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              <title><![CDATA[Hertfordshire councillor asks: “Should smokers, drinkers and the obese be charged for NHS treatment?”]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/hertfordshire-councillor-asks-should-smokers-drinkers-and-the-obese-be-charged-for-nhs-treatment-1-9095933</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Should patients who smoke, are obese, or drink too much have the same entitlement to NHS treatment?]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 4 Oct 2019 16:56:36 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[West Herts Hospitals to offer new fourth option for overhaul of services]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/news/politics/west-herts-hospitals-to-offer-new-fourth-option-for-overhaul-of-services-1-9093223</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Health bosses are to offer a fourth option on the future for hospital services in West Herts, following discussions with national NHS leaders.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 2 Oct 2019 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[West Herts Hospitals cash: What we do know, and what we don’t]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/west-herts-hospitals-cash-what-we-do-know-and-what-we-don-t-1-9090581</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Health bosses received a major boost over the weekend when the government announced it was to benefit from a &#163;2.7billion investment into six NHS trusts.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Health</category>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 16:28:20 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[West Herts Hospitals cash: Campaigners give guarded welcome]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/west-herts-hospitals-cash-campaigners-give-guarded-welcome-1-9090579</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[West Herts Hospitals Trust is expected to receive a &#163;400million cash boost - but the news received a mixed response this week.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 16:28:15 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[West Herts Hospitals to benefit from major cash boost]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/west-herts-hospitals-to-benefit-from-major-cash-boost-1-9089897</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Hospital chief say they are &#8220;delighted&#8221; after being named as one of six trusts to benefit from a &#163;2.7billion investment that was announced on Saturday.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Health</category>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 12:02:41 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[West Herts Hospitals Trust named UK employer of the year]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/west-herts-hospitals-trust-named-uk-employer-of-the-year-1-9087943</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[West Herts Hospitals Trust has been named Best UK employer of the year, in the coveted Nursing Times awards.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2019 17:00:19 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Learn how to keep your bones, joints and spine health in Hemel Hempstead]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/learn-how-to-keep-your-bones-joints-and-spine-health-in-hemel-hempstead-1-9086767</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Keeping your bones healthy in no subject for humerus comments, which is why consultants and physiotherapists from Connect Health will be running interactive sessions on how to look after yourself.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Health</category>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:54:56 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Herts Police officers “putting their own careers at risk” by having to attend incidents instead of mental health professionals]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/news/crime/herts-police-officers-putting-their-own-careers-at-risk-by-having-to-attend-incidents-instead-of-mental-health-professionals-1-9085566</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Police officers are being forced to put their careers at risk, because they are being called out to support people in the midst of mental health crises, it has been claimed.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Police</category>
                                  <category>Health</category>
                                  <category>Human Interest</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:52:57 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Health campaigners’ withering verdict on hospital plans for West Herts]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/health-campaigners-withering-verdict-on-hospital-plans-for-west-herts-1-9083593</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[&#8220;Unproven,&#8221; &#8220;lacking credibility,&#8221; and &#8220;the subject of major doubt&#8221;.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Health</category>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2019 15:16:03 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Campaigners say they were left with "little alternative" but to take legal action over hospital]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/campaigners-say-they-were-left-with-little-alternative-but-to-take-legal-action-over-hospital-1-9064681</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Members of the New Hospital Campaign say they are &#8220;reluctantly&#8221; taking legal action against West Herts health chiefs, after being left with little alternative.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 9 Sep 2019 15:00:41 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Campaign group takes fight over new hospital site in West Hertfordshire to court]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/news/people/campaign-group-takes-fight-over-new-hospital-site-in-west-hertfordshire-to-court-1-9064656</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Plans to redevelop hospital services in west Hertfordshire could be scrutinised by the courts, after a claim was served on health bosses for a judicial&#160;review.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Human Interest</category>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 9 Sep 2019 14:46:28 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Find sexual health services in Hertfordshire at the touch of a button]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/find-sexual-health-services-in-hertfordshire-at-the-touch-of-a-button-1-9061936</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A new interactive map has been launched showing where sexual health and contraception services can be accessed across Hertfordshire.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 6 Sep 2019 12:33:18 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[10 cancer signs you should never ignore]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/10-cancer-signs-you-should-never-ignore-1-9058011</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Cancer Research UK has warned that 100,000 cancer patients are being diagnosed too late every year.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 3 Sep 2019 16:28:10 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Disruption expected with Hemel Hospital phone line on Tuesday morning]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/disruption-expected-with-hemel-hospital-phone-line-on-tuesday-morning-1-9056568</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Health bosses have warned there willmay be problems with direct dial telephone numbers at Hemel Hempstead Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday morning (September 3).]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 2 Sep 2019 17:09:30 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[One in seven GP shifts unfilled at the Hemel Hempstead Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/one-in-seven-gp-shifts-unfilled-at-the-hemel-hempstead-hospital-urgent-treatment-centre-1-9052816</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A service which was supposed to replace A&amp;E at Hemel Hospital frequently cannot find doctors to fill its shifts, the Gazette can reveal.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:47:43 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[“Don’t delay a life-saving check” urges]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/don-t-delay-a-life-saving-check-urges-1-9045780</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t let embarrassment put you off a check up which could help to save your life.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2019 11:30:41 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Olé Ollie, as footie fun raises charity funds]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/ole-ollie-as-footie-fun-raises-charity-funds-1-9025273</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Football, wartime spirit and fundraising for a very special boy will all take place later this month.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 7 Aug 2019 10:22:54 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Waiting times on NHS operations in Dacorum]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/waiting-times-on-nhs-operations-in-dacorum-1-9025257</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Two out of every 31 NHS operations has a waiting time of more than six months for patients in Dacorum.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 7 Aug 2019 10:21:36 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[These are the worst STI hotspots in the UK]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/these-are-the-worst-sti-hotspots-in-the-uk-1-9023176</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The worst areas for the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections across the UK have been revealed, with chlamydia and gonorrhoea the most commonly diagnosed.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 5 Aug 2019 15:33:55 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Planning Hertfordshire’s mental health and learning disability services for the next five years]]></title>
              <link>https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/planning-hertfordshire-s-mental-health-and-learning-disability-services-for-the-next-five-years-1-8960503</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A five-year plan has been drawn up for mental health and learning disability services in Herts.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2019 17:45:16 +0100</pubDate>
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