A round-up of the key news stories, comment pieces, blogposts and tweets across the sector
9.05am: Clare Horton writes
Good morning, and welcome to the daily blog from the Guardian healthcare network.
We'll be bringing you a round-up of the key news stories, comment pieces, blogposts and tweets across the sector.
On the network this morning, Gill Hitchcock reports on Well London, a programme aimed at promoting better eating, mental wellbeing and opportunities for exercise in some of the city's most deprived areas.
The Guardian reports on a Stroke Association survey, which found patients are missing out on physio and speech therapy once they leave hospital, and also on a £10.8m compensation payout to the family of a girl who suffered catastrophic injuries when she was born.
Elsewhere this morning, the BBC reports that a third of people with asthma are at a high risk of having a potentially fatal asthma attack.
And the Independent says tanning salons are failing to check teens' sunbed use.
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May 01 2012, 04:38 AM
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