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London Councils To Be Hit Hardest By Closure Of Social Care Visa
London Councils To Be Hit Hardest By Closure Of Social Care Visa
Health
Councils in the capital face being hardest hit by the closure of the visa route for social care workers, analysis of workforce data carried out by PoliticsHome has revealed.
Government Teams Up With TikTok Influencers To Warn About Risks Of Cosmetic Tourism
Health
Government Teams Up With TikTok Influencers To Warn About Risks Of Cosmetic Tourism
Labour MP Says Poorer Areas Must Be Targeted With Resources As Measles Cases Rise
Health
Labour MP Says Poorer Areas Must Be Targeted With Resources As Measles Cases Rise
Resident Doctors Are 'Not Asking For Enough', Says Train Drivers' Union Leader
Health
Resident Doctors Are "Not Asking For Enough", Says Train Drivers' Union Leader
Government Hopes Unions Will Be Less 'Militant' As It Braces For Wider NHS Strikes
Health
Government Hopes Unions Will Be Less "Militant" As It Braces For Wider NHS Strikes
Campaigners Fear Government Backtracking On Care Supporter Bill
Health
Campaigners Fear Government Backtracking On Care Supporter Bill
Julian Hartley: Challenges At CQC Are 'Even Deeper' Than Expected
Health
Julian Hartley: Challenges At CQC Are "Even Deeper" Than Expected
Opinion
Britain’s broken data is failing our young people – it’s time to fix it
Health
By Resham Kotecha
Britain’s broken data is failing our young people – it’s time to fix it
Back British agriculture and brands through stable public health policy Partner content
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By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
Back British agriculture and brands through stable public health policy
Protection of playing fields is key to improving our economy and health Partner content
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By Sport England
Protection of playing fields is key to improving our economy and health
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Inside The Founding Of Jeremy Corbyn's New Party: 'End This Horrible Power Struggle'
Inside The Founding Of Jeremy Corbyn's New Party: "End This Horrible Power Struggle"
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Keir Starmer Carries Out Major Cabinet Reshuffle After Angela Rayner Resignation
Keir Starmer Carries Out Major Cabinet Reshuffle After Angela Rayner Resignation
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Nigel Farage Promises Huge Cuts To Welfare Budget
Nigel Farage Promises Huge Cuts To Welfare Budget
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Tonia Antoniazzi On Decriminalising Abortion: 'The Woman Is The Priority'
Health
Tonia Antoniazzi On Decriminalising Abortion: "The Woman Is The Priority"
Tonia Antoniazzi has won a landmark vote to decriminalise abortion. The Labour MP talks to Sienna Rodgers about being painted ‘as a monster’, and says the assisted dying bill she co-sponsors ‘may look like a completely different bill’ after changes in the Lords
'Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined': MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
Health
"Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined": MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
The use of egg donations is increasing, giving people struggling with fertility a chance to start a family. But are young donors attracted to the compensation payments? Are they fully aware of the risks? And what are the ethical implications? Sienna Rodgers talks to the MPs demanding reform
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
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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
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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.
David Mackintosh MP: England's need for short-term wheelchair loans Partner content
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By British Red Cross
David Mackintosh MP: England's need for short-term wheelchair loans

Conservative MP, David Mackintosh, calls for the Government to provide a comprehensive assessment across England to measure the 'real need' of short term wheelchair loans.
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By National Audit Office
Stocktake of access to general practice in England
Peoples experience of accessing general practice remains positive, with almost 9 in 10 patients reporting in 2014-15 that they could get an appointment. Patient satisfaction with access is, however, gradually and consistently declining, and a fifth of patients report opening hours are not convenient, according to todays report from the National Audit Office.
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By Age UK
Age UK responds to Autumn Statement
With no reimbursement promised for the introduction of the new Living Wage into the care sector next April, Age UK fears increasing numbers of private care homes will close their doors to council funded residents
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By Mind
Chancellor must invest more in preventing mental health problems
Andy Bell, chair of the Mental Health Policy Group, a coalition of leading mental health organisations, has today issued the following initial response to the Governments Spending Review:
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By Alzheimer’s Society
Alzheimer's Society responds to the Spending Review
Commenting on the publication of the Spending Review, Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive of Alzheimers Society, said:
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By Bloodwise
NHS funding boost welcome for patients
In response to the Chancellors announcements on NHS and science spending in the comprehensive spending review, Diana Jupp, Patient Experience Director, Bloodwise, said:
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By Cardiac Risk in the Young
VIDEO: 12 young people die a week from sudden cardiac arrest - Gov't must act
CRY's YSCD campaign launched in response to the Governments recent decision not to recommend a national cardiac screening programme for young people.
Half of doctors practise differently after being sued or complained about - new survey Partner content
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By Medical Defence Union
Half of doctors practise differently after being sued or complained about - new survey
A new survey by the Medical Defence Unionasked doctors involved in a GMC complaint or negligence claim over the last five years for their views on how they found the experience.
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By Alzheimer’s Society
Prime Minister announces funding for UK’s first national Dementia Research Institute
Todays announcement by the Prime Minister will see the UKs first Dementia Research Institute receive up to 150m of investment.
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By Carers Trust
George Osborne: invest in carers and protect our social care system
Before George Osborne unveils his Spending Review Carers Trust has one simple question to put to the Chancellor: will you help ensure unpaid carers get the support they need?
Keeping cholesterol on the public health agenda Partner content
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By HEART UK and Benecol
Keeping cholesterol on the public health agenda
Conservative MP for Pudsey, Horsforth & Aireborough and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Heart Disease emphasises the importance of managing cholesterol in the fight against cardiovascular disease.
What will the Spending Review mean for disabled people? Partner content
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By Scope
What will the Spending Review mean for disabled people?
The charity Scope calls for the Chancellor to support disabled people to live independently. 
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Parliament's People Awards
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