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Suffolk Outsourcing

I read with interest Richard Driscoll's concerns. (BFP 5/11/10), but he is fundamentally mistaken in his belief that the actions of Suffolk County Council in proposing to outsource services have any support from Liberal Democrats who, with the exception of one Councillor, voted against this proposal. Nor is this outsourcing anything to do with the Coalition Government which has clearly set out to protect vulnerable services. Indeed the Spending Review committed a extra £1 billion towards the local authority budget for Social Care, as well as £1 billion towards the care of the elderly being looked after by the NHS, so there is no need for any changes to Care Homes in Suffolk.

DC
5 Nov 2010
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Dave Hodgson with Cauldwell Lower School Head Judith Apps in new classroom

A visit to the fantastic new classrooms at Cauldwell Lower School

This morning I visited Cauldwell Lower School to look round the major extension to the school which opened in September. Head Judith Apps showed me round, and I was very impressed by the extremely high standard of the facilities. The development was part of our major ongoing investment in schools, and it's fantastic to see children in the classrooms at Cauldwell Lower benefiting from the new facilities.

4 Nov 2010
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IVF cerebral palsy risks probed

Fertility problems in parents cannot explain why babies born through IVF treatment face a higher risk of cerebral palsy, say Danish scientists. The University of Aarhus found babies of couples who struggled to conceive naturally had similar risks compared to those who conceived quickly. But they found that the risk doubled in babies born with the help of IVF. Other potential causes, such as the treatment itself, should be investigated, the scientists say.

4 Nov 2010
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Implanted chip 'allows blind people to detect objects'

A man with an inherited form of blindness has been able to identify letters and a clock face using a pioneering implant, researchers say. Miikka Terho, 46, from Finland, was fitted with an experimental chip behind his retina in Germany. Success was also reported in other patients. The chip allows a patient to detect objects with their eyes, unlike a rival approach that uses an external camera.

4 Nov 2010
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Stroke damage could be reduced by a drug

Blocking a molecule which stops brain cells working properly after a stroke could help people recover better. Californian scientists, writing in the journal Nature, said doing this in mice helped reverse the effects of a stroke. A treatment based on this approach could be given days later, while conventional treatments need far quicker action. The Stroke Association said far more testing would be needed on any new drug.

4 Nov 2010
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Autism brain secrets revealed by scan

Differences in the brain structure of people carrying an "autism gene" may offer clues to how the condition develops, say US scientists. Scans revealed children carrying the gene variant appeared to have more nerve cell "connections" within the frontal lobe.

4 Nov 2010
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