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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
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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
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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
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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
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
Without a successful NHS App, the NHS itself could fail
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By Ryan Wain
Without a successful NHS App, the NHS itself could fail
From misunderstanding to momentum: a new vision for type 1 diabetes care Partner content
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By Sanofi
From misunderstanding to momentum: a new vision for type 1 diabetes care
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Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
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Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
Home Office Eyes More Restrictions On International Student Visas
Home Office Eyes More Restrictions On International Student Visas
Education
Angela Rayner Refers Herself To Ethics Adviser After Admitting Stamp Duty Underpayment
Angela Rayner Refers Herself To Ethics Adviser After Admitting Stamp Duty Underpayment
Economy
Darren Jones To Run No 10 Delivery As Keir Starmer Shakes Up His Top Team
Darren Jones To Run No 10 Delivery As Keir Starmer Shakes Up His Top Team
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Tonia Antoniazzi On Decriminalising Abortion: 'The Woman Is The Priority'
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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
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"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'
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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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Health and Care Innovation Expo 2015: The silent suffering caused by chronic pain Partner content
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By Grünenthal
Health and Care Innovation Expo 2015: The silent suffering caused by chronic pain
The challenge of chronic pain and how to improve outcomes for patients was the topic of a recent panel discussion at The Health and Care Innovation Expo 2015.
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By Mind
'Fantastic': Mind welcomes Corbyn's PMQs on mental health
The charity Mind comments on today'sPMQs saying 'it shows how far we have come' in discussing mental health issues.
MPs back charity over council charges for carers support services Partner content
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By Carers Trust
MPs back charity over council charges for carers support services
Councils must continue to provide support for carers free of charge, a leading charity has said.  
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By Medical Defence Union
Diabetes claims against doctors on the increase says MDU
Negligence claims alleging that doctors failed to diagnose diabetes or to manage it properly increased significantly over a ten year period, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) has found.
Benefits system is harming those it should support
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By Kate Green MP
Benefits system is harming those it should support
Kate Green MP calls for disability benefits assessments 'that are not a one size fits all approach to disability' and a disability benefits system that takes into account 'all available evidence'.
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By Age International
Inclusive Sustainable Development Goals? Making the new agenda work for older people and people with disabilities
Today, Age International willhost an eventin Parliament entitled: Inclusive Sustainable Development Goals? Making the new agenda work for older people and people with disabilities.
VIDEO: Medical compensation law ‘no longer fit for purpose’ Partner content
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By Medical Defence Union
VIDEO: Medical compensation law ‘no longer fit for purpose’
MDU launches animation to highlight spiralling compensation costs.
Delay on contaminated blood causing ‘endless pain’ for victims
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By Margaret Ritchie
Delay on contaminated blood causing ‘endless pain’ for victims
Writing ahead of her debate today, the SDLP’s Margaret Ritchie explains to PoliticsHome why government procrastination on contaminated blood products is keeping victims in pain.
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By Saga
Dignitas clinics should be allowed to open in the UK say over 50s
Just days before a Parliamentary vote on assisted dying a survey of almost 10,000 over 50s shows that two in three over 50s support legislation that would allow Dignitas clinics to open in the UK.
The hidden suffering of Lymphoedema patients
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By Lord Hunt
The hidden suffering of Lymphoedema patients
Shadow Health Minister Lord Hunt calls on the Government to better coordinate services for sufferers of Lymphoedema  
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By Bloodwise
Further blood cancer drugs made unavailable to patients in England
Bloodwise is extremely disappointed to learn that further blood cancer drugs are to be removed from the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), making them unavailable to NHS patients in England.
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By Carers Trust
Government must use Spending Review to help care providers pay the Living Wage, says Carers Trust
Care providers risk having to close down or reduce their services when the new Living Wage comes into force next year, Carers Trust has warned the government in their submission to the 2015 spending review.
Leading charity warns of blood cancer awareness 'crisis' Partner content
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By Bloodwise
Leading charity warns of blood cancer awareness 'crisis'
Bloodwise warns of ‘crisis’ in awareness as the charity launches the UK’s biggest ever blood cancer public awareness campaign. 
What the next five years hold for charity finances Partner content
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By NCVO
What the next five years hold for charity finances
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations writes about the challenges facing the charity sector in light of reduced government spending and the upcoming spending review.
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By Carers Trust
Local government spending cuts will be passed onto care services
Carers Trust warns that care services will be forced to close unless central government funds local authorities sufficiently.
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By InDependent Diabetes Trust
Are the updated NICE guidelines just an academic exercise?
The InDependent Diabetes Trust express concern that the new NICE guidelines relating to Type 1 diabetes may be ignored.
The changing face of dental care Partner content
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By General Dental Council
The changing face of dental care
Delivering Patient-first Regulation – Evlynne Gilvarry, Chief Executive and Registrar of the General Dental Council, outlines some key changes taking place at the GDC.
Slimming World comment on call for ‘shift in focus from calorie counting to nutritional value of foods for heart health’ Partner content
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By Slimming World
Slimming World comment on call for ‘shift in focus from calorie counting to nutritional value of foods for heart health’
Carolyn Pallister, Slimming World Public Health Manager and Dietitian, comments on an article in Open Heart, published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ), calling for a shift in focus from calorie counting to nutritional value of foods for heart health.
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By University of Exeter
Can’t count sheep? You could have aphantasia
If counting sheep is an abstract concept, or you are unable to visualise the faces of loved ones, you could have aphantasia a newly defined condition to describe people who are born without a minds eye.
People with mental health problems need support, not sanctions Partner content
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By Mind
People with mental health problems need support, not sanctions
Commenting on IainDuncan Smith's speech on welfare, the charity Mind warns that the threat of sanctions hasa negative effect on peoples mental health and 'pushes people further from work.'
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By PSHE Association
Growing concerns about children and young people’s emotional health
Data from three major surveys of children and young peoples behaviours and attitudes the Health and Social Care Information Centres smoking, Drinking and Drugs survey, the School Health Education Unit (SHEU) Young People into 2015 study and the Childrens Societys Good Childhood 2015 report and a Cabinet Office analysis of risk behaviours amongst young people released over the summer provide a detailed insight into the lives of children and young people today.
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By Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
PHE report on e-cigarettes - CIEH comments
Following the independent evidence review published by Public Health England (PHE) on the use of e-cigarettes, Ian Gray, Principal Policy Officer for the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), said:
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By Association of British Insurers
Protection insurers help more families than ever before with 350 payouts every day
Figures published today by the ABI highlight the vital role protection insurance plays in helping customers cope with the financial difficulties that can arise as a result of a death, serious illness or injury.
Assessing the impact: Committee rules no on UK cardiac screening program Partner content
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By Cardiac Risk in the Young
Assessing the impact: Committee rules no on UK cardiac screening program
Responding to the UK National Screening Committee's decision to not recommend a national cardiac screening programme for young people aged 12-39, CRY UK supporter Paul Clabburn questions the Government's policy on preventing cardiac risk in the young. 
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Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
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Bayview Suite 2
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
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Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
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Derby Suite
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
Parliament's People Awards
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The Palace of Westminster
Parliament's People Awards