3/18 Telegraph Health

Heads should roll over the Staffordshire hospital scandal March 18, 2009 at 8:25 am Telegraph View: Not since Harold Shipman have NHS patients been so cruelly betrayed. Psychiatrist hails GPS devices for dementia patients as 'major breakthrough' March 18, 2009 at 7:44 am A psychiatrist at the first NHS trust to trial tracking devices for dementia patients said the new technology could provide patients with more freedom to go out safely. Best deals of the day: Wine March 18, 2009 at 7:26 am Today we've tracked down bargains on wine. NHS targets 'may have led to 1200 deaths' in MidStaffordshire March 17, 2009 at 10:02 pm NHS managers were yesterday accused of putting targets and costcutting ahead of patients as a report into at MidStaffordshire Hospitals trust found up to 1200 people may have died needlessly due to "appalling standards of care" at a single hospital. Stafford Hospital execs land higlypaid jobs March 17, 2009 at 7:05 pm Despite a "complete failure" of management at Stafford hospital some of the executives who were responsible for the bodies overseeing it have landed highly paid plum jobs in the NHS. NHS targets 'may have led to 1200 deaths' in MidStaffordshire March 17, 2009 at 6:51 pm NHS managers accused of putting targets ahead of patients as report finds "appalling standards of care" at a single hospital. Heart transplant plea to save baby girl March 17, 2009 at 4:22 pm The parents of a baby girl with a rare heart condition have made a desperate appeal to find a transplant donor to save their daughter's life. Spotting secondary breast cancer early 'can halve the risk of death' March 17, 2009 at 11:22 am Breast cancer sufferers who go into remission but then have their cancer return are at up to half the risk of dying from the disease if its return is spotted early a new study shows. Being four stone overweight 'can reduce lifespan by three years' March 17, 2009 at 10:48 am Being four stone overweight can cut your life by up to three years according to a new study. A bowl of porridge in the morning 'will make you feel fuller for longer' March 17, 2009 at 10:38 am Eating a bowl of porridge in the morning really will keep you feeling fuller for longer scientists have discovered in what could be the key to how the GI diet works.