All Voluntary sector/third sector articles – Page 24
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Palliative care: on their terms
Big Lottery funding means young people in West Sussex get holistic palliative care in an environment of their choice - even if that means down on the beach
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Lending a hand for social enterprise
The government is encouraging more social enterprises in health and social care with the promise of start-up cash. Caroline White looks at some that have taken the plunge
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News
Volunteers save trusts £700,000
A report by Volunteering England has calculated the economic value of services provided by volunteers to the NHS.
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News
A shot in the arm for community health services
The government is promoting the social enterprise model of service provision, but there are other options available to primary care trusts. Ingrid Torjesen offers an overview
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NHS constitution - signed and delivered
The proposal tucked away in the Darzi report for an NHS constitution could be one of the most historic elements of the next stage review, limiting the health secretary's power and guaranteeing patient rights
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Health secretary targets obesity
Health secretary Alan Johnson will tonight call for a national movement to tackle obesity in a speech on public health to the Fabian Society.Mr Johnson will outline the public health implications of the obesity epidemic and argue that the strategy to combat obesity will only succeed if every part of ...
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Mental health volunteering in Sri Lanka
Katherine Allen, senior mental health promotion officer at Rethink and former VSO volunteer, talks about the challenges facing mental health professionals in Sri Lanka and how British volunteers can help
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Fury at rheumatoid arthritis guidance
The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society has reacted with fury to draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence that restricts access to treatment for the condition.
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Charity launches diabetes awareness campaign
More than half a million people in the UK are unaware they have type 2 diabetes, according to the charity Diabetes UK.
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Mental health stigma prevents everyday activities - Rethink
Two-thirds of people with mental health problems say stigma prevents them from doing everyday things such as going to the shops or making new friends, according to a survey by mental health charity Rethink.A third of survey respondents also said they face the most discrimination from friends and family.
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UK cancer survivors top 2 million, claims charity
At least 2 million people in the UK have survived cancer or are living with the illness while being treated for it, according to research by charity Macmillan Cancer Support.
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Mencap appoints chief executive
Mark Goldring has been appointed as the new chief executive of learning disability charity Mencap.
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Funding boost for Marie Curie nursing services
The NHS has increased its funding for Marie Curie nursing services across the UK to £15m for 2008-09.
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Welsh plan to promote healthcare volunteering
Plans to encourage more volunteers in healthcare have been launched by the Welsh Assembly.
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS60: Retrospective
Former chief executives and health authority leaders compare their challenges and ambitions with the picture they see emerging for managers today. By Alison Moore
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Comment
Sally Reynolds on unemployment and health
In Britain nearly one in five people of working age are disabled and almost half of them are currently unemployed.
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News
Wales launches refugee inclusion strategy
The Welsh Assembly today launched a refugee inclusion strategy, which aims to help asylum seekers gain better access to services.
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Comment
Steve Slack on why being gay is still bad for your health
Despite improvements in UK legislation protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, discrimination is still affecting the quality of health and social care this community receives.
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News
DH launches consultation on volunteering
A six-month consultation on improving support for health, social care and charity volunteers and encouraging opportunities for volunteers has been launched by the Department of Health.
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HSJ Knowledge
Putting land assets to use
Faced with a large piece of poorly used prime real estate right next to a top teaching hospital in central London, Guy's and St Thomas' Charity brought the developers in to build housing for key workers. Louise Hunt reports