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Government and NHS to help tackle killer heart condition

The government has unveiled measures to tackle aortic dissection, a life-threatening heart condition that kills ...

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New Scottish carers’ benefit to be piloted in three areas

The Scottish government has announced the three pilot areas for a new benefit to support ...

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Council facing overspend after surge in costs for children’s care placements

Leicestershire County Council is forecasting a budgetary overspend this year after the cost of children’s ...

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New ways to predict outcomes of pregnancies with foetal growth problems

A UCL-led team of scientists have developed new methods to predict outcomes for pregnancies where ...

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Warning over criminals using digital switchover to scam vulnerable residents

Criminals are exploiting the analogue to digital switchover to scam vulnerable residents who use health ...

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Council budgets buckling under soaring costs for children’s social care, warn charities

Children’s charities have warned that funding for early intervention has plummeted over time despite recent ...

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Two NHS maternity services severely downgraded following CQC inspection

The healthcare regulator has rated the two maternity services run by County Durham and Darlington ...

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Scottish government grants funding to charities to contribute to care service plans

Five third sector organisations have been granted new funding by the Scottish government to act ...

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Labour’s Rayner commits to sectoral collective bargaining in adult care

Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has said that a fair pay agreement for adult care ...

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Government launches major national strategy to reduce number of tragic suicides

The government has pledged to reduce England’s suicide rate within two and a half years ...