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August 2005
- Patients 'miss 15m appointments'
- 4th other top story (24/8/2005, 02:00 – 05:35)
- 5th other top story (24/8/2005, 05:35 – 10:20)
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- Data gives patients check on GPs
- 3rd other top story (31/8/2005, 00:20 – 01:20)
- 4th other top story (31/8/2005, 01:20 – 01:35)
- 5th other top story (31/8/2005, 01:35 – 02:45)
- 6th other top story (31/8/2005, 02:45 – 07:50)
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- Patients to get GP rating
- 2nd other top story (31/8/2005, 07:50 – 09:05)
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- Patients to get GPs' ratings
- 2nd other top story (31/8/2005, 09:05 – 11:05)
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- Data gives patients check on GPs
- 1st other top story (31/8/2005, 11:20 – 12:10)
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- Patients can check GPs' ratings
- 1st other top story (31/8/2005, 12:10 – 12:30)
- 2nd other top story (31/8/2005, 12:30 – 15:00)
- 3rd other top story (31/8/2005, 15:00 – 17:40)
- 6th other top story (31/8/2005, 17:40 – 18:15)
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September 2005
- Patients 'not getting best care'
- 2nd other top story (8/9/2005, 03:25 – 06:35)
- 3rd other top story (8/9/2005, 06:35 – 07:55)
- 4th other top story (8/9/2005, 07:55 – 09:40)
- 3rd other top story (8/9/2005, 09:40 – 10:00)
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- Fake dentist's patients 'at risk'
- 5th other top story (15/9/2005, 10:45 – 11:20)
- 4th other top story (15/9/2005, 11:20 – 11:25)
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October 2005
- Heart patients 'keep on smoking'
- 3rd other top story (6/10/2005, 02:35 – 05:45)
- 4th other top story (6/10/2005, 05:45 – 05:55)
- 7th other top story (6/10/2005, 05:55 – 07:05)
- 6th other top story (6/10/2005, 07:05 – 07:10)
- 5th other top story (6/10/2005, 07:10 – 10:00)
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- GP 'deliberately' killed patients
- 2nd other top story (25/10/2005, 14:40 – 14:45)
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- GP 'deliberately killed patients'
- 2nd other top story (25/10/2005, 14:45 – 14:50)
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- GP 'deliberately killed' patients
- 2nd other top story (25/10/2005, 14:50 – 15:05)
- 4th other top story (25/10/2005, 15:05 – 15:30)
- Right subheadline (25/10/2005, 15:30 – 15:45)
- 1st other top story (25/10/2005, 15:45 – 17:50)
- 2nd other top story (25/10/2005, 17:50 – 18:50)
- 3rd other top story (25/10/2005, 18:50 – 19:05)
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- Patients take part in NHS debate
- 5th other top story (29/10/2005, 16:25 – 30/10/2005, 01:20)
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November 2005
- Patients confused by cancer care
- 2nd other top story (15/11/2005, 02:45 – 04:35)
- 3rd other top story (15/11/2005, 04:35 – 06:40)
- 5th other top story (15/11/2005, 06:40 – 09:15)
- 6th other top story (15/11/2005, 09:15 – 10:15)
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- Obese patients denied operations
- 2nd other top story (23/11/2005, 10:45 – 11:10)
- 1st other top story (23/11/2005, 11:10 – 15:25)
- 2nd other top story (23/11/2005, 15:25 – 15:35)
- 3rd other top story (23/11/2005, 15:35 – 18:35)
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December 2005
- NHS patients tracked by satellite
- 1st other top story (4/12/2005, 01:00 – 01:25)
- 2nd other top story (4/12/2005, 01:25 – 03:45)
- 3rd other top story (4/12/2005, 03:45 – 08:30)
- 2nd other top story (4/12/2005, 08:30 – 10:35)
- 3rd other top story (4/12/2005, 10:35 – 11:50)
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January 2006
- Patients get four-hospital choice
- Left subheadline (1/1/2006, 01:05 – 10:25)
- 2nd other top story (1/1/2006, 10:25 – 13:40)
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- Cancer patients wrongly cleared
- 2nd other top story (24/1/2006, 01:20 – 02:00)
- 3rd other top story (24/1/2006, 02:00 – 02:25)
- 4th other top story (24/1/2006, 02:25 – 03:45)
- 5th other top story (24/1/2006, 03:45 – 05:15)
- 6th other top story (24/1/2006, 05:15 – 08:05)
- 2nd other top story (24/1/2006, 08:05 – 08:15)
- 1st other top story (24/1/2006, 08:15 – 08:20)
- Right subheadline (24/1/2006, 08:20 – 10:20)
- Left subheadline (24/1/2006, 10:20 – 13:25)
- 2nd other top story (24/1/2006, 13:25 – 14:45)
- 3rd other top story (24/1/2006, 14:45 – 15:30)
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February 2006
- Heart patients 'driving to A&E'
- 5th other top story (11/2/2006, 04:45 – 08:00)
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- Patients hit by oxygen shortage
- 2nd other top story (17/2/2006, 10:30 – 10:45)
- 1st other top story (17/2/2006, 10:45 – 12:50)
- 2nd other top story (17/2/2006, 12:50 – 13:45)
- 3rd other top story (17/2/2006, 13:45 – 18:45)
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March 2006
- Cash crisis 'won't hit patients'
- Right subheadline (17/3/2006, 09:55 – 11:45)
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- NHS cash crisis 'won't hit patients'
- 1st other top story (17/3/2006, 11:45 – 13:50)
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April 2006
- Hospital 'failed cancer patients'
- 6th other top story (1/4/2006, 19:30 – 2/4/2006, 00:45)
- 5th other top story (2/4/2006, 00:45 – 00:50)
- 6th other top story (2/4/2006, 00:50 – 01:15)
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- Nurse guilty of killing patients
- Left subheadline (18/4/2006, 14:50 – 15:35)
- Main headline (18/4/2006, 15:35 – 18:50)
- Left subheadline (18/4/2006, 18:50 – 19/4/2006, 00:50)
- Right subheadline (19/4/2006, 00:50 – 01:15)
- 2nd other top story (19/4/2006, 01:15 – 03:50)
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June 2006
- BMA leaders 'let down patients'
- 1st other top story (26/6/2006, 16:55 – 19:40)
- 2nd other top story (26/6/2006, 19:40 – 20:45)
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- Patients warned of flu jab delay
- Right subheadline (29/6/2006, 12:10 – 13:15)
- 4th other top story (29/6/2006, 13:15 – 14:15)
- 5th other top story (29/6/2006, 14:15 – 15:40)
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July 2006
- Diarrhoea bug kills five patients
- 5th other top story (1/7/2006, 08:10 – 10:30)
- 4th other top story (1/7/2006, 10:30 – 10:40)
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- Patients 'suffer extensive abuse'
- 2nd other top story (5/7/2006, 03:50 – 05:30)
- 1st other top story (5/7/2006, 05:30 – 09:20)
- Right subheadline (5/7/2006, 09:20 – 10:35)
- Left subheadline (5/7/2006, 10:35 – 12:20)
- 1st other top story (5/7/2006, 12:20 – 15:35)
- 2nd other top story (5/7/2006, 15:35 – 15:55)
- 3rd other top story (5/7/2006, 15:55 – 21:15)
- 4th other top story (5/7/2006, 21:15 – 6/7/2006, 02:55)
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- Patients facing long test waits
- 2nd other top story (12/7/2006, 11:50 – 12:00)
- 3rd other top story (12/7/2006, 12:00 – 12:55)
- 4th other top story (12/7/2006, 12:55 – 13:45)
- 5th other top story (12/7/2006, 13:45 – 16:25)
- 6th other top story (12/7/2006, 16:25 – 18:05)
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August 2006
- Artery warning for heart patients
- 2nd other top story (28/8/2006, 03:40 – 04:15)
- 3rd other top story (28/8/2006, 04:15 – 07:15)
- 4th other top story (28/8/2006, 07:15 – 08:20)
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September 2006
- Choice 'confuses cancer patients'
- 3rd other top story (3/9/2006, 05:15 – 06:40)
- 4th other top story (3/9/2006, 06:40 – 13:40)
- 5th other top story (3/9/2006, 13:40 – 6/9/2006, 00:30)
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October 2006
- Cancer patients' 'misery at work'
- Right subheadline (5/10/2006, 05:10 – 08:40)
- Left subheadline (5/10/2006, 08:40 – 09:15)
- 1st other top story (5/10/2006, 09:15 – 12:05)
- 2nd other top story (5/10/2006, 12:05 – 12:15)
- 4th other top story (5/10/2006, 12:15 – 12:55)
- 5th other top story (5/10/2006, 12:55 – 14:35)
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- Vioxx patients lose US court bid
- 3rd other top story (6/10/2006, 10:30 – 11:45)
- 2nd other top story (6/10/2006, 11:45 – 12:25)
- 3rd other top story (6/10/2006, 12:25 – 12:45)
- 2nd other top story (6/10/2006, 12:45 – 14:50)
- 3rd other top story (6/10/2006, 14:50 – 15:20)
- 2nd other top story (6/10/2006, 15:20 – 15:25)
- 3rd other top story (6/10/2006, 15:25 – 16:00)
- 4th other top story (6/10/2006, 16:00 – 16:05)
- 5th other top story (6/10/2006, 16:05 – 18:00)
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- Patients rejecting hospital food
- 5th other top story (16/10/2006, 11:50 – 13:15)
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- Patients may sue over body parts
- 6th other top story (18/10/2006, 13:35 – 14:25)
- 5th other top story (18/10/2006, 14:25 – 15:55)
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November 2006
- Patients 'denied prostate drug'
- 3rd other top story (3/11/2006, 08:40 – 10:35)
- 4th other top story (3/11/2006, 10:35 – 12:10)
- 5th other top story (3/11/2006, 12:10 – 13:20)
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- Patients recalled for HIV tests
- 2nd other top story (7/11/2006, 12:20 – 12:25)
- 3rd other top story (7/11/2006, 12:25 – 12:55)
- 4th other top story (7/11/2006, 12:55 – 14:50)
- 5th other top story (7/11/2006, 14:50 – 16:05)
- 6th other top story (7/11/2006, 16:05 – 17:50)
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- Stem cell jabs for heart patients
- Left subheadline (8/11/2006, 00:15 – 06:35)
- 2nd other top story (8/11/2006, 06:35 – 07:55)
- Right subheadline (8/11/2006, 07:55 – 12:55)
- 2nd other top story (8/11/2006, 12:55 – 13:15)
- 3rd other top story (8/11/2006, 13:15 – 14:00)
- 4th other top story (8/11/2006, 14:00 – 14:15)
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December 2006
- Patients facing 'substantial' vCJD risk
- Main headline (8/12/2006, 02:55 – 12:10)
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- Patients facing vCJD risk
- 2nd other top story (8/12/2006, 12:10 – 14:00)
- 3rd other top story (8/12/2006, 14:00 – 14:40)
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January 2007
- NHS patients face fake drug risk
- 4th other top story (2/1/2007, 12:25 – 15:00)
- 5th other top story (2/1/2007, 15:00 – 17:55)
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- Dentists 'turning away patients'
- 5th other top story (31/1/2007, 10:20 – 11:55)
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February 2007
- Patients forced to wait for care
- 1st other top story (9/2/2007, 17:10 – 17:45)
- Right subheadline (9/2/2007, 17:45 – 21:00)
- 1st other top story (9/2/2007, 21:00 – 10/2/2007, 00:45)
- 2nd other top story (10/2/2007, 00:45 – 00:55)
- 3rd other top story (10/2/2007, 00:55 – 03:00)
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March 2007
- NHS staff 'would not be patients'
- 1st other top story (30/3/2007, 01:15 – 10:30)
- 2nd other top story (30/3/2007, 10:30 – 12:15)
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April 2007
- Diabetes patients 'lacking help'
- 3rd other top story (11/4/2007, 03:20 – 05:20)
- 4th other top story (11/4/2007, 05:20 – 06:15)
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- More patients 'top up' NHS care
- 2nd other top story (23/4/2007, 02:15 – 05:00)
- 1st other top story (23/4/2007, 05:00 – 06:00)
- 2nd other top story (23/4/2007, 06:00 – 06:45)
- 3rd other top story (23/4/2007, 06:45 – 07:10)
- 4th other top story (23/4/2007, 07:10 – 07:55)
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- Hospital warns patients over TB
- 5th other top story (26/4/2007, 03:15 – 07:40)
- 6th other top story (26/4/2007, 07:40 – 09:30)
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May 2007
- Recruitment row 'risks patients'
- 6th other top story (15/5/2007, 08:50 – 10:10)
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- Choice not an issue, patients say
- 3rd other top story (16/5/2007, 03:50 – 03:55)
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- Fish oil urged for heart patients
- 6th other top story (23/5/2007, 05:40 – 07:45)
- 5th other top story (23/5/2007, 07:45 – 07:55)
- 6th other top story (23/5/2007, 07:55 – 08:55)
- 5th other top story (23/5/2007, 08:55 – 09:15)
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