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Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares

20 Nov Health

Care leavers could get free prescriptions and bus fares as part of plans to boost government support for vulnerable young people, PoliticsHome understands.

13 Nov Health

Kim Leadbeater “Disappointed” By Wes Streeting’s Assisted Dying Comments

12 Nov Health

Doubts Cast Over Recommended Pick For UK Surrogacy Regulator

11 Nov Health

Kim Leadbeater Says Her Assisted Dying Bill Will Have “Strictest Safeguards In The World”

03 Nov Health

Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran

29 Oct Health

The Budget Is A "Critical Moment" For Drug And Alcohol Rehab Services

26 Oct Health

Voters Want Government Money Spent On The NHS More Than Anything Else, Poll Says

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20 Nov Health

We must incentivise research into treatments for rare cancers like glioblastoma

19 Nov Health

We must end the postcode lottery for diabetes treatment

19 Nov Health

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?

22 Nov Political parties

Oxbridge Should "Move" Towards How US Universities Are Funded

20 Nov Education

Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are "Just Not Good Enough"

21 Nov Defence

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19 Nov Health

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

12 Nov Health

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

12 Nov Health

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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17 Aug 2015 Health

Protection insurers help more families than ever before with 350 payouts every day

Figures published today by the ABI highlight the vital role protection insurance plays in helping customers cope with the financial difficulties that can arise as a result of a death, serious illness or injury.

Assessing the impact: Committee rules no on UK cardiac screening program

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17 Aug 2015 Health

Assessing the impact: Committee rules no on UK cardiac screening program

Responding to the UK National Screening Committee's decision to not recommend a national cardiac screening programme for young people aged 12-39, CRY UK supporter Paul Clabburn questions the Government's policy on preventing cardiac risk in the young.

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13 Aug 2015 Health

Response to the latest cancer waiting times statistics from NHS England

NHS Englands latest quarterly national statistics on waiting times for suspected and diagnosed cancer patients accessing NHS services have been released today.

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12 Aug 2015 Health

Response to HSCIC report

Commenting on todays Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) report entitled NHS Safety Thermometer: Patient Harms and Harm Free Care, Janet Morrison,Chief Executive of Independent Age, the older peoples charity, said:

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11 Aug 2015 Health

Hospitals and care settings do not 'meet the needs of patients with dementia'

Commenting on todays Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) report published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), Janet Morrison,Chief Executive of Independent Age, the older peoples charity, said:

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10 Aug 2015 Health

Doctors under increasing complaints pressure turn to MDU over 14,000 times

It has never been easier for patients to make claims and complaints against healthcare professionals, leading to a deluge in cases and putting enormous stress on clinicians, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said today.

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10 Aug 2015 Health

Drastic cuts to asylum support will plunge families deeper into poverty, warn charities

The Home Offices decision to slash vital support for families and single parents by almost a third has been condemned by the UKs refugee sector.

Slimming World reveals wealth of knowledge and data that can help tackle obesity crisis

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05 Aug 2015 Health

Slimming World reveals wealth of knowledge and data that can help tackle obesity crisis

Following the announcement from the Government that they will publish a new National Obesity Framework by the end of the year, Slimming World – the UK’s largest independent weight management organisation which invests millions into research – is calling on Ministers to the talk to them as new policy is developed.

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03 Aug 2015 Health

Is the GP 'fit note' fit for purpose?

GPs require better training in using the fit note, according to new research by The University of Nottingham.

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30 Jul 2015 Health

Response from Cardiac Risk in the Young to NSC announcement rejecting national screening programme

Leading charity responds to announcement from the National Screening Committee (30.07.15) recommending AGAINST the implementation of population screening to prevent sudden cardiac death in 12 to 39 year olds

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30 Jul 2015 Health

Response to Campaign to End Loneliness survey and guidance for councils - Independent Age, Janet Morrison

The Campaign to End Loneliness has released a survey and new onlineguidanceadvising local authorities of the essential services that are needed to support lonely older people.