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Government To Launch Legal Action Against Covid Inquiry Over Boris Johnson WhatsApps
Government To Launch Legal Action Against Covid Inquiry Over Boris Johnson WhatsApps
Health
The Cabinet Office is seeking a judicial review over whether the Covid inquiry has the power to request Boris Johnson's personal WhatsApps and diaries from his time in Downing Street during the pandemic, which the government has argued are "unambiguously irrelevant".
Falling Mental Health Waiting Lists 'Skewed' By Drop-Outs
Health
Falling Mental Health Waiting Lists "Skewed" By Drop-Outs
Top Stories: Barclay Admits Government Is Not Building 40 New Hospitals, Price Caps on Food
Health
Top Stories: Barclay Admits Government Is Not Building 40 New Hospitals, Price Caps on Food
Tory MP Wants Government To “Redouble Efforts” To Fix Mental Health Crisis
Health
Tory MP Wants Government To “Redouble Efforts” To Fix Mental Health Crisis
Tory MP Wants Government To 'Throw The Kitchen Sink' At ADHD Backlog In NHS
Health
Tory MP Wants Government To "Throw The Kitchen Sink" At ADHD Backlog In NHS
After Six Months In No 10, Fixing The NHS Is Still Rishi Sunak’s Biggest Test
Health
After Six Months In No 10, Fixing The NHS Is Still Rishi Sunak’s Biggest Test
Nurses Strike Cut Short By Government Legal Challenge
Health
Nurses Strike Cut Short By Government Legal Challenge
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Taking action: Driving better menstrual health outcomes for women Partner content
Health
By Hologic
Taking action: Driving better menstrual health outcomes for women
Innovations in Sustainable Healthcare Partner content
Health
By University of Sussex
Innovations in Sustainable Healthcare
Open letter to G7 Leaders in advance of the 49th Summit in Hiroshima Partner content
Health
By Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases
Open letter to G7 Leaders in advance of the 49th Summit in Hiroshima
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Lords Move To Block Government Breaking International Law With Illegal Migration Bill
Lords Move To Block Government Breaking International Law With Illegal Migration Bill
Home affairs
Child detention in the Illegal Migration Bill is misguided and must be stopped
Child detention in the Illegal Migration Bill is misguided and must be stopped
By Baroness Mobarik
Home affairs
Written with characteristic verve and skill: Lord Lexden reviews Antonia Fraser's 'Lady Caroline Lamb'
Written with characteristic verve and skill: Lord Lexden reviews Antonia Fraser's 'Lady Caroline Lamb'
By Lord Lexden
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Falling Mental Health Waiting Lists 'Skewed' By Drop-Outs
Health
Falling Mental Health Waiting Lists "Skewed" By Drop-Outs
Therapists have accused NHS England of presenting misrepresentative data that includes hundreds of thousands of people who drop out of mental health treatment without any follow up, in order to meet waiting list and recovery rate targets.
Revealed: the postcode lottery in child and adolescent mental health care
Health
By Justine Smith
Revealed: the postcode lottery in child and adolescent mental health care
An FOI investigation by The House has uncovered a postcode lottery in child and adolescent mental health care, with some desperate young people waiting up to four years for help.
I fight every day to care for my patients – but junior doctors are at breaking point
Health
By Anonymous junior doctor
I fight every day to care for my patients – but junior doctors are at breaking point
One family told me their mum had only been waiting six hours on the floor for an ambulance. Only six hours. For a moment I thought this was a positive outcome. A patient in their 80s, lying on a cold hard floor for the equivalent of three quarters of my shift and I felt this was good patient care.
Health & Care news
Partner content
Health
By Independent Age
Independent Age responds to ONS Statistics on Inequality in Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth
In response to todays ONS Statistics on Inequality in Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth by National Deciles of Area Deprivation: England, 2011-13, Janet Morrison, Chief Executive of Independent Age, said:
Partner content
Health
By Cardiac Risk in the Young
A chapter in life that no mother should ever have to write
Leading heart charity launches new resource for mothers following the sudden death of a child.
Partner content
Health
By Nursing and Midwifery Council
'Every midwife and nurse has a responsibility to speak up' -NMC
NMC welcomes report on Kirkup investigation into University Hospitals Morecambe Bay Trust.
Children in need
Health
By Luciana Berger
Children in need
Labour MP Luciana Berger sets out her party's plans for improving the mental and physical health of children and young people.
Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Government’s school absence policy ignores young carers
Carers Trust, the UKs largest carers charity, is today calling on the government not to punish or stigmatise young carers who are absent from school.
Plain packaging: bad for business, good for criminals Partner content
Health
By Imperial Tobacco
Plain packaging: bad for business, good for criminals
In an open letter, Imperial Tobacco’s Head of UK Corporate and Legal Affairs Duncan Cunningham calls for common sense on the subject of plain packaging for cigarettes.
Partner content
Health
By Compassion in Dying
Patient choice in end-of-life care must be a priority for the next Government
Compassion in Dying welcomes the Review of Choice in End of Life Care report findings.
Partner content
Health
By Independent Age
Tackling increasing pressure on hospitals as ageing population grows
In response to todays HSCIC data on outpatient and AE activity, Janet Morrison, Chief Executive of Independent Age, said:
Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Better Care Fund: an opportunity for health and social care to support carers, not the other way around.
Responding to the PACs report on the Better Care Fund, Carers Trust's director of policy and research, Dr Moira Fraser said:
Partner content
Health
By Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
CIEH joins NHS organisations to take stand on smoking
The CIEH is supporting Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England, in taking a stand against the harm caused by tobacco, at the launch of the NHS Statement of Support for Tobacco Control and were at an event on 23 February at the House of Commons.
Partner content
Health
By Guide Dogs
Making work accessible for all
Guide Dogs responds to Debbie Abrahams MP debate on the employment of people with disabilities, calling for improved transport for those with sight loss.
Partner content
Health
By Action for Children
Giving children the best start lasts a lifetime
Today, the First 1001 Days All Party Parliamentary Group has produced a report on ways to ensure newborn babies have the emotional stability and development they need for the best start in life. The report advocates joined up working among public services including social work, policing and health to help families with issues such as mental health, parenting, relationships, domestic violence and substance misuse.
Partner content
Health
By Medical Defence Union
Doctors reminded of duty to reprot suspected terrorism
With the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, Copenhagen and elsewhere, doctors are being reminded about their legal duty to disclose information about patients which might prevent a terrorist act.
Partner content
Health
By Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer support responds to the NHS staff survey
Responding to results from the 2014 NHS Staff Survey in EnglandJagtar Dhanda, Head of Inclusion at Macmillan Cancer Support, says:
How work can affect mental health
Health
By Paul Burstow
How work can affect mental health
Chair of the Mental Health Commission and Liberal Democrat MP Paul Burstow examines the effect work can have on mental health and urges UK PLC to take action to support employees.    
MPs back call on universities to better support young adult carers Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
MPs back call on universities to better support young adult carers
To the acclaim of MPs across party lines, the UK’s largest carers’ charity is today launching a new campaign calling on universities to provide more support to students who are unpaid adult carers.
Partner content
Health
By Mind
Mind responds to new report revealing hundreds of preventable deaths in detention
Basic errors contributed to the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of people with mental health problems in detention, an inquiry by the Equality and Human Rights Commission has found.
Partner content
Health
By Age UK
Winter Fuel Payment prevents avoidable winter deaths
Commenting ahead of todays announcement by David Cameron, the Prime Minister Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said:
Partner content
Health
By Age UK
Winter Fuel Payment prevents avoidable winter deaths
Commenting ahead of David Cameron's announcement ofthe Conservative Manifesto commitments for older people, Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said:
Sharon Hodgson MP: The Commonwealth leading the fight to combat violence against women Partner content
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By Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Sharon Hodgson MP: The Commonwealth leading the fight to combat violence against women
Labour MP, Sharon Hodgson, attended the recent CPA Women Parliamentarians’ Conference, setting out how this Commonwealth group is helping to reduce gender based violence.
Partner content
Health
By Action for Children
Quality childcare helps children achieve
In response to todays news about provision of childcare, Emma Smale, head of policy and research at Action for Children, said:
Partner content
Health
By Age UK
A third of over-65s think Britain has become a worse place to live in the last year
More than a third of people aged 65 years and over (nearly 4 million)believe Britain has become a worse place to live over the past 12 months, according to new research for Age UK.
We are the champions: PPCs encouraged to engage with older people Partner content
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By Age UK
We are the champions: PPCs encouraged to engage with older people
Leading charity Age UK is calling on all parliamentary candidates to become 'Age Champions' and engage with issues affecting older people  
Partner content
Health
By Mineral Products Association
Improving Vulnerable Road User Safety is Key Focus for MPA at London Bike Show
The Mineral Products Association (MPA), a leading contributor to the development of the Construction Logistics Cyclist Safety (CLOCS) Standard and a CLOCS Champion, was helping to promote the new Standard and highlight key safety messages alongside partners at the London Bike Show 2015 which took place from 12-15 February.
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