The Pinn Medical Centre's official newsletter is now availble on-line to download. Approximately three times a year the practice newsletter, The Pinn Piper, is published, and distributed to all of our patients.
It is a great way to keep up-to-date with current events, and is also available in electronic form on our website, below.
Please click on the links below to read the latest edition - Number 22 - February 2012
Past issues are available here
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BBC Health News
- Probe into gender abortion claims
The Department of Health launches an inquiry into claims that doctors agreed to carry out abortions on the grounds of... - Time link to sudden cardiac death
How the time of day can increase the risk of dying from an irregular heartbeat has been identified by researchers. - Skin cancer drug hopes from study
A new treatment for advanced skin cancer almost doubles survival times, according to an international study. - NHS 'will be Cameron's poll tax'
Labour leader Ed Miliband tells David Cameron he risks making NHS reform "his poll tax" - in noisy Commons clashes over... - Male extinction theory challenged
A new study comparing chromosomes in humans and rhesus monkeys suggests genetic decay of the male sex chromosome has all... - Heart symptoms 'differ in women'
Fewer women than men suffering from a heart attack appear to experience chest pain symptoms, according to a study in the... - Nurses 'should sign Dignity Code'
Nurses and care workers should sign a Dignity Code guaranteeing that elderly patients are treated with respect, say a... - Baby P duo made 'serious errors'
Two of Baby Peter's social workers committed a "serious error of judgement" during an incident which saw him "disappear"... - US record kidney donor chain ends
The world's largest chain of organ transplants ends in the US after 30 patients received kidneys from living donors. - Diabetes patients miss key tests
More than 1.3 million diabetes patients could be missing out on vital and potentially life-saving health checks, the BBC... - Fatal fungal probe awarded £5.1m
Aberdeen researchers are awarded £5.1m to lead an investigation into fungal infections which cause death. - Government 'not trusted on NHS'
Over two-thirds of people do not trust the government's handling of the NHS, a poll commissioned for BBC Radio 5 live... - GPs 'to prescribe health apps'
GPs could soon offer their patients free smartphone apps to help with managing health conditions. - Debut novel from brink of death
How a trainee lawyer from Greater Manchester came back from a coma to write her debut novel. - Would you throw away a week in the Bahamas?
A pharmacist tells of the drugs waste she sees in her work - and why patients should know the true cost of their... - VIDEO: NHS will be 'Cameron's poll tax'
David Cameron and Ed Miliband have clashed in the House of Commons over the Government's plans to reform the NHS in... - VIDEO: 'Anorexia must be treated sooner'
After Cambridge-educated doctor Melanie Spooner died from anorexia, her family are seeking to change the way people with... - VIDEO: Heart symptoms 'differ in women'
Fewer women than men suffering from a heart attack appear to experience chest pain symptoms, according to a study in the... - VIDEO: Adele's surgeon: 'Show must go on'
Adele's throat surgeon describes her condition - bleeding from a benign polyp - that is quite common in many vocalists. - VIDEO: Lessons in compassion for nurses
Charlotte Ashton visits NHS staff in Colchester, Essex, who are the first in the UK to receive compassion training. - VIDEO: Paralysed footballer fighting back
A young footballer from Essex who was paralysed in a street brawl has been taking his first steps on the road to... - VIDEO: Protester's fears for future of NHS
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has been heckled and jostled by protesters as he arrived at Downing Street for a meeting... - VIDEO: Lansley: "We want to improve quality"
The Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has brushed off a verbal attack from protesters who hurled insults at him as he... - The myth of the eight-hour sleep
Is it better for us to sleep in four-hour chunks? - Hollywood 3D is key to piano research
Science of piano playing mapped by Hollywood 3D techniques - 10 radical solutions to binge drinking
...and nine other radical binge drinking solutions - History of polio
The disease that has existed for as long as human society - Treadmill burns accidents warning
Parents warned of risk of children suffering burns on home machines - NHS's political toxicity test
Tories are warned that the NHS reforms could turn toxic in the key Midlands electoral battlefield - The afterlife of artificial hips and knees
The afterlife of titanium hips and cobalt-chrome knees
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