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Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
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The government's welfare bill has passed a House of Commons vote after another major concession to Labour rebels.
Government Offers Major Eleventh Hour Concession On Welfare Reforms
Health
Government Offers Major Eleventh Hour Concession On Welfare Reforms
No Reason Why Lords Can't Vote On 'Terrible' Assisted Dying Bill, Says Tory Peer
Health
No Reason Why Lords Can't Vote On "Terrible" Assisted Dying Bill, Says Tory Peer
Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster
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Labour Must Deliver On NHS and Cost Of Living To Have Chance Of Retaining Power, Says Leading Pollster
MPs Vote To Allow Assisted Dying Bill To Proceed
Health
MPs Vote To Allow Assisted Dying Bill To Proceed
Public Expects To See Improvements In NHS, Schools And Housing Before The Next General Election
Health
Public Expects To See Improvements In NHS, Schools And Housing Before The Next General Election
Labour Whip Quits In First Frontbench Resignation Over Welfare Reforms
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Labour Whip Quits In First Frontbench Resignation Over Welfare Reforms
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The assisted dying bill isn't safe for disabled people – that's why I will fight it in the Lords
Health
By Baroness Grey-Thompson
The assisted dying bill isn't safe for disabled people – that's why I will fight it in the Lords
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
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By Emma Lewell MP
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
Trialling puberty blockers for under-18s puts young people at risk – it should not go ahead
Health
By Rebecca Paul MP
Trialling puberty blockers for under-18s puts young people at risk – it should not go ahead
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Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence
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How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis
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I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
By Emma Lewell MP
Health
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
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Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
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The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
Health
The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
A mental health social worker takes us through a typical day in the job, from disappointing patients to dealing with abuse and threats
How to resolve the modern care dilemma: drop the obsession with GDP
Health
By Miriam Cates
How to resolve the modern care dilemma: drop the obsession with GDP
Resolving the modern care dilemma means putting family at the heart of the economy, writes Miriam Cates. But the challenges to implementing this conservative plan for care come from all sides – including the ‘ultra-online right’
Stephen Kinnock: 'I have a really personal understanding of what people are going through'
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
Stephen Kinnock: 'I have a really personal understanding of what people are going through'
Stephen Kinnock is responsible for tackling one of the biggest challenges the government faces: social care. The health minister talks to Sienna Rodgers about charging reforms, professionalising the workforce and his family’s experiences with care
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By Alzheimer’s Society
New research shows confusion over dementia signs and long waits to seek help
Signs of dementia detected at Christmas - demand for support from Alzheimers Society soars after the festive period.
Kevan Jones MP: Marking the 20th anniversary of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) Partner content
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By Cardiac Risk in the Young
Kevan Jones MP: Marking the 20th anniversary of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)
Shadow Defence Minister Kevan Jones writes about Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in the charity's 20th anniversary year following a recent parliamentary reception
A happier Christmas this year for sufferers of ultra-rare diseases
Health
By Greg Mulholland
A happier Christmas this year for sufferers of ultra-rare diseases
Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland writes at the end of 13 month campaign to get a drug approved which treats Morquio Syndrome, a rare disease affecting only 88 people in England.
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By Alzheimer’s Society
Gov mandate to NHS England 2016-17
Alzheimers Society responds to the mandate to NHS England
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By Alzheimer’s Society
Greg Clark announces a four-year spending settlement for local government
Alzheimers Society response to local government funding settlement
Healthcare improves but claims costs rise Partner content
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By Medical Defence Union
Healthcare improves but claims costs rise
Damages awards in England are now higher than almost any other country in the world and are having serious implications for the NHS, warns the CEO of the Medical Defence Union, Dr Christine Tomkins.
Changes to student nursing finance must not be 'nodded through' parliament without full debate and scrutiny
Health
By Wes Streeting MP
Changes to student nursing finance must not be 'nodded through' parliament without full debate and scrutiny
Labour MP for Ilford North, Wes Streeting, writes following his adjournment debate on finance for student nurses and midwives following changes announced in the Autumn Statement.  
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Health
By Good Things Foundation
Unpaid Caring - New Report Highlights Impact on Health Wellbeing
A new research report from Tinder Foundation released today takes a look at how digital skills and community support could add value to the lives of the 6.5 million unpaid carers in the UK.
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By WaterAid
WaterAid responds to Paris climate deal: Hope for the world’s poorest
Following the agreement in Paris of a new accord on climate change please find the following comment from Louise Whiting, senior policy analyst, water security and climate change, WaterAid:
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By Alzheimer’s Society
Report shows that carers for people with dementia are facing unique challenges
A new report released by Alzheimers Research UK highlights the unique challenges faced by carers of people with dementia.
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By Innovate UK
Window into the future as people are given a choice in their care by nationwide health and care programme
A programme which aimed to radically change how people interact with health and social care services has successfully put patients in four areas of the UK at the centre of decision making about their own care and even led to them designing the sort of care they will receive, Government technology experts have said.
Training for health professionals needed to improve health in pregnancy, says Slimming World Partner content
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By Slimming World
Training for health professionals needed to improve health in pregnancy, says Slimming World
The opportunity to deliver key health messages to pregnant women is being consistently missed, a new report warns.
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By Slimming World
Planning for pregnancy provides opportunity for health changes, but conversations about weight must be compassionate
Slimming World has welcomed the latest annual report from Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, entitled Health of the 51%: Women.
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By Alzheimer’s Society
Hospitals will struggle to cope with winter pressures, report finds
A report from the Nuffield Trust issued today, Thursday 10 December, has found that just 3.6% of patients account for over a third of hospital beds.
Alastair Campbell: Time to turn up the heat on poverty Partner content
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By Turn2us
Alastair Campbell: Time to turn up the heat on poverty
Former Labour Party spin doctor and mental health campaigner Alastair Campbell explains why he is backing the Turn2us No Cold Homes initiative 
Access to medicines for people with cystic fibrosis
Health
By Lord Austin of Dudley
Access to medicines for people with cystic fibrosis
Ian Austin MP calls for the Government to see cystic fibrosis treatments as the opportunity to test out new ways of assessing medicines being discussed as part of Science Minister George Freeman’s Accelerated Access Review. 
Shunting mentally ill round the country is ‘intolerable national scandal’
Health
By Norman Lamb
Shunting mentally ill round the country is ‘intolerable national scandal’
Writing for PoliticsHome's Central Lobby, the former mental health minister insists a political commitment is needed to address the “inhumane” treatment of those with mental health issues.
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By Homeless Link
Minister to speak at conference on preventing homelessness
Marcus Jones MP, the minister for local government whose portfolio covers homelessness will be speaking at the Homeless Link conference Stem the Tide on Monday 7th December
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By Alzheimer’s Society
CQC report on DoLs shows there is a need for greater efforts to protect vulnerable adults
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today (Friday 4 December) published their sixth annual monitoring report on how hospitals and care homes in England are using the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLs).
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By Medical Defence Union
Sussex NHS compensation bill set to skyrocket after large payout warns MDU
The amount being paid out to compensate patients with clinical negligence claims on behalf of Brighton and Sussex hospitalscould increase dramatically next year, a medical indemnity body has warned.
Gordon Marsden MP & Baroness Cumberlege: NHS Christmas Shopping - How to get a bargain on bones
Health
By Gordon Marsden MP & Baroness Cumberlege CBE DL
Gordon Marsden MP & Baroness Cumberlege: NHS Christmas Shopping - How to get a bargain on bones
The two Chairs of the All-Party Parliamentary Osteoporosis Group write in support of Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) which can save the NHS vast amounts of money in prevented broken bones.
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By Alzheimer’s Society
Fresh concerns over delays in implementing the cap on care costs
The Public Accounts Committee has today, Wednesday 2 December 2015, raised new concerns over the delays in implementing the cap on care costs, as set out in the Care Act.
How to change UK's complex 'environment of obesity' Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
How to change UK's complex 'environment of obesity'
The British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy responds to yesterday's Health Select Committee's report which revealed “compelling evidence” that a sugar tax would reduce consumption.
Call for plan to support UK’s stem cell trailblazers Partner content
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By Anthony Nolan
Call for plan to support UK’s stem cell trailblazers
Blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan writes about the need to support the UK’s scientific trailblazers – and why stem cell transplant patients depend on it.
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