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Blood service review 'victory' for unions
Unions have claimed victory over a campaign to prevent parts of the NHS blood and organ transplant service being privatised.
Hospital hit by Hepatitis B infection
Health chiefs are urging patients to be screened for Hepatitis B after discovering a case of infection in a hospital ward.
US catheter infection reduction scheme to roll out across NHS
A successful US programme to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections is currently being rolled out in the NHS.
Under-25s 'should have routine HIV tests'
Routine HIV screening should be introduced in the UK for people under the age of 25, sexual health experts have said.
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HIV cured with bone marrow transplant
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Swine flu mortality reduced in HIV patients on Tamiflu
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Routine HIV tests 'cost-effective'
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Rapid HIV screening for World Aids Day
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MHRA issues warning over haemodialysis bloodline
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Marie Stopes to offer HIV testing
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Young adults 'confused' by contraception
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HIV cases predicted to rise
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Student nurses show poor skills in treating deteriorating patients
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Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to virus
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Oral bugs 'lead to blood clots'
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Needlestick proceedure legality 'needs clarity'
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Hepatitis C care quality condemned by MPs
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HIV cases double in over 50s
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Cell therapy hope for blood cancer
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Cardiovascular disease prevention guidance released by NICE
Latest practice
“All nurses need to know about inherited blood disorders”
This year, the NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme celebrated its 10th anniversary.
A skills framework for sickle cell disease and thalassaemia
A competence framework for those nursing people with sickle cell disease and thalassaemia has been launched to help address variations in standards of care
Blood cells - Part two - Red blood cells
VOL: 101, ISSUE: 41, PAGE NO: 26Ken Campbell, FIMBS, CertHMS, is clinical information officer, Leukaemia Research Foundation (written in a private capacity)This article, the second in our series on blood cells, describes red blood cells, also known as erythrocytes or red corpuscles and commonly abbreviated as RBCs.
Trimethoprim
VOL: 101, ISSUE: 05, PAGE NO: 31Generic/proprietary names
