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1. 1. Health chief gets £475,000 pay-off

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 06 April 2006 A HEALTH chief who agreed to quit after pressure from Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt is to receive a payout of almost half a million pounds.

2. 2. Britvic sales Tango-ed by health drive

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 05 April 2006 BRITVIC warned that a healthy living drive among Britons was continuing to take the fizz out of its soft drinks sales.

3. 3. Strike threat over NHS job losses

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 April 2006 HEALTH Secretary Patricia Hewitt will face warnings of possible industrial action over job losses in NHS hospitals.

4. 4. 'Too thin' woman's fight

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 21 April 2006 A BRITISH woman was told she was too thin to become an Australian citizen. Helen Evans, who weighs 6st 11lb and is 5ft 3ins tall, was facing deportation after her low weight meant she failed a health check.

5. 5. Hospital plea goes to Blair

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 12 April 2006 CAMPAIGNERS are today taking to Downing Street a 30,000-signature petition which a health chief said was not worth the paper it was written on.

6. 6. Ward fraud costs 15 nurses

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 13 April 2006 FRAUDSTERS cost Manchester's health services é350,000 last year, enough to pay the salaries of more than 15 nurses.

7. 7. M.E.N. in running for NHS award

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 18 April 2006 THE Manchester Evening News has been shortlisted for a top regional health award.

8. 8. iSoft shares dive

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 April 2006 SHARES in Manchester health sector software company iSOFT nose-dived last night as rumours that it was on the verge of losing a major contract with the NHS swept the City.

9. 9. Learn to salsa on lottery cash

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 26 April 2006 NATIONAL lottery cash is being used to teach accountants to Salsa dance, the Manchester Evening News can reveal. Almost é500,000 is being spent on bizarre schemes aimed at helping Greater Manchester companies get office staff fitter. At an accountancy firm lottery money paid for subsidised gym membership for staff and two "health information kiosks" in their offices.

10. 10. NHS boss in 'cash for access' storm

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 20 April 2006 AN NHS manager tried to charge medical sales reps for access to doctors. The administrator, from Central Manchester Primary Care Trust, has been forced to withdraw a letter which caused a "cash for meetings" rift between health bosses and international drugs companies.

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