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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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Kemi Badenoch Gives All 26 New Tory MPs Jobs In Opposition
Kemi Badenoch Gives All 26 New Tory MPs Jobs In Opposition
Political parties
Tory MPs Urged To Claim Bluesky Usernames To Deter Fake Accounts
Tory MPs Urged To Claim Bluesky Usernames To Deter Fake Accounts
Technology
Oxbridge Should 'Move' Towards How US Universities Are Funded
Oxbridge Should "Move" Towards How US Universities Are Funded
Education
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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 General Dental Council
GDC welcomes Which? call for greater clarity around dental costs
The General Dental Council (GDC) welcomes todays Which? report into dental treatment prices.
Peers back Assisted Dying Bill Partner content
Health
By Dignity in Dying
Peers back Assisted Dying Bill
The House of Lords has voted in favour of changing the law on assisted dying, in what campaigners called “a significant victory”.
Partner content
Health
By Dignity in Dying
60% of peers reject wrecking amendment Assisted Dying Bill
First vote on assisted dying in House of Lords since 2006 shows clear majority of peers now supporting change.
Partner content
Health
By British Red Cross
Why First Aid belongs on the school curriculum
This mornings call by politicians for schools to teach CPR skills is welcome but only goes part of the way to addressing a thorny issue.
How to end homelessness by 2020 Partner content
Health
By Homeless Link
How to end homelessness by 2020
The next government has the chance to end homelessness for good, and save billions of pounds in crisis services in the process.
Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Carers Trust response to Labour’s pledge to provide more support for families caring for elderly and disabled relatives
Moira Fraser, Interim Chief Executive, Carers Trust, said:
Partner content
Health
By InDependent Diabetes Trust
Response to State of the Nation Report by Diabetes UK
Jenny Hirst, Co-Chair of Independent Diabetes Trust, responds to State of the Nation Report by Diabetes UK:
Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Ending the exploitation of care workers
Responding to Paul Burstow MP's article on underpaid care workers, Dr Moira Fraser, Interim CEO at Carers Trust said:
Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
National Obesity Week 2015: ditching out-of-date scientific dogma
In light of National Obesity Week, Miguel Toribio-Mateas Chairman of the British Association of Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy calls for radical change in how government tackles the obesity problem.
Partner content
Health
By Mott MacDonald
Mersin Integrated Health Campus reaches financial close, Turkey
The Mersin Integrated Health Campus public-private partnership project in Turkey has successfully reached financial close.
Planning ahead: Ensuring your wishes are known at the end of life Partner content
Health
By Compassion in Dying
Planning ahead: Ensuring your wishes are known at the end of life
Compassion in Dying writes ahead of today's Lords question from Baroness Bakewell on lasting powers of attorney.
Partner content
Health
By British Red Cross
How the Red Cross helps the NHS
The British Red Cross hit the headlines this week as at least 14 hospitalsdeclared a major incident. Many called in extra staff and asked for help from organisations like us.Here we explain how fantastic volunteers and years of experience are helping these struggling AE departments.
Partner content
Health
By Guide Dogs
Department for Transport needs to urgently address dangers of shared surfaces
Guide Dog's responds to Lord McAvoy'soral question in the House of Lords for the Governments assessment of the impact of shared space crossings on the safety of blind and partially sighted people and other people with a disability.
NHS billions ‘wasted on compensation’ Partner content
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By Medical Defence Union
NHS billions ‘wasted on compensation’
The “spiralling cost” of compensation claims against the NHS far outstrips funding pledges from the political parties, according to the Medical Defence Union (MDU).
Partner content
Health
By Medical Defence Union
Billions of pounds of NHS funds could be saved through litigation reform - MDU
Billions of pounds could be saved from precious NHS funds if the system for compensating injured patients were reformed, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said today.
Study uncovers the reason behind health and safety myths Partner content
Health
By University of Exeter
Study uncovers the reason behind health and safety myths
New research from the University of Exeter reveals some of the complex reasons why health and safety regulations are used incorrectly and blamed for over-the-top decisions.
Amidst holiday cheer, dementia looms large Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Amidst holiday cheer, dementia looms large
Dementia will soon touch every family in the UK, warns Alzheimer’s Society CEO Jeremy Hughes, but care still ‘isn’t good enough’.
Fabian Hamilton MP: Free end of life care - a compassionate policy Partner content
Health
By Macmillan Cancer Support
Fabian Hamilton MP: Free end of life care - a compassionate policy
Fabian Hamilton MP says introducing free social care for people at the end of life would allow them to focus on family not finances.
Young carers ‘face job and education barriers’ Partner content
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By Carers Trust
Young carers ‘face job and education barriers’
Young people who have a caring role for family or friends miss almost 50 school days and experience high levels of bullying, according to new research.
John Baron MP: UK’s disgrace – cancer diagnosed too late Partner content
Health
By Macmillan Cancer Support
John Baron MP: UK’s disgrace – cancer diagnosed too late
With the state of cancer diagnosis a source of national disgrace, chairman of the APPG on Cancer John Baron MP says it is time for government action.
Chancellor fails to ease care system crisis Partner content
Health
By Age UK
Chancellor fails to ease care system crisis
Mike Smith, Head of Public Affairs at Age UK, welcomes NHS funding but warns that the adult social care system remains under sourced.
Autumn Statement 2014: Osborne’s commitment to disabled people Partner content
Health
By Scope
Autumn Statement 2014: Osborne’s commitment to disabled people
Scope is looking for George Osborne to reiterate his commitment to supporting disabled people into work and to protect extra costs payments.
Digital records ‘to transform end of life’ Partner content
Health
By Compassion in Dying
Digital records ‘to transform end of life’
Norman Lamb has said the NHS must deliver “high quality personalised care” at the end of life.
Teen cardiac arrest: a silent killer Partner content
Health
By Cardiac Risk in the Young
Teen cardiac arrest: a silent killer
The APPG for Cardiac Risk in the Young held its 12th parliamentary reception this week, celebrating the lives lost and those to be saved.
EventsAll
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