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Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares
Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares
Health
Care leavers could get free prescriptions and bus fares as part of plans to boost government support for vulnerable young people, PoliticsHome understands.
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
Voters Want Government Money Spent On The NHS More Than Anything Else, Poll Says
Health
Voters Want Government Money Spent On The NHS More Than Anything Else, Poll Says
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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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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
Layla Moran: 'We are basically at a standstill with social care'
Health
By Sophie Church
Layla Moran: 'We are basically at a standstill with social care'
In her first interview since becoming Health and Social Care Committee chair, Layla Moran tells Sophie Church why Labour’s ‘glaring omission’ in its budget on social care will sink the NHS further. Photography by Tom Pilston
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Health
By Slimming World
Mindfulness report highlights link between mental and physical wellbeing
Slimming World welcomes report on mindfulness and calls on government to invest in further understanding of the links between obesity, mental health and wellbeing, as well as establishing a national training standard for all health professionals to sensitively raise the issue of obesity and weight management.
Partner content
Health
By Mind
Stop sanctions if you’re serious about improving welfare-to-work support, says Mind
The Work and Pensions Select Committee have published a report on welfare-to-work support.
Partner content
Health
By Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Boris Johnson backs London Health and Wellbeing Week
London Mayor Boris Johnson says he is delighted that firms in the capital have joined forces for a health and wellbeing week which begins today (Monday 19 October).
Partner content
Health
By WaterAid
Global Handwashing Day 2015
Celebrations have taken place around the world for Global Handwashing Day. Here's a roundup of the highlights.
Government must make childcare available outside of school hours
Health
By Baroness Pinnock
Government must make childcare available outside of school hours
Liberal Democrat House of Lords Spokesperson for Children, Baroness Pinnock reflects on the passage of the Childcare Bill through the House of Lords this week.
British children are starving during school holidays
Health
By Ruth Smeeth
British children are starving during school holidays
Labour MP, Ruth Smeeth, calls for the Government to tackle child food poverty during school holidays
Partner content
Health
By Medical Defence Union
Get on the patient’s wavelength to avoid complaints – DDU advises
Dental professionals should have an open and honest dialogue with patients about what can realistically be achieved by dental treatment to avoid mismatched expectations and resultant complaints, the Dental Defence Union (DDU) said today.
Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
LGA Spending Review submission reveals care services at risk of closing
Responding to the publication of the Local Government Associations 2015 Spending Review submission, Dr Moira Fraser, Director of Policy and Research at Carers Trust, said:
Leading charity warns Jeremy Hunt over diabetes care Partner content
Health
By InDependent Diabetes Trust
Leading charity warns Jeremy Hunt over diabetes care
The Independent Diabetes Trust (IDDT), an independent charity for people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, is very concerned at the level of care received by adults and children with diabetes within the NHS. 
Care Act ‘under threat due to lack of funds’ Partner content
Health
By British Red Cross
Care Act ‘under threat due to lack of funds’
The Care and Support Alliance is warning Government about the pressure on councils as the Care Act comes into force  
Potential blindness cure rescued by emergency charity funding Partner content
Health
By Macular Society
Potential blindness cure rescued by emergency charity funding
Emergency charity funding provided by the Macular Society saved a pioneering project that could cure blindness, it has been revealed.   
Mid-Staffordshire report prompts new professional standards for nurses and midwives Partner content
Health
By Nursing and Midwifery Council
Mid-Staffordshire report prompts new professional standards for nurses and midwives
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has today made the decision to introduce a process of revalidation for all nurses and midwives in the UK.
Partner content
Health
By British Red Cross
Top charities join forces to launch Every Child a Lifesaver campaign
St John Ambulance, the British Heart Foundation, and the British Red Cross have joined forces to launch Every Child a Lifesaver a campaign to make first aid compulsory in all state-funded secondary schools.
Partner content
Health
By WaterAid
A Million Hands: our brand new partnership with the Scouts
Were thrilled to be joining forces with the UK Scouts Association, to get a million hands behind our goal of reaching everyone everywhere with safe, clean water.
Tomorrow’s tax payer should not have to finance an ageing Britain– Health Minister Partner content
Health
By Independent Age
Tomorrow’s tax payer should not have to finance an ageing Britain– Health Minister
The question of how older people’s care should be financed was addressed in a Tory conference fringe yesterday, with experts calling for honesty about the fact “we will all have to pay more”.
Devolution could transform health and social care, former Health Secretary says Partner content
Health
By KPMG LLP
Devolution could transform health and social care, former Health Secretary says
Devolution of health services could be the catalyst for significant integration of health and social care provision in the UK, a former Health Secretary has suggested. 
Partner content
Health
By Saga
Alex Wild 'should be ashamed' of pensioner comments, says Saga
Alex Wild from the Taxpayers Alliance should be ashamed and apologise says Saga.
‘Groundbreaking’ new scheme examines impact of swimming on dementia Partner content
Health
By Swim England
‘Groundbreaking’ new scheme examines impact of swimming on dementia
The Amateur Swimming Association’s Head of Health and Wellbeing, Lara Lill, describes the benefits of the organisation’s pioneering dementia friendly swimming project.
Partner content
Health
By Age UK
Access to information and advice can enhance older people's lives
Today, Age UK partnered with the NHS in a new health partnership to tackle health and social problems and reduce winter pressures.
Partner content
Health
By British Veterinary Association
More reasons to go smoke-free this Stoptober, say leading veterinary organisations
In light of todays legislation forbidding drivers to smoke with children in their vehicle, British Veterinary Association (BVA) and British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) are encouraging pet owners to avoid smoking for their pets benefit as well.
Partner content
Health
By British Red Cross
Red Cross welcomes new charity regulator
The British Red Cross has welcomed plans to create a new charity regulator with robust new powers.
Partner content
Health
By British Red Cross
Prevention in action: resources for local decision makers
Too many people are having to reach a crisis point before they receive the health and social care support that they need.
Time for employers to ask: who cares? Partner content
Health
By British Gas
Time for employers to ask: who cares?
British Gas and Carers UK joined forces to host a fringe meeting at the Liberal Democrat conference yesterday, which was attended by two influential peers.
Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Ensuring care works paid new Living Wage is 'impossible' without Treasury support
Responding to warnings over the 'deeping crisis' of the care sector, Dr Moira Fraser, Director of Policy and Research at the charity Carers Trust said:
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A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
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PT Cyber Security Conference
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