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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
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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
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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
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Campaigners Fear Government Backtracking On Care Supporter Bill
Julian Hartley: Challenges At CQC Are 'Even Deeper' Than Expected
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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
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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"
Communities
Keir Starmer Carries Out Major Cabinet Reshuffle After Angela Rayner Resignation
Keir Starmer Carries Out Major Cabinet Reshuffle After Angela Rayner Resignation
Political parties
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 Age UK
George Osborne must save ailing social care system
Age UK makes its final appeal to Government in run-up to Spending Review with petition to save the ailing social care system
Spending Review 2015: Chancellor warned of looming 'care crisis' Partner content
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By Independent Age
Spending Review 2015: Chancellor warned of looming 'care crisis'
Leading charity Independent Age calls on George Osborne to tackle the widening funding gap in social care at next week's Spending Review.
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By Compassion in Dying
Landmark case in UK court allows withdrawal of treatment for patient in accordance with family wishes
In a landmark ruling today the Court of Protection has allowed medics treating a 68 year old woman (known as Mrs N) in a minimally conscious state to withdraw clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH).
Government must put its money where its mouth is to achieve equality for mental health
Health
By Norman Lamb
Government must put its money where its mouth is to achieve equality for mental health
Former Health Minister Norman Lamb calls on the Chancellor to listen to the cross-party Equality 4 Mental Health campaign and ensure mental health services are properly funded in the Spending Review.
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By WaterAid
Seven things you probably didn't know about the state of the world's toilets
This World Toilet Day, 19 November, we reveal some mind-bog-gling facts.
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By Bloodwise
Bloodwise briefing - New cancer strategy for England
Please find below some notes for the forthcoming debate on the implementation of the new cancer strategy for England.
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By Swim England
Sports Minister supports roll-out dementia friendly swimming project
An award-winning project that encourages people living with dementia to continue to enjoy the benefits of swimming is to be rolled-out to six additional areas in England.
Compulsory first aid education - every child is a potential lifesaver
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By British Red Cross
Compulsory first aid education - every child is a potential lifesaver
Ahead of its first vote in Parliament this Friday, November 20, Teresa Pearce MP says if the Compulsory Emergency First Aid Education Bill was successful, it "could mean the difference between life and death sometime in the future."
Will Osborne commit to tackling UK's annual £26.3bn dementia bill? Partner content
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By Alzheimer’s Society
Will Osborne commit to tackling UK's annual £26.3bn dementia bill?
Ahead of the Spending Review, Alzheimer’s Society calls for the Chancellor to ensure sufficient funding within the science budget to achieve Cameron's ambition for dementia care.
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By Alzheimer’s Society
People with dementia living in poorer areas of England are less likely to receive medication
New research suggests that a postcode lottery still exists for people living with dementia.
UK's migration policy will exacerbate 'serious problems' in care sector - new report Partner content
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By Independent Age
UK's migration policy will exacerbate 'serious problems' in care sector - new report
Independent Age warns that unless both migration policy and funding for adult social care are changed, the UK "could see a shortfall of 200,000 care workers" by 2020.
Dear Chancellor, invest in social care to prevent a care 'vacuum' Partner content
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By Carers Trust
Dear Chancellor, invest in social care to prevent a care 'vacuum'
In a letter to the Chancellor ahead of the Spending Review, 72 of the country’s care and carer charities warned that Osborne's ambition to see every social care worker paid at least the new National Living Wage "will not become a reality without investment." 
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By Mind
Mind responds to research looking at the impact of the Work Capability Assessment
The Work Capability Assessment has taken its toll on the mental health of the nation, according to a study published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Mental Health.
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By InDependent Diabetes Trust
It’s time everyone knows about price inequities in insulin
Jenny Hirst,Co-Chair of the InDependent Diabetes Trust, writes on the barriers to insulin access and how it impacts the lives of people living with diabetes
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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
Health
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
Dementia - a devolution priority for Greater Manchester
Devolution drive set to make the whole of Greater Manchester more dementia-aware.
Nic Dakin MP: More action needed on Pancreatic Cancer Partner content
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By Pancreatic Cancer UK
Nic Dakin MP: More action needed on Pancreatic Cancer
Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer Nic Dakin MP writes for Pancreatic Cancer UK to mark World Pancreatic Cancer Day, which runs as part of November’s Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (PCAM).
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By Slimming World
Greater freedom to advertise responsible weight loss programmes is victory in fight against obesity
After a decade long campaign for a change in the law, Slimming World - the largest group-based commercial weight loss organisation in the UK and Ireland - has welcomed the announcement today that the Advertising Standards Association (ASA) will give 'greater freedom to advertise responsible weight loss programmes'.
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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
Be a part of our biggest ever appeal, as we follow families around the world delivering life and transform the birth stories of thousands of mums with clean, safe water.
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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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Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
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Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
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Parliament's People Awards
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The Palace of Westminster
Parliament's People Awards