Private GP service offered within NHS hospital’s pharmacy
Patients visiting an NHS hospital can opt to pay for a private GP service operating within its pharmacy. The pharmacy in Sheppey Community Hospital in Kent is offering the MedicSpot
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Analysis claims free school meals reforms will create ‘winners and losers’
Flagship welfare reforms will create “losers” despite a likely 50,000 increase in the number of children eligible for free school meals (FSMs), a new analysis claims. The Institute for Fiscal
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Young people feeling more despondent about their emotional health, survey shows
Three out of five young people regularly feel stressed amid concerns over jobs and money, a study shows. Research by The Prince’s Trust found that one in four people aged
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Official figures show 500 Sure Start closures but true figure may be twice as many
As many as 1,000 Sure Start children’s centres around the country may have closed since 2009, analysis by an educational charity has suggested. The national database recorded a 14% drop
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Labour say cost of childcare up by as much as 47% since Tories came to power
The cost of childcare has risen by as much as 47% across England since the Tories came to power, according to new analysis by Labour. The party’s figures suggest the
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Sharp rise in number of people seeking help to stop viewing child abuse images
The number of people seeking help to stop viewing child abuse images has risen by 40%, figures suggest. Data from the Stop it Now! campaign, run by child protection charity
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Government urged to replace £500 million EU fund for deprived communities
Failure to replace a £500 million EU fund for deprived communities post-Brexit would be “disastrous”, the Government has been warned. The European Social Fund provides half a billion pounds a
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Third of NHS Trusts fail to join scheme to cut sugary drink in hospitals
More than a third of NHS trusts have failed to sign up to a scheme to cut sales of sugary drinks in hospitals, new figures show. NHS England said 80
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New ‘one-stop shops’ to speed up cancer diagnosis being trialled by NHS
New “one-stop shops” to speed up cancer diagnosis are being trialled across the country for the first time. GPs can refer patients suffering from “vague” symptoms including unexplained weight loss,
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Data bank boots hopes for future biomedical research into mental health
A major health data resource will be able to dramatically expand potential research into mental disorders after receiving responses from thousands of members of the public on mental health. UK
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