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Articles tagged with: Health & Social Care
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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 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 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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By Bloodwise
Response to the latest cancer waiting times statistics from NHS England
NHS Englands latest quarterly national statistics on waiting times for suspected and diagnosed cancer patients accessing NHS services have been released today.
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By Independent Age
Response to HSCIC report
Commenting on todays Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) report entitled NHS Safety Thermometer: Patient Harms and Harm Free Care, Janet Morrison,Chief Executive of Independent Age, the older peoples charity, said:
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By Independent Age
Hospitals and care settings do not 'meet the needs of patients with dementia'
Commenting on todays Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) report published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), Janet Morrison,Chief Executive of Independent Age, the older peoples charity, said:
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By Medical Defence Union
Doctors under increasing complaints pressure turn to MDU over 14,000 times
It has never been easier for patients to make claims and complaints against healthcare professionals, leading to a deluge in cases and putting enormous stress on clinicians, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said today.
Slimming World reveals wealth of knowledge and data that can help tackle obesity crisis Partner content
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By Slimming World
Slimming World reveals wealth of knowledge and data that can help tackle obesity crisis

Following the announcement from the Government that they will publish a new National Obesity Framework by the end of the year, Slimming World – the UK’s largest independent weight management organisation which invests millions into research – is calling on Ministers to the talk to them as new policy is developed.
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By Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Is the GP 'fit note' fit for purpose?
GPs require better training in using the fit note, according to new research by The University of Nottingham.
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By Cardiac Risk in the Young
Response from Cardiac Risk in the Young to NSC announcement rejecting national screening programme
Leading charity responds to announcement from the National Screening Committee (30.07.15) recommending AGAINST the implementation of population screening to prevent sudden cardiac death in 12 to 39 year olds
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By Independent Age
Response to Campaign to End Loneliness survey and guidance for councils - Independent Age, Janet Morrison
The Campaign to End Loneliness has released a survey and new onlineguidanceadvising local authorities of the essential services that are needed to support lonely older people.
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By Slimming World
Slimming World urges Professor Dame Carol Black to consider causes of obesity in Government review
Carolyn Pallister, Public Health Manager at Slimming World responds to the review by Professor Dame Carol Black.
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By Bloodwise
First trial in tap network to complete patient recruitment
A clinical trial for a promising new chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) drug has become the first in Leukaemia Lymphoma Researchs Trials Acceleration Programme (TAP) network to fully complete patient recruitment.
The Assisted Dying Bill would lead us down a dangerous road
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By Glyn Davies
The Assisted Dying Bill would lead us down a dangerous road
Conservative backbencher Glyn Davies MP writes about his opposition Rob Marris MP's Private Members' Bill on Assisted Dying
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By University of Exeter
Free online therapy for depression offered as part of exciting new research trial
Researchers from the University of Exeter have launched a large-scale research study to improve understanding of treatments that are currently offered to people with depression. The aim of the trial is to develop stronger, more effective and more widely available treatments.
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By GMB
More Funding Needed In Care Sector
GMB Support Call By Care Employers For Adequate Funding To Pay Living Wage And Provide High Quality Care