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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
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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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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
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
Health
My Catholic priest tried to coerce my assisted dying vote
My Catholic priest tried to coerce my assisted dying vote
By Chris Coghlan MP
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The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
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The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
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How to resolve the modern care dilemma: drop the obsession with GDP
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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'
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By Sienna Rodgers
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By Mind
Mind responds to research looking at the impact of the Work Capability Assessment
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By InDependent Diabetes Trust
It’s time everyone knows about price inequities in insulin
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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
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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."
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By Alzheimer’s Society
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By Pancreatic Cancer UK
Nic Dakin MP: More action needed on Pancreatic Cancer
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By Slimming World
Greater freedom to advertise responsible weight loss programmes is victory in fight against obesity
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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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By Age UK
More than 46,000 older people stripped of their meals on wheels service
More than 46,000 older people have been stripped of their Meals on Wheels service in the past three years, according to The Malnutrition Task Force
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By WaterAid
Join us as we deliver life to 130,000 mums and their families around the world
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By WaterAid
Sierra Leone is declared Ebola-free – but the legacy of the virus continues
This week, Sierra Leone was declared Ebola-free. It was a cause for celebration, but as our Media Officer Jo Lehmann explains, the country is still living in the shadow of the virus particularly in its shattered clinics and hospitals.
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By Age UK
Age UK urges Osborne to bring social care 'back from the brink'
In response to a newreport on the impact the National Living Wage will have on thecare sector,Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK warns that without extra funding the results 'could be disastrous'.
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By Allied Healthcare
National Living Wage will cause ‘care catastrophe’ – new report
Government support will be needed to stave off catastrophe in the care sector due to the introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW), the UK’s leading care home provider has found. 
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By Independent Age
New ONS figures reveals 3.5 million over 65s live alone
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By Bloodwise
Bloodwise welcomes Ibrutinib and Brentuximab back onto the Cancer Drugs Fund
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Baroness Tyler: Government must increase spending to ensure Equality4MentalHealth
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By Baroness Tyler of Enfield
Baroness Tyler: Government must increase spending to ensure Equality4MentalHealth
Lib Dem Spokesperson for Mental Health Baroness Tyler writes in support of the cross-party Equality4MentalHealth campaign launched this week, calling for increased Government funding for mental health services.
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By Mind
20,000 people call for overhaul of fit for work test
Charities call on the Department for Work and Pensions to act on its commitment for reform
Sight tests must be available in all special schools
Health
By Siobhain McDonagh MP
Sight tests must be available in all special schools
Ahead of her Westminster Hall Debate and Early Day Motion on the subject of sight tests in special schools, Siobhain McDonagh MP outlines why government needs to fund appropriate eye care for children with special education needs. 
'The practice of ‘conversion’ therapy has no place in our society, our health care system or in our schools'
Health
By Mike Freer MP
'The practice of ‘conversion’ therapy has no place in our society, our health care system or in our schools'
Conservative MP Mike Freer writes about his Westminster Hall debate today on Gay conversion therapies and is calling for an outright ban on them.
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By Macular Society
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Ahead of the parliamentary debate on sight tests in special schools, the charity Macular Society calls for regularexams for all children.
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By Mind
'It can't continue': the risks of under-funding mental health services
Paul Farmer, CEO of Mind, commends the letter published today calling on the Governmentto end the discrimination against people with mental health problems.
The burden of hospital parking charges on carers
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By Julie Cooper
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Ahead of the second reading of her Hospital Care Parking Charges Bill this Friday, Julie Cooper MP says for many carers car parking charges are a real financial burden
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By Alzheimer’s Society
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