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Burnham to outline swine flu plans
Health Secretary Andy Burnham will outline plans for a swine flu advice service later amid criticism government in-fighting delayed its launch.
Swine flu deaths in UK jump to 29
Twenty nine people have now died in the UK after contracting swine flu, up from 17 on Monday, the government has said.
The Climate Connection: get involved
The Climate Connection is a partnership for public-health action and learning on climate change.
Common Knowledge: developing a creative health workforce
A one-year workforce development programme that uses creative activities in health promotion and health needs assessment in schools and communities in Gateshead will start in September 2009.
Roy Taylor new National Director for Social Care Flu Resilience
The Department of Health has appointed Roy Taylor as the new National Director for Social Care Flu Resilience, Care Services Minister Phil Hope announced today.
19-year-old with swine flu dies in London
A 19-year-old man has died after contracting swine flu in London, health authorities in the capital have said. He is the fourth person with swine flu to die in the UK.
Swine flu: from containment to treatment, with 7447 cases in UK
Ministers across the UK have agreed that it is time to move from containment into a treatment phase for swine flu, Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham has announced.
Nation's health improving, but inequalities remain
While the nation's health was improving, high levels of health inequality were still unacceptable and needed urgent address, said Public Health Minister Gillian Merron in response to the fourth annual set of local Health Profiles released this week.
Second Call for papers: Society for the Social History of Medicine Conference
The Society for the Social History of Medicine invites submissions for its 2010 conference, Knowledge, Ethics and Representations of Medicine and Health: Historical Perspectives, to be held at Durham and Newcastle from 8-11 July 2010, organised by the Northern Centre for the History of Medicine (NCHM).
Young girl with swine flu dies in Birmingham
A girl, thought to be six years old, has died at Birmingham Children's Hospital after contracting swine flu.