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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
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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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Edwin Poots Is Standing Down Just 21 Days After Becoming DUP Leader
Edwin Poots Is Standing Down Just 21 Days After Becoming DUP Leader
Political parties
Lib Dems Win Chesham and Amersham Seat From The Tories In Historic By-Election Victory
Lib Dems Win Chesham and Amersham Seat From The Tories In Historic By-Election Victory
Political parties
UK Government Asks EU To Delay Sausage Trade Cliff-Edge By Three Months
UK Government Asks EU To Delay Sausage Trade Cliff-Edge By Three Months
Brexit
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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
Financial MOTs needed throughout later life Partner content
Health
By Age UK
Financial MOTs needed throughout later life
Age UK's financial resilience report calls for financial MOTs throughout later life, Vivienne Man, Age UK's Policy Adviser, explains why.
Partner content
Health
By Compassion in Dying
Compassion in Dying welcomes Court of Appeal decision on Tracey, confirming that competent patients must be consulted on decisions about their end of life care
“Today’s judgment from the Court of Appeal states that the duty to consult patients should involve a discussion about the patient’s wishes and feelings, and that this is best undertaken at the earliest stages of the clinical relationship so that decisions can be reviewed as a patient’s circumstances change.”
Partner content
Health
By Health & Care Forum
Norman Lamb MP: Government responsibility for fresh healthcare thinking
Minister for Care and Support Norman Lamb called for innovation and fresh ideas on how to meet the growing challenges in health and social care in his remarks to the Health Care Forum reception on Sunday evening.
Queen's Speech disappoints dentists Partner content
Health
By General Dental Council
Queen's Speech disappoints dentists
The Government has failed to keep its promise to reform the complaints procedure on health professionals has been condemned by the nation’s dentists.
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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NHS Parliamentary Awards
2021
House of Commons
NHS Parliamentary Awards