All Voluntary sector/third sector articles – Page 26
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Cambodia
In the second of series on volunteering abroad, Patricia Sloan talks about how she is settling in to a new life in Cambodia.It is exactly two months since I left from Manchester Airport outward bound for Phnom Penh and into the unknown. I had spent the weeks prior to ...
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Family drug and alcohol court opens doors
The first specialist drug and alcohol court in Britain has begun a three-year pilot.
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Wellchild launches health hotline
Children's charity Wellchild has launched a free helpline to provide information and support about children's health concerns.
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Veterans' mental health charity to launch
A charity for ex-servicemen and women affected by post-traumatic stress disorder is set to launch later this week.
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Mental health professions - whose job is it anyway?
New professional roles that have come with the Mental Health Act 2007 have been broadly welcomed, despite continuing debate about other opportunities that have been missed. Stuart Shepherd explains
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Maggie Rae on action for equality
Christmas came early for me insofar as all the objectives I wanted to deliver were prioritised in the NHS operating framework. I was delighted to see health inequalities in there.
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James Woodward on the patient care crisis
We are proud of the NHS and its values. It is rooted in a philosophy of care for all. It aspires to mend and heal. It inspires great public service from energetic practitioners.However, there is a crisis deep within our culture. It is a crisis of care - the way ...
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Disabled people twice as likely to be in poverty
A report on disability poverty in the UK claims that disabled people are twice as likely to live in poverty as non-disabled people.
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Social enterprise - a world class solution?
The first batch of presentations from Social Enterprise - A World Class Solution?, a conference held inLondonon 15 November, are now available online. Further presentations will be added in due course.
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Brown calls for 'deeper and wider' NHS reform
Gordon Brown has promised greater personal and preventive healthcare as part of his vision for the NHS.In his first major speech on health since becoming prime minister, Mr Brown told an audience of health professionals in London that if the NHS is to meet the needs of the 21st century, ...
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Guidelines plea over ambulance volunteers
The Healthcare Commission has called for national guidelines to ensure the safe management of volunteers who support ambulance services.
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Welfare overhaul could put mental health at risk, says charity
Mental health charity Mind has voiced concerns that people with mental health problems will be forced back to work under the government's strategy to overhaul the welfare system over the next four years.
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Race law warning from DoH
The NHS's most senior equality official has warned that the Department of Health could stop working with organisations that do not fulfil their obligations under race equality legislation.
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Jan Little on person-centred care
Focusing care on individual needs, rather than a series of tasks that must be completed, can help manage challenging behaviours and reduce pressure to use covert medication
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Age Concern publishes guides on later life
Information guides to help older people get to grips with the challenges of later life have been published by Age Concern.
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£17m earmarked for HIV support
More than £17m in grants to finance commissioning and care for HIV and AIDS services has been announced.
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Cancer care - reaching out to communities
The Bengali Cancer Health Advocacy and Cancer Awareness Service was set up to address the needs of the Bengali community in Tower Hamlets. Caroline Moren and Ruth Bradley report on its progress
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Website offers health advice straight from the horse's mouth
A new online networking site is encouraging users to share expertise and advice on a range of issues, including healthcare
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Children's mental health: finding hope for the lost generation
A fifth of children have mental health problems and one in 15 self-harms, but they are getting lost in a system with no idea what to do with them. It's time for a radical rethink of care pathways for young people, writes Andrew McCulloch
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Guides aim to help arthritis sufferers stay in work
The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society has launched two new guides to help people living with the disease stay in work for longer.