 'privatisation through the back door'.
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But the government says patients will have more choice, and that doctors at a local level will have more control.
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Dr Phil Hammond explains what the changes will mean for all of us.
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on the 成人快手 News website.
Basic care and the NHS
The overhaul of the NHS is just a few months away, but as always the issue that matters most is the quality of care, says 成人快手 Health correspondent Nick Triggle
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Of nearly 12,000 serious incidents reported across England, more than 40% related to bed sores.
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But what is most telling about this data is that something as avoidable as bed sores is proving such a problem after all this time.
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the full story on Nick Triggle's correspondent feature.
Obesity programme has 'low take-up'
Less than one per cent of obese children in Bedfordshire are taking part in a prevention programme that costs the taxpayer 拢120,000 a year.
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Fifty-five of approximately 10,000 overweight youngsters eligible for the NHS Bedfordshire-funded BeeZee Bodies scheme are taking part.
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on the 成人快手 News website.
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | David Whiteley |
Series Editor | Diana Hare |
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- Mon 21 Jan 2013 19:30成人快手 One East & Cambridgeshire only