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Covid Vaccines May Become Compulsory For Care Home Staff, Matt Hancock Says
Covid Vaccines May Become Compulsory For Care Home Staff, Matt Hancock Says
Coronavirus
The Health Secretary said ministers had a "duty of care" to vulnerable people as he announced a consultation into whether vaccines should be made mandatory for some healthcare workers.
Johnson & Johnson To 'Proactively Delay' European Rollout Of Covid Jab Amid Blood Clot Fears
Coronavirus
Johnson & Johnson To "Proactively Delay" European Rollout Of Covid Jab Amid Blood Clot Fears
NHS Website Crashed After People Aged 45 And Over Tried To Book Covid Vaccine
Coronavirus
NHS Website Crashed After People Aged 45 And Over Tried To Book Covid Vaccine
Under-30s In The UK Will Be Offered An Alternative To The Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine As Rare Blood Clot Link Can't Be Ruled Out
Coronavirus
Under-30s In The UK Will Be Offered An Alternative To The Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine As Rare Blood Clot Link Can't Be Ruled Out
Government Is Hiring A £3,750 A Week Consultant To “Normalise Testing As Part Of Everyday Life”
Coronavirus
Government Is Hiring A £3,750 A Week Consultant To “Normalise Testing As Part Of Everyday Life”
Everyone In England Will Be Given Access To Two Rapid Home Covid Tests A Week Even If They Don’t Have Symptoms
Coronavirus
Everyone In England Will Be Given Access To Two Rapid Home Covid Tests A Week Even If They Don’t Have Symptoms
“Cuts To Life-Saving Research Are Unavoidable”: How The Pandemic Will Have A Devastating Lasting Impact On Charities
Coronavirus
“Cuts To Life-Saving Research Are Unavoidable”: How The Pandemic Will Have A Devastating Lasting Impact On Charities
The House Live
Let’s Make 2021 the Year we Help Britain’s Outdoor Workers Breathe Easy Partner content
Environment
By British Safety Council
Let’s Make 2021 the Year we Help Britain’s Outdoor Workers Breathe Easy
No one should be dying from an eating disorder in 2021
Health
By Hope Virgo
No one should be dying from an eating disorder in 2021
'Living in Fear' - how one woman's lockdown experience inspired an award-winning film Partner content
Coronavirus
By The National Lottery
"Living in Fear" - how one woman's lockdown experience inspired an award-winning film
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Former Brexit Secretary David Davis Admits He Agreed With Gina Miller Taking The Government To Court in 2016
Former Brexit Secretary David Davis Admits He Agreed With Gina Miller Taking The Government To Court in 2016
Brexit
Labour Accuses Tories Of Going “Back To The Sleaze Of The 1990s” With David Cameron Lobbying Scandal
Labour Accuses Tories Of Going “Back To The Sleaze Of The 1990s” With David Cameron Lobbying Scandal
Coronavirus
Keir Starmer Accuses Boris Johnson Of Using 'Shoplifters' Defence' Over Lobbying Scandal
Keir Starmer Accuses Boris Johnson Of Using "Shoplifters' Defence" Over Lobbying Scandal
Political parties
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A Year Lost To Covid – The Key Moments Of The Pandemic As The UK Marks A Year Since Lockdown
Coronavirus
A Year Lost To Covid – The Key Moments Of The Pandemic As The UK Marks A Year Since Lockdown
It is one year since the UK entered its first national lockdown. After a historic year battling the pandemic, PoliticsHome sets out the key moments from the past 12 months.
Health of the nation: how the pandemic highlighted the state’s role in preventing illness
Coronavirus
By Kate Proctor
Health of the nation: how the pandemic highlighted the state’s role in preventing illness
With major changes on the horizon, Kate Proctor talks to those on the frontline who believe the pandemic provides an opportunity to tackle public health inequalities.
Surviving the Storm: The Simon Stevens Interview
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Surviving the Storm: The Simon Stevens Interview
Leading the nation’s health service through the worst pandemic in modern history may not have been part of his long-term plan, but Simon Stevens remains upbeat. The chief executive of NHS England talks to Georgina Bailey about his hopes for a more joined-up future for healthcare.
Health & Care news
Partner content
Health
By Medical Defence Union
MDU welcomes call for improvements to ombudsman's complaint investigations
The MDU said today that improving the way the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman investigates clinical complaints will benefit patients and doctors.
Partner content
Health
By Home-Start
Mental health investment is ‘well short of what is needed’
Home-Start, a leading family support charity, has welcomed the 75 million to support mothers with perinatal mental health problems outlined in last weeks budget, but has warned that this needs to be just the start.
Partner content
Health
By University of Exeter
Consent for research participation: Time to change?
A major investigation into the views of volunteers on the consent process for medical research has been found to conflict with the standard practice required for consent in the UK. In the project led by the University of Exeter, sociologist Professor Susan Kelly has found that trust and personal relationships appear to play an important role in shaping peoples willingness to consent to research.
Mental health investment is ‘well short of what is needed’ Partner content
Health
By Home-Start
Mental health investment is ‘well short of what is needed’
Home-Start, a leading family support charity, has welcomed the £75 million to support mothers with perinatal mental health problems outlined in last week’s budget, but has warned that this needs to be just the start.
Spiralling cost of complaints putting strain on nursing and midwifery regulator Partner content
Health
By Nursing and Midwifery Council
Spiralling cost of complaints putting strain on nursing and midwifery regulator
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is calling on the Government to address the increasing cost of dealing with complaints. 
Partner content
Health
By Medical Defence Union
MDU supports the Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Bill
The Medical Defence Union supports the Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Bill.
Healthy debate: parliamentarians discuss improving customer service in the NHS Partner content
Health
By Institute of Customer Service
Healthy debate: parliamentarians discuss improving customer service in the NHS
The importance of good customer service in the NHS has been highlighted in recent days by parliamentarians and leading industry experts.
Partner content
Health
By NHS Blood and Transplant
NHS Blood and Transplant and Anthony Nolan welcome funding to help save and improve lives through stem cell transplantation
NHS Blood and Transplant and blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan will share 3 million funding to continue their work to support stem cell transplantation and save more lives.
Partner content
Health
By Unite
London NHS crisis moves into ‘intensive care’, says new report
London NHSs crisis has deepened and moved into intensive care, according to a report launched today (Thursday 26 March) which investigates the capitals health service over the last 12 months has concluded.
Partner content
Health
By UNICEF UK
Enshrine the Convention on the Rights of the Child into UK law - Unicef comments on JCHR report
Commenting on the Joint Committee of Human Rights report published today, Sol Oyuela, Unicef UK Public Affairs Director said:
NHS at risk from obesity 'timebomb' Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
NHS at risk from obesity 'timebomb'
The Managing Director of Slimming World calls for urgent political leadership to address a looming public health crisis.
Nursing and midwives cannot afford increased fees
Health
By Dave Anderson
Nursing and midwives cannot afford increased fees
At a time when health workers have seen big reductions in living standards with pay freezes and below inflation increases, Dave Anderson MP says nurses and midwives are right to protest the decision to impose fee increases.
Time to introduce a tobacco manufacturers levy
Health
By Paul Burstow
Time to introduce a tobacco manufacturers levy
Former Health Minister Paul Burstow says that the Government should finally in a levy on tobacco manufacturers and direct the funds on research into cutting smoking rates in the areas where tobacco sales are highest.
Next 5 years of change in the NHS crucial to its survival, say leading healthcare experts in new report Partner content
Health
By Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Next 5 years of change in the NHS crucial to its survival, say leading healthcare experts in new report
Leading health policy and academic experts share their concerns, aspirations and hopes for the future of the NHS in a new collection of essays published today by The Smith Institute and ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).
Partner content
Health
By Independent Age
We run the risk of squandering the rich potential of our ageing society
In response to the Office for National Statistics Ageing in the UK Datasets 1992-2037, Janet Morrison,Chief Executive of Independent Age, the older peoples charity said:
Partner content
Health
By Cardiac Risk in the Young
Budget 2015: Osborne's pledge to invest in defibrillators in schools and public places
Cardiac Risk in the Young welcomes the Chancellor's announcement to invest in defibrillators in schools and public places.
Partner content
Health
By Macmillan Cancer Support
More than 30,000 men are living with advanced, incurable prostate cancer in the UK
This Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Macmillan Cancer Support calls for political parties to prioritise cancer care.
Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Budget 2015: Gov't needs to address the crisis in social care
In response to todays Budget Dr Moira Fraser, Director of Policy and Research,CarersTrust said:
Partner content
Health
By Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support responds to publication of the Personal Independence Payment statistics
Responding to the publication of the Personal Independence Payment official statistics by the Department of Work and Pensions, Dr Fran Woodard, Director of Policy and Research at Macmillan Cancer Support, says:
Partner content
Health
By Action for Children
Mental health boost needs early help follow up
Mental health boost needs early help follow up.
Partner content
Health
By Independent Age
Budget 2015: No mention of for the very poorest of our society
In response to todays Budget Janet Morrison, Chief Executive of older peoples charity, Independent Age, said:
Dear Chancellor, secure quality health and care for our ageing population Partner content
Health
By Independent Age
Dear Chancellor, secure quality health and care for our ageing population
Independent age calls upon the Chancellor to arrest the decline in the numbers of older people going without basic care and support.
Partner content
Health
By National Autistic Society
Next Gov't must take this opportunity to fix our broken mental health system
Commenting on the Governments report on improving mental health services for young people, Mark Lever, Chief Executive of the National Autistic Society, said:
Partner content
Health
By United Response
United Response urges Government to make social care funding a priority in the Budget
Ahead of Wednesdays Budget statement, the national disability charity, United Response, is calling on the Government to use this opportunity the last before the General Election to address the funding shortfall facing social care.
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D&I for Line Managers
2021
London & Online
D&I for Line Managers
Resetting the Skills Agenda for a Post-COVID Recovery
2021
Online Conference
Resetting the Skills Agenda for a Post-COVID Recovery
Supporting Mental Health at Work
2021
London & Online
Supporting Mental Health at Work
Race to Equality: Supporting BAME Colleagues in the Workplace
2021
London & Online
Race to Equality: Supporting BAME Colleagues in the Workplace