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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
Are we ready for the next Covid?
Are we ready for the next Covid?
By Zoe Crowther
Coronavirus
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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
Health & Care news
Young carers come to Westminster Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Young carers come to Westminster
A group of young carers will meet with government ministers today to discuss how new laws will benefit them.
Oliver Colvile MP: A new model for carer support Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Oliver Colvile MP: A new model for carer support
In response to the publication or the Government’s Mental Health Action Plan, Conservative MP Oliver Colvile explains why involving carers is vital to improving care.
Don't forget kids during Carer's Week Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Don't forget kids during Carer's Week
All across Britain, there are children who are unpaid carers and don’t even realise it.As Carers Week comes to an end, Thea Stein from Carers Trust spoke to Central Lobby about what schools, charities and MPs can do to help the nation’s young carers.
NHS patients 'wait a year for mental health treatment' Partner content
Health
By Mind
NHS patients 'wait a year for mental health treatment'
More than half of people trying to access so-called 'talking treatments' on the NHS face waits of up to a year, according to a new survey.
Partner content
Health
By British Red Cross
As cases of child poisoning at home increase, the British Red Cross offers advice
New figures show that cases of child poisoning at home are increasing across the country with many being attributed to children eating brightly coloured capsules of detergents.
Men 'better at weight loss than women' Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
Men 'better at weight loss than women'

The largest-ever survey of slimmers has found that men find it easier to lose weight than women.
Nudge is not enough Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
Nudge is not enough

How can we stop Britain becoming an obese nation?
Mental health patients suffer ‘dangerous’ restraints Partner content
Health
By Mind
Mental health patients suffer ‘dangerous’ restraints
A new report from a mental health charity has revealed that thousands of mental health patients are being put at risk.
NICE approves sight-saving drug Partner content
Health
By Macular Society
NICE approves sight-saving drug
A new drug that will help sufferers of blocked blood vessels in the eyes has been welcomed by a leading charity.
Action for Children backs Munro report Partner content
Health
By Action for Children
Action for Children backs Munro report
The charity Action for Children has welcomed recommendations on child protection but said many social workers still feel powerless to intervene to stop abuse or neglect.
Call for blood donations ahead of Olympics Partner content
Health
By NHS Blood and Transplant
Call for blood donations ahead of Olympics
The NHS has said that it needs to increase stocks of donated blood ahead of a summer of major national events.
Charity urges NICE to rule on Avastin use Partner content
Health
By Macular Society
Charity urges NICE to rule on Avastin use
The Macular Disease Society has said the NHS must make clear whether patients can be treated with a cheaper cancer drug after legal action from a pharmaceutical company.
'1.5 million children in the UK experiencing neglect' Partner content
Health
By Action for Children
'1.5 million children in the UK experiencing neglect'
Today Action for Children is launching in Parliament a major review of child neglect in the UK: Child Neglect in 2011.
The Red Book: Experiences of child neglect Partner content
Health
By Action for Children
The Red Book: Experiences of child neglect
Child neglect is the most pervasive form of child abuse in the UK today:
Impact of cuts on vulnerable and disadvantaged Partner content
Health
By Action for Children
Impact of cuts on vulnerable and disadvantaged
The Red Book: The impact of government cuts on the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children
More children need support Partner content
Health
By Action for Children
More children need support
Two significant facts emerged from Action for Children’s recent publication The Red Book: • More children need support • There is less capacity to respond to this increased need because of cuts in funding
'People are poorer, and that brings new challenges' Partner content
Health
By Action for Children
'People are poorer, and that brings new challenges'
A year on from the government's comprehensive spending review (CSR), we talk to Action for Children chief executive, Dame Clare Tickell, about the charity's 'Red Book' analysis on how government policy is affecting vulnerable children and young people on the ground.
Sir Nicholas Young - British Red Cross Partner content
Health
By British Red Cross
Sir Nicholas Young - British Red Cross
ePolitix.com speaks to Sir Nicholas Young, chief executive of the British Red Cross, about World Aids Day and the work of the Red Cross.
Jenny Hirst - Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust Partner content
Health
By InDependent Diabetes Trust
Jenny Hirst - Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust
Question: What are the principal aims of the IDDT?
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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