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Articles tagged with: Health & Social Care
MPs called on to ‘put your money where your mouth is’ on cancer Partner content
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By Macmillan Cancer Support
MPs called on to ‘put your money where your mouth is’ on cancer
A leading charity has called on politicians to “put your money where your mouth is” and set out ambitious plans for improving cancer treatment in the UK.
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By Mott MacDonald
Adana Integrated Health Campus achieves financial close, Turkey
The 541 million Adana Integrated Health Campus public-private partnership project in Turkey has successfully achieved financial close.
Change in law needed to improve NHS complaint handling Partner content
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By Nursing and Midwifery Council
Change in law needed to improve NHS complaint handling
More legislation is needed to improve complaint handling in the NHS, the Nursing and Midwifery Council has said.
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By Medical Defence Union
Medical Innovation Bill more likely to inhibit than promote innovation - MDU
On the day of the third reading in the House of Lords of the Medical Innovation Bill, Dr Michael Devlin, MDU Head of professional standards and liaison said:
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By The Work Foundation
Early part-time sick pay a lifeline for keeping those with fluctuating conditions in work
A report released on Thursday 22 January, Fluctuating Conditions, Fluctuating Support, will call on government to support measures to increase the flexibility of sickness absence policies, to allow employees with fluctuating health conditions to preemptively arrange part-time sick leave.
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By Mott MacDonald
Royal Edinburgh Mental Health Hospital reaches financial close
The 45.2m project to design, build, finance and maintain (DBFM) the Royal Edinburgh Mental Health Hospital has successfully reached financial close. Mott MacDonald is lenders technical advisor to Norddeutsche Landesbank on the scheme.
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By General Dental Council
GDC welcomes Which? call for greater clarity around dental costs
The General Dental Council (GDC) welcomes todays Which? report into dental treatment prices.
Peers back Assisted Dying Bill Partner content
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By Dignity in Dying
Peers back Assisted Dying Bill
The House of Lords has voted in favour of changing the law on assisted dying, in what campaigners called “a significant victory”.
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By Carers Trust
Carers Trust response to Labour’s pledge to provide more support for families caring for elderly and disabled relatives
Moira Fraser, Interim Chief Executive, Carers Trust, said:
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By InDependent Diabetes Trust
Response to State of the Nation Report by Diabetes UK
Jenny Hirst, Co-Chair of Independent Diabetes Trust, responds to State of the Nation Report by Diabetes UK:
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By Carers Trust
Ending the exploitation of care workers
Responding to Paul Burstow MP's article on underpaid care workers, Dr Moira Fraser, Interim CEO at Carers Trust said:
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By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
National Obesity Week 2015: ditching out-of-date scientific dogma
In light of National Obesity Week, Miguel Toribio-Mateas Chairman of the British Association of Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy calls for radical change in how government tackles the obesity problem.
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By Mott MacDonald
Mersin Integrated Health Campus reaches financial close, Turkey
The Mersin Integrated Health Campus public-private partnership project in Turkey has successfully reached financial close.
Planning ahead: Ensuring your wishes are known at the end of life Partner content
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By Compassion in Dying
Planning ahead: Ensuring your wishes are known at the end of life
Compassion in Dying writes ahead of today's Lords question from Baroness Bakewell on lasting powers of attorney.
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By British Red Cross
How the Red Cross helps the NHS
The British Red Cross hit the headlines this week as at least 14 hospitalsdeclared a major incident. Many called in extra staff and asked for help from organisations like us.Here we explain how fantastic volunteers and years of experience are helping these struggling AE departments.
NHS billions ‘wasted on compensation’ Partner content
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By Medical Defence Union
NHS billions ‘wasted on compensation’
The “spiralling cost” of compensation claims against the NHS far outstrips funding pledges from the political parties, according to the Medical Defence Union (MDU).
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By Medical Defence Union
Billions of pounds of NHS funds could be saved through litigation reform - MDU
Billions of pounds could be saved from precious NHS funds if the system for compensating injured patients were reformed, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said today.
Amidst holiday cheer, dementia looms large Partner content
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By Alzheimer’s Society
Amidst holiday cheer, dementia looms large
Dementia will soon touch every family in the UK, warns Alzheimer’s Society CEO Jeremy Hughes, but care still ‘isn’t good enough’.
Fabian Hamilton MP: Free end of life care - a compassionate policy Partner content
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By Macmillan Cancer Support
Fabian Hamilton MP: Free end of life care - a compassionate policy
Fabian Hamilton MP says introducing free social care for people at the end of life would allow them to focus on family not finances.
Young carers ‘face job and education barriers’ Partner content
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By Carers Trust
Young carers ‘face job and education barriers’
Young people who have a caring role for family or friends miss almost 50 school days and experience high levels of bullying, according to new research.
John Baron MP: UK’s disgrace – cancer diagnosed too late Partner content
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By Macmillan Cancer Support
John Baron MP: UK’s disgrace – cancer diagnosed too late
With the state of cancer diagnosis a source of national disgrace, chairman of the APPG on Cancer John Baron MP says it is time for government action.
Chancellor fails to ease care system crisis Partner content
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By Age UK
Chancellor fails to ease care system crisis
Mike Smith, Head of Public Affairs at Age UK, welcomes NHS funding but warns that the adult social care system remains under sourced.
Digital records ‘to transform end of life’ Partner content
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By Compassion in Dying
Digital records ‘to transform end of life’
Norman Lamb has said the NHS must deliver “high quality personalised care” at the end of life.
Teen cardiac arrest: a silent killer Partner content
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By Cardiac Risk in the Young
Teen cardiac arrest: a silent killer
The APPG for Cardiac Risk in the Young held its 12th parliamentary reception this week, celebrating the lives lost and those to be saved.