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Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: 'I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference'
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: "I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference"
Health
Sienna Rodgers talks to Labour MP Kim Leadbeater about why she chose assisted dying as the subject of her bill – and how she responds to its critics
Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares
Health
Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares
Kim Leadbeater “Disappointed” By Wes Streeting’s Assisted Dying Comments
Health
Kim Leadbeater “Disappointed” By Wes Streeting’s Assisted Dying Comments
Doubts Cast Over Recommended Pick For UK Surrogacy Regulator
Health
Doubts Cast Over Recommended Pick For UK Surrogacy Regulator
Kim Leadbeater Says Her Assisted Dying Bill Will Have “Strictest Safeguards In The World”
Health
Kim Leadbeater Says Her Assisted Dying Bill Will Have “Strictest Safeguards In The World”
Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran
Health
Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran
The Budget Is A 'Critical Moment' For Drug And Alcohol Rehab Services
Health
The Budget Is A "Critical Moment" For Drug And Alcohol Rehab Services
The House Live
We must incentivise research into treatments for rare cancers like glioblastoma
Health
By Scott Arthur
We must incentivise research into treatments for rare cancers like glioblastoma
We must end the postcode lottery for diabetes treatment
Health
By Sarah Bool MP
We must end the postcode lottery for diabetes treatment
Mary Kelly Foy and breast cancer: 'I’m alive. I should be feeling great because it’s gone'
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
Mary Kelly Foy and breast cancer: 'I’m alive. I should be feeling great because it’s gone'
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Who's Who In Kemi Badenoch's Inner Circle?
Who's Who In Kemi Badenoch's Inner Circle?
Political parties
Oxbridge Should 'Move' Towards How US Universities Are Funded
Oxbridge Should "Move" Towards How US Universities Are Funded
Education
Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are 'Just Not Good Enough'
Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are "Just Not Good Enough"
Defence
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Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: 'I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference'
Health
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: "I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference"
Sienna Rodgers talks to Labour MP Kim Leadbeater about why she chose assisted dying as the subject of her bill – and how she responds to its critics
Mary Kelly Foy and breast cancer: 'I’m alive. I should be feeling great because it’s gone'
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
Mary Kelly Foy and breast cancer: 'I’m alive. I should be feeling great because it’s gone'
Labour MP Mary Kelly Foy tells Sienna Rodgers about her recovery from breast cancer, the lack of support she has felt from some quarters, and why Parliament needs to modernise
How reforms to UK surrogacy law could lead to a clash with campaigners
Health
By Sienna Rodgers and Sophie Church
How reforms to UK surrogacy law could lead to a clash with campaigners
As the government considers whether to overhaul UK surrogacy law, Sienna Rodgers and Sophie Church explore the ethical and practical questions around reform – and the political backlash that could follow
Health & Care news
What will the Spending Review mean for disabled people? Partner content
Health
By Scope
What will the Spending Review mean for disabled people?
The charity Scope calls for the Chancellor to support disabled people to live independently. 
Partner content
Health
By Age UK
George Osborne must save ailing social care system
Age UK makes its final appeal to Government in run-up to Spending Review with petition to save the ailing social care system
Spending Review 2015: Chancellor warned of looming 'care crisis' Partner content
Health
By Independent Age
Spending Review 2015: Chancellor warned of looming 'care crisis'
Leading charity Independent Age calls on George Osborne to tackle the widening funding gap in social care at next week's Spending Review.
Partner content
Health
By Compassion in Dying
Landmark case in UK court allows withdrawal of treatment for patient in accordance with family wishes
In a landmark ruling today the Court of Protection has allowed medics treating a 68 year old woman (known as Mrs N) in a minimally conscious state to withdraw clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH).
Government must put its money where its mouth is to achieve equality for mental health
Health
By Norman Lamb
Government must put its money where its mouth is to achieve equality for mental health
Former Health Minister Norman Lamb calls on the Chancellor to listen to the cross-party Equality 4 Mental Health campaign and ensure mental health services are properly funded in the Spending Review.
Partner content
Health
By WaterAid
Seven things you probably didn't know about the state of the world's toilets
This World Toilet Day, 19 November, we reveal some mind-bog-gling facts.
Partner content
Health
By Bloodwise
Bloodwise briefing - New cancer strategy for England
Please find below some notes for the forthcoming debate on the implementation of the new cancer strategy for England.
Partner content
Health
By Swim England
Sports Minister supports roll-out dementia friendly swimming project
An award-winning project that encourages people living with dementia to continue to enjoy the benefits of swimming is to be rolled-out to six additional areas in England.
Compulsory first aid education - every child is a potential lifesaver
Health
By British Red Cross
Compulsory first aid education - every child is a potential lifesaver
Ahead of its first vote in Parliament this Friday, November 20, Teresa Pearce MP says if the Compulsory Emergency First Aid Education Bill was successful, it "could mean the difference between life and death sometime in the future."
Will Osborne commit to tackling UK's annual £26.3bn dementia bill? Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Will Osborne commit to tackling UK's annual £26.3bn dementia bill?
Ahead of the Spending Review, Alzheimer’s Society calls for the Chancellor to ensure sufficient funding within the science budget to achieve Cameron's ambition for dementia care.
Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
People with dementia living in poorer areas of England are less likely to receive medication
New research suggests that a postcode lottery still exists for people living with dementia.
UK's migration policy will exacerbate 'serious problems' in care sector - new report Partner content
Health
By Independent Age
UK's migration policy will exacerbate 'serious problems' in care sector - new report
Independent Age warns that unless both migration policy and funding for adult social care are changed, the UK "could see a shortfall of 200,000 care workers" by 2020.
Dear Chancellor, invest in social care to prevent a care 'vacuum' Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Dear Chancellor, invest in social care to prevent a care 'vacuum'
In a letter to the Chancellor ahead of the Spending Review, 72 of the country’s care and carer charities warned that Osborne's ambition to see every social care worker paid at least the new National Living Wage "will not become a reality without investment." 
Partner content
Health
By Mind
Mind responds to research looking at the impact of the Work Capability Assessment
The Work Capability Assessment has taken its toll on the mental health of the nation, according to a study published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Mental Health.
Partner content
Health
By InDependent Diabetes Trust
It’s time everyone knows about price inequities in insulin
Jenny Hirst,Co-Chair of the InDependent Diabetes Trust, writes on the barriers to insulin access and how it impacts the lives of people living with diabetes
Partner content
Health
By Age UK
Smoking accelerates brain ageing - new report
Giving up smoking even in later life could help reverse the harmful effects it has on the brain, according to recent research from the Disconnected Mind study at University of Edinburgh, funded by Age UK.
Raising diabetes awareness will save lives
Health
By Keith Vaz
Raising diabetes awareness will save lives
Ahead of World Diabetes Day, Chair of the APPG for Diabetes, Keith Vaz MP says raising awareness about the disease can "change lives, and maybe even save them."
Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Dementia - a devolution priority for Greater Manchester
Devolution drive set to make the whole of Greater Manchester more dementia-aware.
Nic Dakin MP: More action needed on Pancreatic Cancer Partner content
Health
By Pancreatic Cancer UK
Nic Dakin MP: More action needed on Pancreatic Cancer
Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer Nic Dakin MP writes for Pancreatic Cancer UK to mark World Pancreatic Cancer Day, which runs as part of November’s Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (PCAM).
Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
Greater freedom to advertise responsible weight loss programmes is victory in fight against obesity
After a decade long campaign for a change in the law, Slimming World - the largest group-based commercial weight loss organisation in the UK and Ireland - has welcomed the announcement today that the Advertising Standards Association (ASA) will give 'greater freedom to advertise responsible weight loss programmes'.
Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Residential care in crisis, says report by ResPublica
A report by ResPublica today predicts that the crisis in funding for residential care will cost the NHS 3 billion.
Partner content
Health
By Age UK
More than 46,000 older people stripped of their meals on wheels service
More than 46,000 older people have been stripped of their Meals on Wheels service in the past three years, according to The Malnutrition Task Force
Partner content
Health
By WaterAid
Join us as we deliver life to 130,000 mums and their families around the world
Be a part of our biggest ever appeal, as we follow families around the world delivering life and transform the birth stories of thousands of mums with clean, safe water.
Partner content
Health
By WaterAid
Sierra Leone is declared Ebola-free – but the legacy of the virus continues
This week, Sierra Leone was declared Ebola-free. It was a cause for celebration, but as our Media Officer Jo Lehmann explains, the country is still living in the shadow of the virus particularly in its shattered clinics and hospitals.
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Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
2024
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
2024
The De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
2024
Online
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
PT Cyber Security Conference
2024
The Minster Building, Central London
PT Cyber Security Conference