Hospices 'face funding struggle'
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Many hospices struggle with debts as funding promised by ministers has failed to materialise, campaigners say.
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Measures to tackle rising public health problems are being hit by a lack of funds, health chiefs say.
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Money to support pupils who have special educational needs could be mis-spent, campaigners say.
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In many parts of the country, state and local governments are struggling to pay for roads, bridges and other projects because of rising construction costs.
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Critics say new rules to standardise funding of continuing care in England do not go far enough.
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A new body will be set up to coordinate health research, but doctors fear it could lead to a cut in the budget.
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Prioritizing flu shots for those most in need is proving difficult as inventories of hospitals, nursing homes and individual physicians are surveyed in the Washington region.
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Most people have no plans to put money aside to pay for the extra care they will need in old age, a survey suggests.
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Rural doctors are calling on the coalition and Labor to guarantee enough funding to ensure small rural hospitals can keep their doors open.
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Patients are not receiving the best service from GPs despite their pay improving, an assembly report finds.
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As pressures increase on California's mental health system, its workers and advocates say they are forced to do more with a supply of money that seems to shrink each year.
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Campaigns to save local A&E departments from closure could cause many deaths each year, a report warns.
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More than two million households struggle to keep up with council tax bills in the UK, a study concludes.
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Aid agencies struggled on Tuesday to  cope with the scale of the Asian tsunami disaster which has  killed more than 38,000 people, with the International Red  Cross saying it may have to treble its appeal for funds.
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Corporate donations often rise to the occasion, but a lack of coordination hinders relief.
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Aid agencies struggled on Tuesday to cope with the scale of the Asian tsunami disaster which has killed more than 38,000 people, with the International Red Cross saying it may have to treble its appeal for funds.
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Small UK firms are struggling to secure the loans they need to expand or even survive, a business group warns.