But Dr Foster medical guide editor, Alex Kafetz, said that figure was only an average and the number of patients using beds was "not particularly smooth" and more needed to be done to make sure patients who potentially should not be in hospital were cared for at home or at specialised care facilities.

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For the time being, though, Mr Papandreou may have to stay at home a bit more and be sure that somebody in his office is keeping a close eye on the bond-trading screen.

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Be sure your child always has a glucagon emergency kit available at home, at school, during sports, on sleepovers and make sure it hasn't expired.

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To be sure, the driver of the action lately has been the data here at home.

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There will also be efforts to make sure that children from more deprived backgrounds do not lose out because of a lack of computer equipment at home, with a pilot scheme examining ways of reducing this "digital divide".

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