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G4S 4hr 6min ago

How G4S is 'securing your world'

Budgetary pressure, political will and the lack of a debate over public service privatisation has seen G4S grow exponentially
PMQs 5hr 23min ago

PMQs: William Hague and Harriet Harman urge doctors not to strike – video

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Standing in for the prime minister and the leader of the opposition at PMQs, the foreign secretary, William Hague, and the shadow deputy prime minister, Harriet Harman, both urge doctors not to go on strike on Thursday
Eating disorders 5hr 29min ago

Fiona Geraghty inquest: fashion industry blamed for girl's death

Coroner says industry should stop using very thin models after schoolgirl suffering from eating disorder hanged herself
Breadline Britain 5hr 56min ago

Mental health of benefit claimants is put at risk by welfare reform

Work capability assessments, which identify those fit for work, are singled out for criticism by health professionals, campaigners and claimants
NHS 7hr 12min ago

GPs' strike is pointless, says Andrew Lansley

Health secretary condemns Thursday's 'go-slow' industrial action by doctors in bullish speech to NHS leaders

Parents and parenting 3hr 43min ago

What Cherie Booth doesn't understand about 'yummy mummies'

20 Jun 2012: I gave up work to look after my son, not to drink expensive coffee or betray feminism
Healthcare Network 14hr 13min ago

Public health reforms are a shot in the arm for localism

20 Jun 2012: Guardian Professional
Councils will soon take responsibility for many aspects of public health. But how will this actually be implemented and what organisations will be working in partnership to deliver services? By Ingrid Torjesen

Comment is free 38min ago

Steve Bell on Andrew Lansley and the NHS – cartoon

20 Jun 2012: Cartoon
Health secretary condemns 'go-slow' industrial action by doctors in bullish speech to NHS leaders
Comment is free 2hr 13min ago

The bipolar explosion

20 Jun 2012: Darian Leader: Psychiatry is at last asking the right questions about a remarkable shift in mental health diagnosis

Today in healthcare 4hr 36min ago

Today in healthcare: from the NHS Confederation annual conference

Guardian Professional
Full coverage of the NHS Confederation annual conference in Manchester
Breadline Britain 5hr 3min ago

Breadline Britain Day Three: austerity, hungry kids, mental health

Today we are looking at school breakfast clubs, and the health impact of poverty and welfare reform

Datablog 2 days ago

Torbay on the edge of poverty? The UK's population at risk listed

Which places in the UK are on the edge of poverty? Find out with this new way of looking at Britain

Local government network 12hr 34min ago

Live discussion: do we need departments for older people?

Join us from 12pm on Thursday to discuss whether councils should create special departments for older people. Post comments now
Public Leaders Network 1 day ago

Live Q&A: the meaning of civil service reform

Join us from noon until 2pm on Thursday 21 June to discuss the future for civil servants in the light of impending reforms
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Breadline Britain: Demand grows for school breakfasts

Teachers report growing demand for free breakfasts and rising numbers of underweight, lethargic pupils with signs of hunger
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Havens allow young people to reclaim their streets

Tessa Jowell's £100,000 will help expand a scheme that is successfully reducing teenagers' fear of gang and knife crime
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Study links mental illness with killing

Statistician urges child protection professionals to recognise patterns found in violent child deaths
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