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| Prescott discharged from hospital | Prescott discharged from hospital |
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| Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been sent home from hospital after being treated for pneumonia. | Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been sent home from hospital after being treated for pneumonia. |
| Mr Prescott will be confined to his London apartment for recovery and will continue to be monitored by University College Hospital, London. | Mr Prescott will be confined to his London apartment for recovery and will continue to be monitored by University College Hospital, London. |
| He thanked the medical staff who had cared for him and said people should be proud of the "magnificent NHS". | |
| Mr Prescott, 69, was admitted to hospital on 2 June after being taken ill on a train between Hull and London. | Mr Prescott, 69, was admitted to hospital on 2 June after being taken ill on a train between Hull and London. |
| High-dependency unit | High-dependency unit |
| Mr Prescott said: "I would like to personally thank all the doctors, nurses and support staff for their outstanding professional help and assistance. | Mr Prescott said: "I would like to personally thank all the doctors, nurses and support staff for their outstanding professional help and assistance. |
| "We should all be very proud of our magnificent NHS". | "We should all be very proud of our magnificent NHS". |
| The deputy prime minister was moved to a high-dependency unit on Tuesday so he could be monitored more closely because of his age, and the fact he suffers from diabetes. | The deputy prime minister was moved to a high-dependency unit on Tuesday so he could be monitored more closely because of his age, and the fact he suffers from diabetes. |
| By Wednesday, his son David said he was sitting up in bed and joking with hospital staff. | By Wednesday, his son David said he was sitting up in bed and joking with hospital staff. |
| He missed Thursday's Cabinet meeting, which he had been due to chair while Tony Blair was at the G8 summit in Germany, so Commons leader Jack Straw took his place. | He missed Thursday's Cabinet meeting, which he had been due to chair while Tony Blair was at the G8 summit in Germany, so Commons leader Jack Straw took his place. |
| Condition managed | Condition managed |
| Mr Prescott will continue to rest at his grace-and-favour home at Admiralty House, near Trafalgar Square, for an unspecified period of time. | Mr Prescott will continue to rest at his grace-and-favour home at Admiralty House, near Trafalgar Square, for an unspecified period of time. |
| In 2002, it was announced he had suffered from type two diabetes for a number of years, managing the condition with medication. | In 2002, it was announced he had suffered from type two diabetes for a number of years, managing the condition with medication. |
| He was taken to hospital on Christmas Day 2006, when he was treated for kidney stones. | He was taken to hospital on Christmas Day 2006, when he was treated for kidney stones. |
| Mr Prescott is stepping down as Labour deputy leader and deputy prime minister on 27 June - the same time as Mr Blair. | Mr Prescott is stepping down as Labour deputy leader and deputy prime minister on 27 June - the same time as Mr Blair. |