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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?
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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 Law Society
Bank of England announces extension of CHAPS settlement hours
The Bank of England has announced its decision to extend the Clearing House Automated Payment System (CHAPS) settlement day from summer 2016.
Patrick Stewart tells parliamentarians why he backs the Assisted Dying Bill Partner content
Health
By Dignity in Dying
Patrick Stewart tells parliamentarians why he backs the Assisted Dying Bill
On Monday the APPG on Choice at the End of Life hosted an event in parliament alongside the campaign group Dignity in Dying.
Parliament stinks: a call to improve sanitation worldwide Partner content
Health
By WaterAid
Parliament stinks: a call to improve sanitation worldwide

WaterAid recreates Victorian London in front of Parliament, urging MPs to increase investment in water and sanitation - 'the foundation to climbing out of poverty'.
'It is time to legalise cannabis for medicinal purposes'
Health
By Baroness Hamwee
'It is time to legalise cannabis for medicinal purposes'
The Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Home Affairs, Baroness Hamwee, argues that the Government missed an opportunity to reclassify cannabis for medical purposes as part of the Psychoactive Substances Bill.
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Health
By Independent Age
Social care - plans to delay £72,000 care cap - response from Independent Age
In response to the announcement from the Department of Health that it is delaying plans to introduce a 72,000 cap on social care costs until April 2020, Janet Morrison, Chief Executive of Independent Age, the Older Peoples charity said:
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Health
By Saga
Government delay of care caps is 'a bitter disappointment' - Saga
Commenting on the Governments' decision to delay care cost caps,Alex Edmans, Head of Retirement for Saga said:
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Health
By Carers Trust
Delay to care charges is the 'right thing to do'
Dr Moira Fraser, Director of Policy and Research for Carers Trust, responded to today's announcementthat elderly care caps would be delayed, saying:
Pure, white and deadly - the tip of the iceberg? Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
Pure, white and deadly - the tip of the iceberg?
SACN's recommendations on free sugars are welcome even if they are 40 years overdue, says the British Association for AppliedNutrition and NutritionalTherapy (BANT).
Leaping into action: how to support children with challenging behaviour Partner content
Health
By Chance UK
Leaping into action: how to support children with challenging behaviour
Chance UK’s National Development Manager Orli Gorenski tells PoliticsHome what inspired the charity’s ‘Leap’ campaign and how a mentor can transform a child’s life 
Parliament’s football team presents cancer charity with 10k Partner content
Health
By Prostate Cancer UK
Parliament’s football team presents cancer charity with 10k
This week, the fight against prostate cancer was given a boost when £10,000 was donated to the cause at a football match in which parliamentarians took on a leading charity.
Partner content
Health
By Unite
Unite comments on the delivery of a seven-day NHS.
Unite statement on the report from the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) and the Office of Manpower Economics on the delivery of a seven-day NHS.
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Health
By University of Exeter
Large-scale trial will assess effectiveness of teaching mindfulness in UK schools
A major Wellcome Trust study to assess whether mindfulness training for teenagers can improve their mental health launches today.
UK lacks infrastructure to make lifesaving blood cancer breakthroughs – new report Partner content
Health
By Anthony Nolan
UK lacks infrastructure to make lifesaving blood cancer breakthroughs – new report
Blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan warns that there is ‘no time to waste’ as new report reveals medical research in the UK must be accelerated.  
Learning from Victorian London to solve the global sanitation crisis Partner content
Health
By WaterAid
Learning from Victorian London to solve the global sanitation crisis
Sir William Cash MP, Chairman of the APPG on Sanitation and Water in the Third World, writes on the important history of the UK’s sewerage system and what it can teach us about creating a healthy, prosperous world.
Sugar tax? Health economics demands ALL unhealthy foods be VATable Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
Sugar tax? Health economics demands ALL unhealthy foods be VATable
The British Association for AppliedNutrition and Nutritional Therapy says a tax on all unhealthy food would disincentives consumption and 'providetax receipts towards health care expenditure'.
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Health
By Bloodwise
A response to the latest cancer statistics for England
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published the latest Cancer Registration Statistics on patients diagnosed with cancer in England in 2013.
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Health
By Medical Defence Union
VIDEO: How to make compensation for injured patients fair
Dr Christine Tomkins, chief executive of the MDU discusses the campaign to make compensation for injured patients fair.
Seeing clearly: Charity warns of ‘overwhelming’ increase in blindness Partner content
Health
By Macular Society
Seeing clearly: Charity warns of ‘overwhelming’ increase in blindness
The Chief Executive of the Macular Society, Cathy Yelf, describes the personal, social and financial costs of macular degeneration  
Red Cross warns of ‘statutory confusion’ over short-term wheelchair access Partner content
Health
By British Red Cross
Red Cross warns of ‘statutory confusion’ over short-term wheelchair access
On Monday the British Red Cross launched a new report analysing the need for short-term wheelchair loans in England, at an event in parliament. 
Reducing the Benefit Cap undermines Osbornes' pledge to protect vital benefits Partner content
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By Carers Trust
Reducing the Benefit Cap undermines Osbornes' pledge to protect vital benefits
In response to the Chancellor's announcements in the Budget, Gail Scott-Spicer, Chief Executive of Carers Trust, said:
Partner content
Health
By Save the Children
New Supporter Promise launched as impact reaches record high
Save the Children has today unveiled new safeguards to ensure its supporters have greater control over how they give to the charity and are not aggressively targeted
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Health
By Home-Start
Protect spending on family support, chancellor urged
Leading family support charity, Home-Start UK, has urged George Osborne to protect spending on family support and early intervention when he gives his budget on Wednesday 8 July.
Providing protective care to people unable to consent to treatment Partner content
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By Law Commission
Providing protective care to people unable to consent to treatment
In a consultation opening today the Law Commission considers the existing Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).
Budget 2015: Life costs more if you are disabled Partner content
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By Scope
Budget 2015: Life costs more if you are disabled
Disability charity, Scope, details what it expects, fears, and hopes for tomorrow's emergency budget. 
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Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
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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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The Minster Building, Central London
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