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  2. Claire Wand Fund - Wikipedia

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    The fund was set up by Dr Solomon Wand and Dr Derek Stevenson in 1953. They named the fund after Dr Wand's late wife, Claire. When general practitioners (GPs) agreed to work within the National Health Service (NHS), in 1948, they did so because of a promise made by Government that the recommendations of the SPENS Committee on GP remuneration would be implemented.

  3. Long-acting reversible contraceptives - Wikipedia

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    Giving advice on these methods of contraception has been included in the 2009 Quality and Outcomes Framework "good practice" for primary care. [ 39 ] The use of long-acting reversible contraceptives in the United States has increased nearly fivefold from 1.5% in 2002 to 7.2% in 2011–2013. [ 40 ]

  4. Menstrual suppression - Wikipedia

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    When the first birth control pill was being developed, the researchers were aware that they could use the contraceptive to space menstrual periods up to 90 days apart, but they settled on a 28-day cycle that would mimic a natural menstrual cycle and produce monthly periods. The intention behind this decision was the hope of the inventor, John ...

  5. NHS Direct - Wikipedia

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    NHS Direct was the health advice and information service provided by the National Health Service (NHS), established in March 1998. The nurse-led telephone information service provided residents and visitors in England with healthcare advice 24 hours a day, every day of the year through telephone contact on the national non-geographic 0845 46 47 number. [1]

  6. Contraceptive implant - Wikipedia

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    A contraceptive implant is an implantable medical device used for the purpose of birth control.The implant may depend on the timed release of hormones to hinder ovulation or sperm development, the ability of copper to act as a natural spermicide within the uterus, or it may work using a non-hormonal, physical blocking mechanism.

  7. Category:NHS hospital trusts - Wikipedia

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    Category:NHS hospital trusts (Q8661464). See the instructions for more information. Administrators : If this category name is unlikely to be entered on new pages, and all incoming links have been cleaned up, click here to delete .

  8. Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust - Wikipedia

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    The trust was established as the Royal Cornwall Hospitals and West Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust on 1 November 1991, and became operational on 1 April 1992. It changed its name to its current name soon after on 9 June 1992. [3] [4]

  9. NHS Property Services - Wikipedia

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    The full trial for the BMA’s case and NHS Property Services’s counterclaim was scheduled for March 2022. [ 4 ] [ 6 ] In the judgement released in June 2022, it was determined the practices contesting the case did owe fees but the details were to be later determined by the court to the extent that amounts and terms were still disputed by the ...