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Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them 'Better MPs'
Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them "Better MPs"
Health
MPs have said running makes them better at their jobs, as a record 20 MPs and peers from different parties will be taking part in the London Marathon today.
Rishi Sunak Vows To End 'Sick Note Culture' On 'Moral Mission' To Reform Welfare
Health
Rishi Sunak Vows To End "Sick Note Culture" On "Moral Mission" To Reform Welfare
Dozens Of Tory MPs Oppose Smoking Ban As It Clears First Commons Hurdle
Health
Dozens Of Tory MPs Oppose Smoking Ban As It Clears First Commons Hurdle
Downing Street Braced For Smoking Ban Snub From Dozens Of Tory MPs
Health
Downing Street Braced For Smoking Ban Snub From Dozens Of Tory MPs
Government Maternity Disparities Taskforce Only Met Twice Last Year
Health
Government Maternity Disparities Taskforce Only Met Twice Last Year
New Report Recommends Mental Health Crisis Should Be At Heart Of Wider Government Policy
Health
New Report Recommends Mental Health Crisis Should Be At Heart Of Wider Government Policy
Mental Health Leaders Warn Half Of Students Are Losing Out On School Support
Health
Mental Health Leaders Warn Half Of Students Are Losing Out On School Support
The House Live
The blight of loneliness
Health
By Tracey Crouch MP
The blight of loneliness
Loneliness kills – we need to find ways to reconnect
Health
By Dr Vivek Murthy
Loneliness kills – we need to find ways to reconnect
Let’s have open conversations about loneliness and mental health in Parliament
Health
By Lord McFall
Let’s have open conversations about loneliness and mental health in Parliament
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Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
By Jimmy McIntosh
Communities
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Defence
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
By Professor Philip Cowley
Communities
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Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them 'Better MPs'
Health
Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them "Better MPs"
MPs have said running makes them better at their jobs, as a record 20 MPs and peers from different parties will be taking part in the London Marathon today.
From surviving to thriving: the new care system putting patients' needs first
Health
By Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Paul Twose
From surviving to thriving: the new care system putting patients' needs first
Recovery after intensive care can be a years-long challenge. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Paul Twose, a consultant therapist at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, chart one patient’s journey from ICU to playing rugby for Wales to show how a new care system puts patients’ needs at its heart
“The question is not to diminish funding; the question is to increase funding': The World Health Organization interview
Health
By Sophie Church
“The question is not to diminish funding; the question is to increase funding": The World Health Organization interview
Donald Trump said he would suspend funding to the World Health Organization in the pandemic. Now, some in the UK question our membership. Sophie Church speaks to Europe’s regional director Hans Kluge about why the WHO is preparing for the worst
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Budget 2015: Life costs more if you are disabled Partner content
Health
By Scope
Budget 2015: Life costs more if you are disabled
Disability charity, Scope, details what it expects, fears, and hopes for tomorrow's emergency budget. 
Partner content
Health
By Medical Defence Union
Dento-legal climate worsening says DDU
Dental professionals are facing a deluge of complaints and claims due to rising patient expectations and shortcomings with the current regulatory and legal structure, said the Dental Defence Union (DDU) today.
Budget 2015: NHS budget 'will soon run into new difficulties' if preventative care is not protected Partner content
Health
By Independent Age
Budget 2015: NHS budget 'will soon run into new difficulties' if preventative care is not protected
With 400,000 fewer people with care needs getting basic help, Independent Age calls for George Osborne to address the emergency situation of care in the UK. 
Child poverty is being erased from the political agenda
Health
By Baroness Lister
Child poverty is being erased from the political agenda
Baroness Lister challenges the Government’s position that 'work is the best route out of poverty', saying child poverty within working families is on the rise
‘Shocking’: Over a million older people struggle to cope with zero care Partner content
Health
By Age UK
‘Shocking’: Over a million older people struggle to cope with zero care
A new Age UK survey has revealed older people are being left stranded, struggling to carry out essential activities of daily life.
Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Carers of people with dementia are 'unprepared and uninformed'
Carers Trust welcomes the Alzheimers Society GP survey which highlights the reliance on unpaid carers for the lions share of support for people with dementia
Baroness Greengross OBE –NHS failing to meet demand for short-term wheelchair loans Partner content
Health
By British Red Cross
Baroness Greengross OBE –NHS failing to meet demand for short-term wheelchair loans
Baroness Greengross writes on a new report by the British Red Cross which reveals that in most parts of England, neither the NHS nor your local authority will provide you with a short-term wheelchair
Partner content
Health
By Macular Society
Charity announces new awareness week for macular conditions
The Macular Society has announced the launch of its first ever awareness week, which will help to raise the profile of one of the biggest causes of sight loss in the developed world.
Partner content
Health
By Bloodwise
New drug available to Hodgkin lymphoma patients in Wales
Brentuximab vedotin, a promising new monoclonal antibody treatment, has been approved for use on the NHS in Wales for certain patients with Hodgkin lymphoma.
Partner content
Health
By Scope
Reducing benefits will only make life harder for disabled people
In response to the plans to reduce Employment Support Allowance, lead charity Scope says reducing disabled people's incomes wontincentivisethem to find a job
Partner content
Health
By Age UK
Age UK responds to Jeremy Hunt's call to end loneliness of the elderly
In response to todays speech by Health Secretary on social responsibility,Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director for Age UK, said:
'Wrong' - Save the Children responds to Gov't decision to scrap child poverty targets Partner content
Health
By Save the Children
'Wrong' - Save the Children responds to Gov't decision to scrap child poverty targets
Leading charity, Save the Children, responded to the Government's decision to bring forward legislation to remove the existing measures and targets in the Child Poverty Act, as well as the other duties and provisions.
Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Carers Trust responds to Health Secretary's new carers' strategy
Responding to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunts announcement of a new carers strategy, Gail Scott-Spicer, chief executive of Carers Trust, said:
British law should neither encourage or assist anyone’s suicide
Health
By Lord Carlile
British law should neither encourage or assist anyone’s suicide
Writing on Lord Falconer's Assisted Dying Bill, Lord Carlile of Berriew says Parliament cannot decide whether it is safe to change the law unless it has approved a safeguarding system. 
Partner content
Health
By Medical Defence Union
Guidance reinforces need to be candid with patients when things go wrong
The professional duty to be open and honest with patients when things go wrong is not new but todays publication of joint guidance by the General Medical Council (GMC) and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)gives further information on what is required of healthcare professionals, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) explained.
Partner content
Health
By Nursing and Midwifery Council
NMC responds to new guidleines from the NHS
Jackie Smith, Chief Executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, said:
Partner content
Health
By Independent Age
Response to the LGA study on budget cuts
In response to the LGA study on budget cuts, Janet Morrison, Chief Executive of Independent Age, said:
New report hails Nursing and Midwifery Council’s ‘overall improvement’ Partner content
Health
By Nursing and Midwifery Council
New report hails Nursing and Midwifery Council’s ‘overall improvement’
The Nursing and Midwifery regulator has successfully raised its standards, according to a new report released today.   
Oppose assisted dying on principle, but don’t pretend the current law is working - Dignity in Dying Partner content
Health
By Dignity in Dying
Oppose assisted dying on principle, but don’t pretend the current law is working - Dignity in Dying
Dignity in Dying responds to Lord Farmer's article on assisted dying, saying the current law forces terminally ill people to end their lives in a manner not of their choosing.
Rise in GP melanoma claims shows importance of training Partner content
Health
By Medical Defence Union
Rise in GP melanoma claims shows importance of training
The increase in skin cancer claims in recent years has confirmed the importance of adequate GP training to ensure early diagnosis and referral.
Partner content
Health
By Independent Age
New figures on ageing population - urgent need to reform health and housing systems
In response to the ONS Annual Mid-year Population Estimates, 2014, Janet Morrison, Chief Executive of Independent Age, said:
Health
By Lord Farmer
Evidence for physician-assisted suicide 'is far from reassuring'
Commenting on Dignity in Dying's response to his debateon palliative care, Lord Farmer says achange to the law on assisted suicidecould put pressure on patientswho fear being a burden.
Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Better Care Fund failing many carers, says charity
A new fund set up to bring together health and social care and benefit unpaid carers is resulting in huge inconsistency in support, says leading charity Carers Trust.
Emily Thornberry MP: London’s GP practices need an urgent reprieve
Health
By PoliticsHome
Emily Thornberry MP: London’s GP practices need an urgent reprieve
Islington South & Finsbury's Labour MP Emily Thornberry explains the crisis facing GPs in inner London, with the Royal College of GPs warning that 700,000 Londoners will be affected if Government cuts force 100 surgeries to close.
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Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
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Net Zero Week 2024
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