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Duty of Candour
As complaints over standards of adult care double, John Turner, Regulatory Law Lead at Anthony Collins Solicitors examines the new “Duty of Candour” for…
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100,000 people with HIV do not know this – new guidance
It is estimated that one in five of the estimated 98,400 people with HIV in the UK do not know they are carrying the…
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Better Care Planning
Council leaders and ministers are continuing to thrash out issues with better care plans as they are reviewed ahead of their implementation next year. According to…
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New tool to reduce obesity
A new tool designed to help councils reduce obesity rates by 2020 has been launched. Yes i am pulling in my tum as i…
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Health boards take on mission impossible
Health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) risk being set up to fail, a top professor has warned. According to LG News: Writing in a Local…
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Tax relief for healthy people suggested by think tank
People who improve their health should be granted tax cuts in order to relieve the NHS burden, a think tank suggests. According to LG…
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UK Housing Award Winners
UK Housing Awards 2014 Shortlist Business transformation of the year Cestria Community Housing – Zero to heroes Circle Housing – Repairs and maintenance Curo…
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Invest in public services and cut inequality by 1/5th say oxfam
Investing in public services could cut inequality by as much as a fifth According to LG news: In a new report by Oxfam. The charity said…
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NHS benefits from decent social homes
The decent homes programme saved the NHS £392 million by reducing the number of accidents and illnesses between 2001 and 2010, according to modelling…
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Joint public service ombudsman
Calls have been made to create a joint public ombudsman service for the United Kingdom. Parliamentary and health service ombudsman Julie Mellor and local…
