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Cncer care could take place in the home within five years, if Labour is re-elected
Brown pledges home cancer care

By politics.co.uk staff Cancer patients will receive free home care from specialist nurses if Labour secures a general election win, Gordon Brown promised today. The move would allow cancer sufferers to undergo chemotherapy and dialysis without going to hospital as part of a reform of community healthcare drive. The Conservatives approved of the plan but… Read more »

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Brain imaging is an important aspect of stroke care
Stroke progress marred by waiting times

By Alexis Alison Just 17% of stroke patients in 2008 reached the stroke unit within four hours of their arrival at the hospital, according to a new report released today. The failure comes despite well understood medical knowledge that stroke patients should be immediately be admitted to a specialist stroke unit to limit serious damage… Read more »