Tag Archive for: BBC News – Health

£30,000 limit on disabled adaptions grants reviewed
A court challenge means the government will look again at the cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant.
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£30,000 limit on disabled adaptions grants reviewed
A court challenge means the government will look again at the cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant.
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GPs demand protection from Budget tax hike
GPs are warning that a rise to National Insurance from next April could force them to cut staff.
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Mum spends £24k a year on daughter’s cannabis oil
Emma Applyby fundraises to afford the £2,000 monthly bill for her daughter's medicinal cannabis.
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GPs and care homes fear impact of National Insurance rise
The NHS is exempt from the rise in employer National Insurance contributions, but private providers are not.
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‘I won’t swim in water polluted with antibiotics’
Visitors to a Derbyshire waterway say they are horrified at drug pollution levels.
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Ed Davey ‘minded’ to vote against assisted dying bill
Sir Ed fears elderly and disabled people might feel pressured to end their lives if they felt like a "burden”.
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‘Crazy’ to leave breast tissue behind – Paterson
Rogue surgeon Ian Paterson gives evidence into the death of a patient, one of 62 inquests being held.
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Warning tax rises could force care homes to close
Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more funding.
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Warning tax rises could force care homes to close
Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more funding.
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