'Standardised' social care urged
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The "postcode lottery" in social care for the elderly must be addressed, a charity says.
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Experts are calling for fertility treatment rules to be harmonised across the EU to deter couples travelling for care.
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The social care professions have failed to heed the lessons of Lord Laming's landmark inquiry into the murder of child abuse victim Victoria ClimbiÃ©, government-funded research reveals
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Britons want speedier reforms of public sector services, according to a report  by the CBI business group.
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The health service should focus more on customer service to improve performance and staff morale, says a report.
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A "care guarantee" for the elderly is expected to figure in the Lib Dems' vision for the National Health Service.
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Care offered to people with long term conditions such as asthma and diabetes to be overhauled.
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Experts are to encourage local authorities  to toughen up their approach to tackling anti-social behaviour.
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Some welfare payments should be handed out by local charities rather than the state, says Iain Duncan Smith.
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Congress urged to require standards in health care databases so private firms can exchange information as needed.
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Cancer services are failing patients and drastic reform is needed, a report by MPs says.
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Fundamental change is necessary to deal with a rise in chronic conditions, warns the head of the NHS in Wales.
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Care for people with chronic disease must be improved, a manifesto published by leading health organisations says
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Government plans to improve the way access to children is handled after couples divorce in England and Wales will be published today. Send your views.
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Healthcare experts call for more funding, better training, and changes in institutional culture.
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The government has unveiled standards for the healthcare of children and adolescents.
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Food flown into Britain from developing countries must meet strict ethical trade standards or risk losing its organic status, if proposals from the Social Association Thursday go into force.