In the dog house
Dogs that can retrieve cash from ATMs and empty washing machines help disabled people lead more independent lives, but can they also help reform disruptive teenagers?
10 Apr 2007
Dogs that can retrieve cash from ATMs and empty washing machines help disabled people lead more independent lives, but can they also help reform disruptive teenagers?
Brazilian scientists have used transfusions of patients' own stem cells to reverse type 1 diabetes. People with the condition are known as insulin-dependent, and require regular shots of the hormone.
People with diabetes in England need more support to help them manage their condition themselves, a survey finds. The Healthcare Commission also found more could be done to improve hospital care for people with diabetes.
People needing non-emergency orthopaedic treatment such as knee and hip replacements are to have a choice of going to any hospital in England. Ministers are making the announcement - a year ahead of schedule - as part of their plan to give patients more control over their NHS care. A new website giving information on hospital performance and treatments is also being set up.
Commenting on yesterday's announcement by Patricia Hewitt regarding patient choice, including a 'super website' and pilot projects in public libraries, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb MP said:
A Leicestershire railway station is to undergo work to improve access for its disabled passengers. Network Rail has announced that work to build two new lifts and a footbridge at Loughborough railway station will start later in the year.