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Nearly two-thirds of Conservative voters support increasing income tax to boost funding for the NHS, according to a new poll.
"This Bill signifies an important social reform", writes Minister for Mental Health and Inequalities Jackie Doyle-Price.
Theresa May is set to commit up to an extra £5bn per year to the NHS for the next four years.
Please see below a statement from the Equality and Human Rights Commission on government's plans to relax immigration rules allowing more non-EU skilled workers into the UK.
Theresa May has been accused of a "U-turn" after ditching a policy she introduced limiting the number of non-EU doctors in the NHS.
There is also a strong argument that the legal uncertainty over who is and who isn’t engaged self-employed, created by a lack of a statutory definition of self-employment, has allowed cases like this to proceed, says IPSE.
Upholding the rights of people affected by dementia is the central focus for the APPG’s activity in 2018 and beyond, writes APPG Co-Chairs, Debbie Abrahams MP and Baroness Greengross.
Further clarity is needed in terms of changes to the National Framework for continuing healthcare (CHC), and if it is not provided soon, we could see the social care system finally reach breaking point, says Chris Evans MP.
The NHS has today (Wed June 13th) announced plans to free up thousands of hospital beds and improve patient care by cutting long stays in hospitals.
A study being published tomorrow in European Heart Journal has suggested that 50-year-olds who have high blood pressure, despite being below the threshold for hypertension, are at increased risk of developing dementia in later life.
Four out of five people in the UK back a significant budget increase for the NHS, according to a new poll.
Respnding to the publication of an updated handbook for Maximus staff delivering Work Capability Assessments, its is hugely worrying that it thought necessary to produce guidance advising assessors not to ask to see evidence of self-harm, says Mind.
Doctors and nurses who mistakenly kill patients should not fear being struck off for “honest mistakes,” the Health Secretary will say today.
NHS health workers, members of Unite, the country’s largest union, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the three year pay deal, it was announced today (Friday 8 June).
Scope has responded to an announcement by the Government today that it is making changes to Universal Credit which will affect some disabled people
Two people with learning disabilities have helped to deliver a custom-made pair of shoes to the Prime Minister in a bid to encourage government officials to better understand what life is like for them.
Theresa May is set to announce a “significant” increase in NHS funding 70 years on from the service’s creation, the Health Secretary has revealed.
HRH The Princess Royal has attended an event at the House of Lords to recognise the charitable projects that are enhancing the lives of people with learning disabilities in spite of the social care funding crisis.
GPs have a critical role to play in supporting so many people with mental health problems and, as demand increases, it is more important than ever that the NHS gets this right, says Mind.
Theresa May’s plan to ease immigration caps to help fix NHS shortages will not be enough, ministers have warned.
Mates in Mind has won the prestigious Mowlem Award from B&CE’s Charitable Trust in recognition of its contribution to improving mental health and wellbeing in the construction industry, through its training, awareness raising and educational efforts. The Award, now in its fourth year, is granted to organisations that make a real difference to training and promotion of health and safety in the construction industry.
This September there is a once in a generation opportunity to change the trajectory of the world’s deadliest infectious disease, Nick Herbert and Virendra Sharma write
Theresa May is reportedly preparing to lift the cap on doctors able to move to the UK from outside the EU within a matter of weeks.
Labour MP Stella Creasy has defended cross-party calls for Westminster to reform abortion law in Northern Ireland as in keeping with devolution, by insisting changes would affect the whole of the UK.
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