Children as young as five are having to translate for their deaf parents at the doctor’s because Britain’s health services are failing to ensure access for disabled people, a report
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Skills Minister Nick Boles has announced that the new apprenticeship standards for healthcare support workers and assistant practitioners have been approved. Skills for Health, commissioned by Health Education England, facilitated
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The Carnegie Roundtable on Measuring Wellbeing in Northern Ireland has launched a set of ten recommendations to help improve wellbeing in Northern Ireland. The Roundtable was initiated and supported by
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The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) has published a new report on health inequalities within Health & Social Care (HSC) Trusts and Local Government Districts (LGD).
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Northern Ireland Health Minister Jim Wells has launched a consultation into the recommendations in the so-called ‘Donaldson report.’ Last month, the Minister published Sir Liam Donaldson’s report, ‘The Right Time,
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Billions of pounds that could have been spent on patient care were squandered on “damaging and distracting” health reforms, an influential think tank has claimed. The coalition Government’s controversial shake-up
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As debate on the future of the NHS rises up the agenda ahead of the general election in May, the government can take comfort from our report on the British
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The Department of Health has announced the expansion their Integrated Care Pioneers Programme which aims to promote innovative ways of joining up health and social care. The aim is to
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A strike by health workers in Northern Ireland is set to go ahead despite a proposed pay deal drawn up after lengthy talks between unions and the Government in Westminster.
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Skills for Health has announced the launch of their new website which aims to increase ease of use and access for users. The site has had a total makeover using
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