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How the high-cost area allowance is worked out

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Hospital services at risk as millions cut from budgets

13.05.09
Tens of millions of pounds are being cut from London hospital budgets in the first sign of sweeping reductions in public spending... more

Jade goes home to die

11.03.09
Jade Goody today left the Royal Marsden Hospital after being allowed to go home to die.... more

Jade Goody's guard out of room as hammer intruder struck

09.03.09
A security guard assigned to protect Jade Goody in hospital was away from his post when a hammer-wielding woman entered her room... more

Jade’s terror after hammer woman gets into her room

09.03.09
Security was stepped up at the cancer hospital where Jade Goody is being treated, after a woman with a hammer confronted the reality TV star in her room... more

'Short time before Jade's suffering ends'

05.03.09
Jade Goody has said her goodbyes to friends and family as she now has “only a short time to live”.... more

One-hour op as cancer spreads to Jade's brain

03.03.09
Surgeons have brought Jade Goody's excruciating stomach pains under control, but her terminal cancer has now spread to her brain.... more

Marsden cancer hospital 'breaching hygiene rules'

24.02.09
Britain's leading cancer hospital breached hygiene rules by failing to clean isolation wards and equipment properly, a report said... more

Pity Jade but don’t tune in to this circus

17.02.09
I have talked to loads of people about Jade Goody in the past few days... more

Devastated Jade told her cancer has spread

04.02.09
Jade Goody has been told her cancer has spread and all doctors can do now is give her treatment to prolong her life.... more

Bad blood among top shopkeepers on the High St

28.11.08
Retailers slashing prices in an attempt to prise open the nation's wallets is not well-liked at all by ballsier rivals... more

Fast track unit opens at Marsden but repairs will take another year

17.11.08
The Royal Marsden cancer hospital has opened a pioneering centre offering "fast track" treatment... more

Lawyers charge NHS £75m in three years to settle negligence claims

17.11.08
Lawyers have charged London health trusts £75million to deal with medical negligence claims in the last three years, it was revealed... more

House of Fraser gives £1 million for new child cancer centre at the Royal Marsden

04.11.08
House of Fraser has pledged £1 million to the Royal Marsden cancer hospital... more

Patients flee as fire ravages mental hospital

16.10.08
A fire has devastated a secure hospital unit for mentally ill criminals, causing up to £60million damage in the third major hospital fire in London this year.... more

London patients have the worst access to GPs

16.10.08
Patients in London have the worst access to GPs than anywhere else in the country, it was revealed... more

Vaccine 'helps body to beat prostate cancer'

07.10.08
A breakthrough vaccine is set to revolutionise treatment for prostate cancer patients, it was revealed... more

Kidney stone surgery for Mandelson after 3am dash to hospital

06.10.08
Peter Mandelson was set to have an operation for kidney stones after being rushed to hospital at 3am by health minister and surgeon Lord Darzi... more

Children flee Ormond St blast

29.09.08
Scores of critically ill children were evacuated from Great Ormond Street Hospital after a fire and explosion rocked its cardiac wing... more

Breast cancer reconstruction 'still a lottery'

25.09.08
Breast cancer patients face a postcode lottery over the standard of surgery they receive, a leading doctor claimed... more

New fears for Jade Goody as cervical cancer spreads

14.09.08
Jade Goody's cervical cancer has spread further than initially thought, doctors discovered during her eight-hour hysterectomy. ... more

'All goes to plan,' as cancer-stricken Jade Goody has eight-hour hysterectomy

12.09.08
Jade Goody has undergone a gruelling eight-hour operation as surgeons fight to save her from the grasp of cervical cancer. ... more

'Let patients top up NHS treatment or risk black market in cancer drugs'

11.09.08
A black market in cancer drugs could be created if the Government fails to allow patients to "top up" their NHS treatment, health experts warn... more

Cancer patient goes to court to save his life

04.09.08
A cancer patient given two months to live went to the High Court to fight for a last-chance drug to prolong his life... more

House of Fraser boss gives £1m to Marsden in tribute to his wife

09.05.08
The chairman of House of Fraser gives £1 million to the Royal Marsden Hospital in memory of his wife... more

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