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Resident Doctors Vote To Hold Fresh Wave Of Strikes
Resident Doctors Vote To Hold Fresh Wave Of Strikes
Health
Resident doctors in England have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, the British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed, reigniting tensions in the long-running NHS pay dispute.
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Health
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
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
Health
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
Health
Public Expects To See Improvements In NHS, Schools And Housing Before The Next General Election
Opinion
Embedding play into paediatric care is a win for patients, staff and the NHS
Health
By Alistair Strathern MP
Embedding play into paediatric care is a win for patients, staff and the NHS
Failure on the NHS is not an option
Health
By Praful Nargund
Failure on the NHS is not an option
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
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Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Foreign affairs
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025 ##sash##
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
Energy
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
Political parties
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
By Tim Leunig
Political parties
House of Lords To Move To QEII Centre While Parliament Restored
House of Lords To Move To QEII Centre While Parliament Restored
Parliament
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
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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
How to resolve the modern care dilemma: drop the obsession with GDP
Health
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'
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
Stephen Kinnock: 'I have a really personal understanding of what people are going through'
Stephen Kinnock is responsible for tackling one of the biggest challenges the government faces: social care. The health minister talks to Sienna Rodgers about charging reforms, professionalising the workforce and his family’s experiences with care
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By EY
HSJ Future of NHS Leadership Inquiry
Report calls for a simplification of the bureaucracy of the NHS, a redistribution of top talent through organic reduction of NHS organisations and a greater involvement of clinicians in leadership positions.
Trust launches free diabetes ‘Parents Passports’ for schools Partner content
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By InDependent Diabetes Trust
Trust launches free diabetes ‘Parents Passports’ for schools
For Diabetes Awareness Week, the IndDependent Diabetes Trust created 'Parents Passports' to make managing diabetes easier. 
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By Age International
Around the world, older people say age discrimination is a common experience
Older people around the world are being subjected to abuse and discrimination because of their age, according to a new report by the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (GAROP).
New report reveals feelings of guilt, fear and worry overshadow the lives of older carers Partner content
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By Independent Age
New report reveals feelings of guilt, fear and worry overshadow the lives of older carers
New report by Independent Age shows the impact of caring on older people can be particularly acute.
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By Carers Trust
NAO report on Care Act - Carers Trust calls for more evidence
Dr Moira Fraser, Director of Policy and Research, Carers Trust responding to the National Audit Office report on: Care Act first-phase reform says:
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By Carers Trust
Young adult carers suffer a disrupted education
Carers Trust says young adult carers in university need more support to reach their potential.
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By University of Exeter
Teenagers should exercise like kids to achieve best health outcomes, study shows
As little as two minutes of high-intensity exercise four times a day improves health outcomes in adolescents, but the same amount of moderate-intensity exercise does not reap the same rewards, according to a new study from the University of Exeter.
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By Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
CIEH supports ASH's 'Smoking Still Kills' report
Following the release of Action on Smoking and Healths (ASH) report Smoking Still Kills, a publication the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has endorsed, Ian Gray, Principal Policy Officer for the CIEH, said:
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By Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
CIEH responds to public health spending cuts
Responding to the Government's announcement of 200m cuts to the public health budget, Graham Jukes, Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), said:
Assisted dying Bill to be introduced in the House of Commons this year Partner content
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By Dignity in Dying
Assisted dying Bill to be introduced in the House of Commons this year
Dignity in Dying has welcomed the news that MPs will debate introducing assisted dying
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By Medical Defence Union
Dental defence body calls on government to make urgent legal reform
A dental defence body is calling upon the health minister to make urgent legal reform which would allow the General Dental Council (GDC) to make essential changes to the current outdated Fitness to Practise (FTP) Procedures.
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By NHS Blood and Transplant
NHS Blood and Transplant appoints Blood Donation Director
Mike Stredder has been appointed Director of Blood Donation at NHS Blood and Transplant. He will take up the post on 29 June.
Is there a doctor in the house? MDU survey reveals many medics act as Good Samaritans Partner content
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By Medical Defence Union
Is there a doctor in the house? MDU survey reveals many medics act as Good Samaritans
Asthma attacks, fainting, heart attacks, broken bones and head injuries from traffic accidents these are just some of the problems that have confronted doctors who have stepped in to help a member of the public while off-duty, according to a survey of Medical Defence Union (MDU) members.
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By Mind
Mind responds to new figures on incarceration of the mentally ill
Paul Farmer, chief executive of the mental health charity Mind, said:
Seven day NHS working 'will not happen without proper investment'
Health
By Lord Hunt
Seven day NHS working 'will not happen without proper investment'
Labour Shadow Lords spokesperson for Health writes about his question in the House of Lords today on "The impact of the current deficit position of the NHS on its ability for seven-day working".
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By NHS Blood and Transplant
New blood donors in decline: 40% fewer new blood donors in 2014/5 than 2004/5
204,000 new volunteers need to come forward this year to keep the nations blood stocks at a safe level for the future
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By Scope
Scope responds to court ruling on delays to disability benefits
Disability charity, Scope, responds to finding that the DWP took an unlawful and unacceptably long time to make the payments.
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By National Autistic Society
PIP delays cause people with autism 'a great deal of distress'
Responding to the court ruling on DWP's delays to disabilitybenefits, Sarah Lambert, Head of Policy at the National Autistic Society, said:
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By Carers Trust
Carers Trust reacts to ADASS report: 'social care funding is in crisis'
Dr Moira Fraser, director of policy and research for Carers Trust, said:
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By Independent Age
Jeremy Hunt's NHS Confederation speech - Response from Independent Age, older people's charity
In response to Jeremy Hunts NHS Confederation speech, Simon Bottery, Director of Policy and External Relations at Independent Age, said:
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By Independent Age
'Worrying' survey reveals affects of council service cutbacks on elderly
In response to the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) budget survey2015, Janet Morrison,Chief Executive of Independent Age the older peoples charity, said:
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By NHS Blood and Transplant
NHS Blood and Transplant sets out plan to save the NHS an additional £3 million a year by cutting the price of blood
NHS Blood and Transplant will reduce the price of blood to 120 per unit as part of their plans for the next five years. The Strategic Plan 2015-2020, published today, demonstrates their aim to deliver savings, improve quality and invest for the future.
Baroness Ludford: Respond to the 700,000 requests to opt out of medical data sharing
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By PoliticsHome
Baroness Ludford: Respond to the 700,000 requests to opt out of medical data sharing
Former Liberal Democrat MEP Baroness Ludford asked the Government to respond to a statement by the Health and Social Care Information Centre that they have been unable to process up to 700,000 requests for individuals to opt out from sharing medical data with third parties.
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By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
BANT welcomes Keith Vaz's position on the diabetes diet
Responding to Keith Vaz'scall to improve diabetes prevention, the British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT) said:
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