Law and disorder

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Home Secretary, Jack Straw, plans to introduce legislation allowing people who have serious personality disorders to be detained indefinitely even although they have committed no offence. However, mental health groups are angry because it is clinically impossible to define a serious personality disorder. The legislation is a threat to personal liberty and they are worried that anyone who is deemed to be different will be incarcerated. Some groups welcome the move because it allows more control of people with mental health problems.

Planning, Laws, regulations and rules, Social policy, Labour Party (United Kingdom), Mental health policy, Personality disorders

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Nurses' 'duty' to quash MMR fears

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The UK government is encouraging practice nurses to promote the use of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, which some observers feel is connected with Crohn's disease and autism. The government states that it is convinced of the vaccine's safety, but many practice nurses and health visitors still have concerns.

Health aspects, Vaccines, Measles vaccine, Measles vaccines, Mumps, Rubella vaccines

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Clean up your act

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Poor standards of hygiene in hospitals have been blamed for an increasing trend in the resistance of microbes to antimicrobial drugs. The Infection Control Nurses' Association believes that infection control should be an integral part of a nurse's training.

Standards, Management, Cover Story, Bacteria, Nosocomial infections, Cross infection, Health education, Hygiene

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