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Labour MP Calls For End To 'Postcode Lottery' For NHS Ear Care Services
Labour MP Calls For End To "Postcode Lottery" For NHS Ear Care Services
Health
Labour MP Yasmin Qureshi has said that patients with hearing loss are being hit by hidden costs that should be covered by the NHS, as she continues to campaign on the issue ahead of Deaf Awareness Week.
MPs Argue Assisted Dying Law “Perpetuates Inequalities” In Landmark Debate
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MPs Argue Assisted Dying Law “Perpetuates Inequalities” In Landmark Debate
Assisted Dying Divide Persists Among MPs As Debate Gathers Pace
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Assisted Dying Divide Persists Among MPs As Debate Gathers Pace
Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them 'Better MPs'
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Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them "Better MPs"
Rishi Sunak Vows To End 'Sick Note Culture' On 'Moral Mission' To Reform Welfare
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Rishi Sunak Vows To End "Sick Note Culture" On "Moral Mission" To Reform Welfare
Dozens Of Tory MPs Oppose Smoking Ban As It Clears First Commons Hurdle
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Dozens Of Tory MPs Oppose Smoking Ban As It Clears First Commons Hurdle
Downing Street Braced For Smoking Ban Snub From Dozens Of Tory MPs
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Downing Street Braced For Smoking Ban Snub From Dozens Of Tory MPs
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Soaring dementia care costs reach £42 billion in UK – and families bear the brunt Partner content
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By Alzheimer’s Society
Soaring dementia care costs reach £42 billion in UK – and families bear the brunt
An international call to G7 leaders for financial commitments to fight neglected tropical diseases Partner content
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By Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases
An international call to G7 leaders for financial commitments to fight neglected tropical diseases
Time for a prevention-led model to rebuild the nation’s health Partner content
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By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
Time for a prevention-led model to rebuild the nation’s health
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Keir Starmer Pledges 'First Steps' For Labour Government
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MPs Argue Assisted Dying Law “Perpetuates Inequalities” In Landmark Debate
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MPs Argue Assisted Dying Law “Perpetuates Inequalities” In Landmark Debate
MPs from across the political divide have said the current law on assisted dying “perpetuates inequalities”, with some urging the government to bring forward a change to the law itself rather than leave it to Parliament.
Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them 'Better MPs'
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Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them "Better MPs"
MPs have said running makes them better at their jobs, as a record 20 MPs and peers from different parties will be taking part in the London Marathon today.
From surviving to thriving: the new care system putting patients' needs first
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By Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Paul Twose
From surviving to thriving: the new care system putting patients' needs first
Recovery after intensive care can be a years-long challenge. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Paul Twose, a consultant therapist at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, chart one patient’s journey from ICU to playing rugby for Wales to show how a new care system puts patients’ needs at its heart
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Planning ahead: Ensuring your wishes are known at the end of life Partner content
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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
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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.
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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).
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Concerns over weight-loss surgery extension Partner content
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By Slimming World
Concerns over weight-loss surgery extension
New guidelines extending access to weight-loss surgery send a "worrying message", Slimming World has warned.
New video targets teen heart deaths Partner content
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By Cardiac Risk in the Young
New video targets teen heart deaths
CEO of Cardiac Risk in the Young, Alison Cox, says medics need to ‘wake up’ to the fact that 80% of teen heart deaths have no warning symptoms.
Giving the learning disabled a voice in the 2015 election Partner content
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By United Response
Giving the learning disabled a voice in the 2015 election
MPs across party lines unanimously supported a new campaign to make voting accessible for adults with learning disabilities.
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By British Red Cross
Parliament listens to British Red Cross guidance
The British Red Cross is celebrating some major breakthroughs in parliament which will help the vulnerable people we support.
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By General Dental Council
Consultation on GDC Fitness to Practise processes
The General Dental Council (GDC) is consulting on a key change that if approved will significantly improve its Fitness to Practise (FtP) processes.
NHS ambition must meet cancer care demand Partner content
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By Macmillan Cancer Support
NHS ambition must meet cancer care demand
With a thousand people a day being diagnosed with cancer, Dr Fran Woodard of Macmillan Cancer Support questions party conference commitments on the NHS.
Young diabetics ‘get worse care’ Partner content
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By InDependent Diabetes Trust
Young diabetics ‘get worse care’
There is an urgent need for effective public health strategies to deal with diabetes, starting with more consistent NHS testing, says Jenny Hirst, Chair of the Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust (IDDT).
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By Dignity in Dying
Breakthrough in assisted dying debate
Vote in the House of Lords sees unanimous support for judicial oversight of assisted dying.
Mental health 'coming out of the closet' Partner content
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By Mind
Mental health 'coming out of the closet'
"We are at the beginning of a generational change." Sue Baker, Director of Time to Change, has seen the latest results of a national survey measuring public attitudes in England towards mental illness.
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By Age International
Despite expansion of social pensions, half of the world’s population goes without
The second Global AgeWatch Index ranking quality of life for older people around the world welcomes the expansion of social pensions but highlights that half of the worlds population faces a bleak future without one.
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Net Zero Week 2024
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