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£16 million boost to attract more adopters
Adoption agencies will be given extra cash to address the shortfall of adopters so children who need them find loving, stable homes... -
Play Day Hooray! Activities across Scotland mark national celebration
Children's Minister Aileen Campbell and sports ambassador Judy Murray today joined young people to celebrate...
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Losers as well as winners in Treasury childcare consultation
In response to the HM Treasury consultation on tax-free childcare, Anand Shukla, Chief Executive, Family and... -
Tax-Free Childcare scheme: government asks for parents' views
Scheme will save a typical working family with two children under 12 up to £2,400 per year when fully...
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Lost passports abroad cost Brits £5 million a year
Thousands of British nationals pay for emergency travel documents every month as last-minute passport... -
The reinvention of the 1950s living room
Huge growth in take-up of smartphones and tablets is creating a nation of media multi-taskers, Ofcom research reveals, transforming the...
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Re: The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
The risks to health and environment are too great and they pose a knock-on risk to long-term sustainable agriculture and tourism industries. There...
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Re: The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
I totally agree with everything you say. Also,there seem to be a lot of 'pro' experts speaking to us but we are a little lacking on those experts for...
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Re: Preventing Avoidable Admissions to Hospitals
Resources available to liaise and build bridges between primary and secondary care services are being unceremoniously cut back to the hilt. Due to...
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Re: Preventing Avoidable Admissions to Hospitals
Age UK published a report recently showing the catastrophic situation many old people are in today. An estimated 800,000 frail old people cannot...
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Early diagnosis
The government is putting pressure on GPs to increase the number of patients diagnosed with dementia. But why? But there is no evidence that an...
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(NL) Research & Innovation - Technology Strategy Board TSB - Healthcare
Priority Areas Healthcare spend is rising as populations increase and age There is potential for government support in UK healthcare...
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Interview: Jo Cleary, Chair, College of Social Work
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Interview: Anna Morris, Senior Policy Manager, Carers Trust
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Interview: David Badcock, Head of R&D;, Addaction
- Interview: Fred Turok, Chairman, UK Active
- Interview: Jamie Waterall, National Lead for NHS Health Checks, Public Health England
Editor's Feature
Joe Levenson Director of CommunicationsNational Council for Palliative Care (NCPC)

Why are we failing to support bereaved people?
Every minute someone in Britain dies, and almost half of us say we've been bereaved in the last five years. Yet society's response before and after a death often falls short,...
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