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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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By Age UK
Urgent action needed to address 'grossly inadequate care'
Responding to warning of teh care sector's 'deepening crisis', CarolineAbrahamsCharity Director at Age UK said:
How to win the Generation Game Partner content
Health
By Independent Age
How to win the Generation Game
With the party conference season commencing this week, the charity Independent Age calls for politicians to help Britain get ready for ageing.
Health and Care Innovation Expo 2015: The silent suffering caused by chronic pain Partner content
Health
By Grünenthal
Health and Care Innovation Expo 2015: The silent suffering caused by chronic pain
The challenge of chronic pain and how to improve outcomes for patients was the topic of a recent panel discussion at The Health and Care Innovation Expo 2015.
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Health
By Mind
'Fantastic': Mind welcomes Corbyn's PMQs on mental health
The charity Mind comments on today'sPMQs saying 'it shows how far we have come' in discussing mental health issues.
MPs back charity over council charges for carers support services Partner content
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By Carers Trust
MPs back charity over council charges for carers support services
Councils must continue to provide support for carers free of charge, a leading charity has said.  
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Health
By Medical Defence Union
Diabetes claims against doctors on the increase says MDU
Negligence claims alleging that doctors failed to diagnose diabetes or to manage it properly increased significantly over a ten year period, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) has found.
Benefits system is harming those it should support
Health
By Kate Green MP
Benefits system is harming those it should support
Kate Green MP calls for disability benefits assessments 'that are not a one size fits all approach to disability' and a disability benefits system that takes into account 'all available evidence'.
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Health
By Age International
Inclusive Sustainable Development Goals? Making the new agenda work for older people and people with disabilities
Today, Age International willhost an eventin Parliament entitled: Inclusive Sustainable Development Goals? Making the new agenda work for older people and people with disabilities.
VIDEO: Medical compensation law ‘no longer fit for purpose’ Partner content
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By Medical Defence Union
VIDEO: Medical compensation law ‘no longer fit for purpose’
MDU launches animation to highlight spiralling compensation costs.
Delay on contaminated blood causing ‘endless pain’ for victims
Health
By Margaret Ritchie
Delay on contaminated blood causing ‘endless pain’ for victims
Writing ahead of her debate today, the SDLP’s Margaret Ritchie explains to PoliticsHome why government procrastination on contaminated blood products is keeping victims in pain.
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Health
By Saga
Dignitas clinics should be allowed to open in the UK say over 50s
Just days before a Parliamentary vote on assisted dying a survey of almost 10,000 over 50s shows that two in three over 50s support legislation that would allow Dignitas clinics to open in the UK.
The hidden suffering of Lymphoedema patients
Health
By Lord Hunt
The hidden suffering of Lymphoedema patients
Shadow Health Minister Lord Hunt calls on the Government to better coordinate services for sufferers of Lymphoedema  
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By Bloodwise
Further blood cancer drugs made unavailable to patients in England
Bloodwise is extremely disappointed to learn that further blood cancer drugs are to be removed from the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), making them unavailable to NHS patients in England.
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By Carers Trust
Government must use Spending Review to help care providers pay the Living Wage, says Carers Trust
Care providers risk having to close down or reduce their services when the new Living Wage comes into force next year, Carers Trust has warned the government in their submission to the 2015 spending review.
Leading charity warns of blood cancer awareness 'crisis' Partner content
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By Bloodwise
Leading charity warns of blood cancer awareness 'crisis'
Bloodwise warns of ‘crisis’ in awareness as the charity launches the UK’s biggest ever blood cancer public awareness campaign. 
What the next five years hold for charity finances Partner content
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By NCVO
What the next five years hold for charity finances
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations writes about the challenges facing the charity sector in light of reduced government spending and the upcoming spending review.
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By Carers Trust
Local government spending cuts will be passed onto care services
Carers Trust warns that care services will be forced to close unless central government funds local authorities sufficiently.
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By InDependent Diabetes Trust
Are the updated NICE guidelines just an academic exercise?
The InDependent Diabetes Trust express concern that the new NICE guidelines relating to Type 1 diabetes may be ignored.
The changing face of dental care Partner content
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By General Dental Council
The changing face of dental care
Delivering Patient-first Regulation – Evlynne Gilvarry, Chief Executive and Registrar of the General Dental Council, outlines some key changes taking place at the GDC.
Slimming World comment on call for ‘shift in focus from calorie counting to nutritional value of foods for heart health’ Partner content
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By Slimming World
Slimming World comment on call for ‘shift in focus from calorie counting to nutritional value of foods for heart health’
Carolyn Pallister, Slimming World Public Health Manager and Dietitian, comments on an article in Open Heart, published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ), calling for a shift in focus from calorie counting to nutritional value of foods for heart health.
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By University of Exeter
Can’t count sheep? You could have aphantasia
If counting sheep is an abstract concept, or you are unable to visualise the faces of loved ones, you could have aphantasia a newly defined condition to describe people who are born without a minds eye.
People with mental health problems need support, not sanctions Partner content
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By Mind
People with mental health problems need support, not sanctions
Commenting on IainDuncan Smith's speech on welfare, the charity Mind warns that the threat of sanctions hasa negative effect on peoples mental health and 'pushes people further from work.'
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By PSHE Association
Growing concerns about children and young people’s emotional health
Data from three major surveys of children and young peoples behaviours and attitudes the Health and Social Care Information Centres smoking, Drinking and Drugs survey, the School Health Education Unit (SHEU) Young People into 2015 study and the Childrens Societys Good Childhood 2015 report and a Cabinet Office analysis of risk behaviours amongst young people released over the summer provide a detailed insight into the lives of children and young people today.
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By Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
PHE report on e-cigarettes - CIEH comments
Following the independent evidence review published by Public Health England (PHE) on the use of e-cigarettes, Ian Gray, Principal Policy Officer for the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), said:
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Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
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De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
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The De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
2024
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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