Search results for ‘Department of Health’
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Call for fizzy drinks tax to slim down ‘fat man of Europe’
Britain is too fat and it is getting fatter – and now is the time to act, warns an influential medical group. But will their suggested measures to tackle the “obesity crisis” work?
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Hospital waiting times hit ‘decade high’ in A&E
The number of patients forced to wait for more than four hours in accident and emergency departments before being treated has reached its highest level in a decade, a new report suggests.
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Campaigners braced for social care cap disappointment
Campaigners for the elderly say the eagerly-awaited announcement of a cap on social care costs could come as a “rude shock”, amid reports that the limit could be set at £75,000.
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Disability testing system causes ‘misery and hardship’
The government’s disability testing system is criticised for making wrong decisions, causing “misery and hardship” to benefits claimants at a “considerable cost” to the taxpayer.
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Selfridges in court over raw milk sales
Supporters claim it is tastier and more nutritious – but the Food Standards Agency has taken Selfridges and a dairy farmer to court for selling raw milk at the London store.
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Can you be an NHS whistleblower without being sacked?
The report into Mid Staffs failings recommends obliging staff to speak up about failings and more protection for whistleblowers. But given its track record, will this ever be possible in the NHS?
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Cameron calls for focus on extreme poverty
David Cameron calls for the next wave of international development targets to focus on extreme poverty.
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Hillary for President? Mrs Clinton’s secret weapon
She has the experience, the support and an unrivalled fundraising team. Hillary Clinton would make a formidable candidate in 2016, but does she have what it takes to run a presidential campaign?
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Lewisham A&E: thousands protest ‘crazy’ closure
Tens of thousands of protestors marched today to demand that the “ill thought out” plans to close Lewisham Hospital’s A&E department and downgrade its maternity wing be scrapped.
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End ‘misery’ of high rise living, think tank argues
High-rise flats should be bulldozed and replaced with terraced homes to help tackle social problems, a think-tank report argues.
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Syria – where medicine is a weapon of war
Healthcare professionals in Syria caring for the war-wounded are being deliberately targeted by Bashir al-Assad’s regime, says the International Rescue Committee.
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Hillary Clinton: goodbye or just see you later?
Hillary Clinton faces tough questions over Benghazi today. But with a new poll showing she is more popular with the public than ever, will she use this momentum for a 2016 presidential bid?
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Horse meat in burgers would not be detected in UK
Horse meat in “beef burgers” would not have been picked up by trading standard officers in the UK because we don’t routinely test for it, Channel 4 News has learned.
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Government ‘not prepared’ for ageing population
Jeremy Hunt and ministers giving evidence to a House of Lords committee are warned that proposed NHS and social care reforms are not enough to accommodate the demands of an ageing population.
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Respect your elders: why the ageing population is good news
As another committee considers how to tackle the problem of the UK’s ageing society, Channel 4 News instead looks on the bright side: at the potential benefits of having an older population.