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Articles tagged with: Health & Social Care
Graham Evans MP : Revolution needed in organ donation Partner content
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By NHS Blood and Transplant
Graham Evans MP : Revolution needed in organ donation
As National Transplant Week begins, Graham Evans MP calls for a revolution in public behaviour surrounding organ donation.
Dentists consult over fee rise Partner content
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By General Dental Council
Dentists consult over fee rise
A 110% rise in the number of complaints about dentists to their professional body could lead to a fees rise.
Financial MOTs needed throughout later life Partner content
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By Age UK
Financial MOTs needed throughout later life
Age UK's financial resilience report calls for financial MOTs throughout later life, Vivienne Man, Age UK's Policy Adviser, explains why.
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By Health & Care Forum
Norman Lamb MP: Government responsibility for fresh healthcare thinking
Minister for Care and Support Norman Lamb called for innovation and fresh ideas on how to meet the growing challenges in health and social care in his remarks to the Health Care Forum reception on Sunday evening.
Queen's Speech disappoints dentists Partner content
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By General Dental Council
Queen's Speech disappoints dentists
The Government has failed to keep its promise to reform the complaints procedure on health professionals has been condemned by the nation’s dentists.
Oliver Colvile MP: A new model for carer support Partner content
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By Carers Trust
Oliver Colvile MP: A new model for carer support
In response to the publication or the Government’s Mental Health Action Plan, Conservative MP Oliver Colvile explains why involving carers is vital to improving care.
NHS patients 'wait a year for mental health treatment' Partner content
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By Mind
NHS patients 'wait a year for mental health treatment'
More than half of people trying to access so-called 'talking treatments' on the NHS face waits of up to a year, according to a new survey.
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By British Red Cross
As cases of child poisoning at home increase, the British Red Cross offers advice
New figures show that cases of child poisoning at home are increasing across the country with many being attributed to children eating brightly coloured capsules of detergents.
Men 'better at weight loss than women' Partner content
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By Slimming World
Men 'better at weight loss than women'

The largest-ever survey of slimmers has found that men find it easier to lose weight than women.
Nudge is not enough Partner content
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By Slimming World
Nudge is not enough

How can we stop Britain becoming an obese nation?
Mental health patients suffer ‘dangerous’ restraints Partner content
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By Mind
Mental health patients suffer ‘dangerous’ restraints
A new report from a mental health charity has revealed that thousands of mental health patients are being put at risk.
NICE approves sight-saving drug Partner content
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By Macular Society
NICE approves sight-saving drug
A new drug that will help sufferers of blocked blood vessels in the eyes has been welcomed by a leading charity.
Call for blood donations ahead of Olympics Partner content
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By NHS Blood and Transplant
Call for blood donations ahead of Olympics
The NHS has said that it needs to increase stocks of donated blood ahead of a summer of major national events.
Charity urges NICE to rule on Avastin use Partner content
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By Macular Society
Charity urges NICE to rule on Avastin use
The Macular Disease Society has said the NHS must make clear whether patients can be treated with a cheaper cancer drug after legal action from a pharmaceutical company.
Sir Nicholas Young - British Red Cross Partner content
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By British Red Cross
Sir Nicholas Young - British Red Cross
ePolitix.com speaks to Sir Nicholas Young, chief executive of the British Red Cross, about World Aids Day and the work of the Red Cross.
Jenny Hirst - Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust Partner content
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By InDependent Diabetes Trust
Jenny Hirst - Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust
Question: What are the principal aims of the IDDT?