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Letters: The process for selecting the secretary general is so poor that the case for reform speaks for itself: there is no job description, no timetable for the appointment and no formal scrutiny of candidates
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Health secretary Jeremy Hunt says another nine hospitals have launched investigations into abuse claims since June
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Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs says time limits advocated by Iain Duncan Smith would lead to high rates of relapse
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Government announces plan to send 1,000 aid workers to Africa and action to construct 100-bed medical centre in 30 days
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Ashya King is seen showing signs of progress after treatment for a brain tumour in the Czech Republic
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The real reason doctors are being instructed in the ethics of waste