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MPs And Scientists Warn Government Inaction On Dementia Could Set Research Back By A Decade
MPs And Scientists Warn Government Inaction On Dementia Could Set Research Back By A Decade
Health
Exclusive: A major new inquiry has found dementia research is at a tense "turning point" after labs were forced to shut during the pandemic.
G7 Nations Pledge To Donate One Billion Vaccines To Developing Countries By Next Year
Coronavirus
G7 Nations Pledge To Donate One Billion Vaccines To Developing Countries By Next Year
How The UK's 100 Million Vaccine Doses Will Be Distributed And Where They Are Needed Most
Coronavirus
How The UK's 100 Million Vaccine Doses Will Be Distributed And Where They Are Needed Most
Delta Variant Cases In The UK Surge By Almost 30,000 In A Week Ahead Of June 21 Decision
Coronavirus
Delta Variant Cases In The UK Surge By Almost 30,000 In A Week Ahead Of June 21 Decision
Failure To Test Care Home Residents Discharged From Hospital Based On “Clinical Advice”, Matt Hancock Claims
Coronavirus
Failure To Test Care Home Residents Discharged From Hospital Based On “Clinical Advice”, Matt Hancock Claims
Matt Hancock Was Warned Of 'Reasonable Worst-Case Scenario' Of 820,000 UK Deaths At The Start Of Pandemic
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock Was Warned Of 'Reasonable Worst-Case Scenario' Of 820,000 UK Deaths At The Start Of Pandemic
Matt Hancock Denies Lying To The Prime Minister After Dominic Cummings’ Claims
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock Denies Lying To The Prime Minister After Dominic Cummings’ Claims
The House Live
Young people leaving care need a suitable and safe home Partner content
Health
By Barnardo's and IKEA UK & Ireland
Young people leaving care need a suitable and safe home
Government must use the women’s health strategy to finally fix gaping holes in miscarriage support
Health
By Olivia Blake MP
Government must use the women’s health strategy to finally fix gaping holes in miscarriage support
Air quality: It’s time for joined-up thinking so that we can all breathe easier Partner content
Environment
By Policy@Manchester
Air quality: It’s time for joined-up thinking so that we can all breathe easier
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Matt Hancock's Pandemic Claims “Did Not Stack Up” Committee Member Says
Matt Hancock's Pandemic Claims “Did Not Stack Up” Committee Member Says
Coronavirus
'The DUP leadership is monumentally out of step': Stephen Farry reviews 'Northern Protestants: On Shifting Ground'
"The DUP leadership is monumentally out of step": Stephen Farry reviews 'Northern Protestants: On Shifting Ground'
By Stephen Farry MP
Books & culture
The Saturday View: After A Chaotic First Week, Does GB News Have A Future?
The Saturday View: After A Chaotic First Week, Does GB News Have A Future?
Culture
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How The UK's 100 Million Vaccine Doses Will Be Distributed And Where They Are Needed Most
Coronavirus
How The UK's 100 Million Vaccine Doses Will Be Distributed And Where They Are Needed Most
The UK has joined other G7 nations in pledging to donate Covid-19 vaccines to other countries around the world, but is it enough?
People With Dementia Are Falling Victim To 'Predatory Marriage' Because Of A Loophole In The Law
Health
People With Dementia Are Falling Victim To "Predatory Marriage" Because Of A Loophole In The Law
The government is facing urgent calls to close a loophole in marriage rules to protect vulnerable people and their families from "predatory marriage".
Exclusive: DWP Questioned NHS Consultant Three Times Over Terminally Ill Patient's Condition Before Granting Benefits
Health
Exclusive: DWP Questioned NHS Consultant Three Times Over Terminally Ill Patient's Condition Before Granting Benefits
A terminally ill patient had their benefits claim questioned by a DWP contractor despite an NHS consultant diagnosing them with six months to live.
Health & Care news
Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Prime Minister announces funding for UK’s first national Dementia Research Institute
Todays announcement by the Prime Minister will see the UKs first Dementia Research Institute receive up to 150m of investment.
Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
George Osborne: invest in carers and protect our social care system
Before George Osborne unveils his Spending Review Carers Trust has one simple question to put to the Chancellor: will you help ensure unpaid carers get the support they need?
Keeping cholesterol on the public health agenda Partner content
Health
By HEART UK and Benecol
Keeping cholesterol on the public health agenda
Conservative MP for Pudsey, Horsforth & Aireborough and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Heart Disease emphasises the importance of managing cholesterol in the fight against cardiovascular disease.
What will the Spending Review mean for disabled people? Partner content
Health
By Scope
What will the Spending Review mean for disabled people?
The charity Scope calls for the Chancellor to support disabled people to live independently. 
Partner content
Health
By Age UK
George Osborne must save ailing social care system
Age UK makes its final appeal to Government in run-up to Spending Review with petition to save the ailing social care system
Spending Review 2015: Chancellor warned of looming 'care crisis' Partner content
Health
By Independent Age
Spending Review 2015: Chancellor warned of looming 'care crisis'
Leading charity Independent Age calls on George Osborne to tackle the widening funding gap in social care at next week's Spending Review.
Partner content
Health
By Compassion in Dying
Landmark case in UK court allows withdrawal of treatment for patient in accordance with family wishes
In a landmark ruling today the Court of Protection has allowed medics treating a 68 year old woman (known as Mrs N) in a minimally conscious state to withdraw clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH).
Government must put its money where its mouth is to achieve equality for mental health
Health
By Norman Lamb
Government must put its money where its mouth is to achieve equality for mental health
Former Health Minister Norman Lamb calls on the Chancellor to listen to the cross-party Equality 4 Mental Health campaign and ensure mental health services are properly funded in the Spending Review.
Partner content
Health
By WaterAid
Seven things you probably didn't know about the state of the world's toilets
This World Toilet Day, 19 November, we reveal some mind-bog-gling facts.
Partner content
Health
By Bloodwise
Bloodwise briefing - New cancer strategy for England
Please find below some notes for the forthcoming debate on the implementation of the new cancer strategy for England.
Partner content
Health
By Swim England
Sports Minister supports roll-out dementia friendly swimming project
An award-winning project that encourages people living with dementia to continue to enjoy the benefits of swimming is to be rolled-out to six additional areas in England.
Compulsory first aid education - every child is a potential lifesaver
Health
By British Red Cross
Compulsory first aid education - every child is a potential lifesaver
Ahead of its first vote in Parliament this Friday, November 20, Teresa Pearce MP says if the Compulsory Emergency First Aid Education Bill was successful, it "could mean the difference between life and death sometime in the future."
Will Osborne commit to tackling UK's annual £26.3bn dementia bill? Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Will Osborne commit to tackling UK's annual £26.3bn dementia bill?
Ahead of the Spending Review, Alzheimer’s Society calls for the Chancellor to ensure sufficient funding within the science budget to achieve Cameron's ambition for dementia care.
Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
People with dementia living in poorer areas of England are less likely to receive medication
New research suggests that a postcode lottery still exists for people living with dementia.
UK's migration policy will exacerbate 'serious problems' in care sector - new report Partner content
Health
By Independent Age
UK's migration policy will exacerbate 'serious problems' in care sector - new report
Independent Age warns that unless both migration policy and funding for adult social care are changed, the UK "could see a shortfall of 200,000 care workers" by 2020.
Dear Chancellor, invest in social care to prevent a care 'vacuum' Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Dear Chancellor, invest in social care to prevent a care 'vacuum'
In a letter to the Chancellor ahead of the Spending Review, 72 of the country’s care and carer charities warned that Osborne's ambition to see every social care worker paid at least the new National Living Wage "will not become a reality without investment." 
Partner content
Health
By Mind
Mind responds to research looking at the impact of the Work Capability Assessment
The Work Capability Assessment has taken its toll on the mental health of the nation, according to a study published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Mental Health.
Partner content
Health
By InDependent Diabetes Trust
It’s time everyone knows about price inequities in insulin
Jenny Hirst,Co-Chair of the InDependent Diabetes Trust, writes on the barriers to insulin access and how it impacts the lives of people living with diabetes
Partner content
Health
By Age UK
Smoking accelerates brain ageing - new report
Giving up smoking even in later life could help reverse the harmful effects it has on the brain, according to recent research from the Disconnected Mind study at University of Edinburgh, funded by Age UK.
Raising diabetes awareness will save lives
Health
By Keith Vaz
Raising diabetes awareness will save lives
Ahead of World Diabetes Day, Chair of the APPG for Diabetes, Keith Vaz MP says raising awareness about the disease can "change lives, and maybe even save them."
Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Dementia - a devolution priority for Greater Manchester
Devolution drive set to make the whole of Greater Manchester more dementia-aware.
Nic Dakin MP: More action needed on Pancreatic Cancer Partner content
Health
By Pancreatic Cancer UK
Nic Dakin MP: More action needed on Pancreatic Cancer
Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer Nic Dakin MP writes for Pancreatic Cancer UK to mark World Pancreatic Cancer Day, which runs as part of November’s Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (PCAM).
Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
Greater freedom to advertise responsible weight loss programmes is victory in fight against obesity
After a decade long campaign for a change in the law, Slimming World - the largest group-based commercial weight loss organisation in the UK and Ireland - has welcomed the announcement today that the Advertising Standards Association (ASA) will give 'greater freedom to advertise responsible weight loss programmes'.
Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Residential care in crisis, says report by ResPublica
A report by ResPublica today predicts that the crisis in funding for residential care will cost the NHS 3 billion.
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