Unite’s Campaign Pays Off With The Announcement Of 4,200 More Health Visitors

Published October 24, 2010

Unite’s Campaign Pays Off With The Announcement Of 4,200 More Health Visitors
Years of campaigning by Unite, the largest union in the country, has paid off with the confirmation of an extra 4,200 health visitors. Public health minister, Anne Milton made the announcement at the annual conference of Unite/Community Practitioners’ and Health Visitors’ Association (CPHVA) in Harrogate today. Unite’s Assistant General Secretary for Public Services, Gail Cartmail said: ‘We …
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Intrauterine Cocaine And Substance Reslience Study Funded By National Institutes Of Health Grant
Deborah A. Frank, MD, the Director of the Grow Clinic for Children at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and a Professor of Pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received a 5-year, $ 3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the long-term impacts of intrauterine cocaine exposure (IUCE) and intrauterine substance exposure (IUSE). The project, entitled …
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