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A report details the lessons learned from Medicare demonstration projects that tried to reduce costs and improve quality of care.
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A new report confirms that the government's local authority cuts fall hardest on the poorest areas - and argues ministers have been less than open and honest about thisJust over a year ago, as the most devastating cuts to local government in modern times were unveiled, you may recall the communities[...]
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2:02 AM EST By (Updates with Bloomberg comment in seventh paragraph.) Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told state lawmakers he backs Governor Andrew Cuomos proposals to increase payments for Medicaid, reduce pension-benefit costs
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Spending on older people's social care in England has fallen by half a billion pounds, according to a new report. The charity Age UK - combining Age Concern and Help the Aged - said that, in order to maintain the same levels of service before the
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Tube workers reject Olympics offer The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, which represents thousands of Tube staff, said the money was not an adequate reward for being on duty during the event, which will see a huge increase in passengers across
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Almost 20,000 children in the South East will be affected by the benefit cap, with over 50,000 pushed into poverty, according to The Children’s Society.
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SMOKING will be completely banned across the Derriford Hospital site within weeks. The hospital's two remaining smoking shelters will be removed and the total ban enforced from March 14 national No Smoking Day. Anyone lighting up in the grounds,
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Concerns have been raised over new plans for the provision of fertility treatment in south Wales. From April, there will be a single new IVF service, based at the University Hospital of Wales, in Cardiff, and Neath Port Talbot Hospital. Opponents to
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A hospital is aiming to slash the huge cost of missed appointments by sending patients text messages. People who are due to go into hospital will receive a text reminder three days before their appointment. NHS bosses hope it will ‘significantly’
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Information Commissioner's Office penalises council over five breaches of data involving children's social service reportsThe Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined Midlothian council £140,000 for disclosing highly sensitive personal data relating to children and their carers to the wron[...]
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THE NHS watchdog has accused health boards of dragging their feet over improvements to hospital environments. The annual Hospital Patient Environment report reveals Wales? seven health boards have yet to complete 55% of the actions required in the 2010
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SMOKING will be completely banned across the Derriford Hospital site within weeks. The hospital's two remaining smoking shelters will be removed and the total ban enforced from March 14 national No Smoking Day. Anyone lighting up in the grounds,
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SMOKING will be completely banned across the Derriford Hospital site within weeks. The hospital's two remaining smoking shelters will be removed and the total ban enforced from March 14 – national No Smoking Day. BAN: Anyone lighting up at the hospital
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You'd think Social Security would top the list of subjects for a Presidential debate in Florida. How many questions did Wolf Blitzer ask about it during Thursday night's Republican debate in Jacksonville? Answer: None. The words "Social Security"
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Repeal and replace has been a conservative mantra ever since the was passed in 2010. But while the process of getting rid of the law is somewhat straightforward, theres been no consensus on what to actually replace it with. Enter Sally Pipes, the
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th January, 2012 (Source: ) Tweet "Oh, bad," Tonya Templeman, 40, said of the order book at her custom drapery business. "When the housing market declines, the interior designers I work with go out of business."The housing crisis is at the heart of 2012
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“Repeal and replace” has been a conservative mantra ever since the was passed in 2010. But while the process of getting rid of the law is somewhat straightforward, there’s been no consensus on what to actually replace it with. Enter Sally Pipes,
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The gap between social care funding and need has grown by £500m for older people in England in 2011-12, compounding a situation in which 800,000 pensioners were already going without services. That was the message from Age UK in a report today that
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Fellow social workers were taken aback when Faithfull became the first social worker to be given a life peerage, particularly as she had accepted an invitation to sit on the Tory benches. “Several people in the social work world were surprised that
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12:00 AM | No Comments We've reported today on Age UK's research showing a £500m increase in the funding gap for older people's social care in the past year. The news story gave no indication as to how they reached this figure so I thought I'd do it in
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A CADBURY Heath boy is set to undergo life-changing surgery that should enable him to walk. Four-year-old Finlay Jones has cerebral palsy and cannot walk unaided. Mackenzie Marsh, aged three, who was born very premature holding a photograph of himself
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STAFF did not receive full training before a new electronic records system was brought in at Bristol hospitals, it has been claimed. A member of staff at the hospital trust, who did not wish to be named, told the Evening Post that they were unable to