What problem is the National Care Service trying to solve?
The prospect of an Andy Burnham-led government has accelerated discussion of a National Care Service
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Live concerts could support dementia wellbeing, researchers say
A live music programme combining concerts, music appreciation and social interaction could improve mood and
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Odds are they win: The battle to break gambling’s grip on football fans
Haringey, Barnet, Camden, Enfield and Islington joined forces with councils nationwide on the ‘Odds Are
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Smokers encouraged to butt out in Yorkshire campaign launch
A woman from Leeds is supporting the first stop-smoking campaign to be developed and filmed across Yorkshire and the Humber.
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Film spotlights care model tackling youth homelessness
Delayed hospital discharges cost NHS £2.6 billion in the last year
Age UK has called for the term ‘bed-blocking’ to be abolished, labelling it ‘victim-blaming and ageist’, as new analysis shows delayed hospital discharges – overwhelmingly older people – in England have soared by nearly 70% in just five years.
New partnership to bring table tennis to more people living with Parkinson’s
A new national partnership has been launched to help more people living with Parkinson’s across
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Should loneliness be treated as a public health crisis?
People who experience loneliness are significantly more likely to suffer poorer mental health, lower wellbeing
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Could Pokémon tournaments boost mental health for teens?
Taking part in Pokémon games and karate classes could help teenagers cope while waiting for
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PIP or miss? Review questions future of the broken system
A first-of-its-kind review of the personal independence payment (PIP) found the benefit is failing claimants,
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‘People are all we’ve got’: why care deserves its moment in the spotlight
When Eastenders actress Natalie Cassidy trained as a care worker in the BBC series Caring
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Labour pains: government launches crackdown on maternity care failures
England is to appoint its first ever commissioner for maternity and neonatal care following a
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Strike threat looms at leading addiction and mental health charity
More than 1,200 workers at health and social care charity Change Grow Live (CGL) are
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To keep the system running, care funding must increase
Social workers have warned chronic underfunding is putting vulnerable people at risk, with leaders calling
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Odds are they win: The battle to break gambling’s grip on football fans
Haringey, Barnet, Camden, Enfield and Islington joined forces with councils nationwide on the ‘Odds Are They Win’ campaign, reaching 20 million people during the World Cup and driving 125,000 direct clicks to gambling support services.
What problem is the National Care Service trying to solve?
The prospect of an Andy Burnham-led government has accelerated discussion of a National Care Service
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The VPN loophole in the fight to protect children
The government’s latest measures to protect children online have raised questions over whether they’ll be
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Review: A British Childhood by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
The Children’s Laureate’s powerful account of how we’re failing children – and what we can do to address that. This moving, insightful account
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Who cares wins! MJ Awards health and care champions
SEND support, efforts to combat costly foster care, and commitments to improving young people’s lives
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