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End Breast Cancer Now through Breastfeeding AwarenessOne in eight women develop breast cancer in their lifetime. If breastfeeding can help reduce the risk of breast cancer, then women need to know about that. According to the research, women who have breastfed have a 5% increased chance of not experiencing breast cancer in their lifetime. The numbers become more significant for women who have already been diagnosed and women who have already beaten the cancer once – women diagnosed with cancer who have breastfed can expect a 28% reduced risk of dying from the disease while women who already survived it have a 30% chance of not seeing the cancer recur if they have breastfed. This information is important, given that one in eight women are diagnosed with cancer. It could save more lives if more people know about it. I am requesting the Department of Health to look more deeply into this research and create campaigns around it.94 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Beverly Tarver
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ASSISTED DYINGMy father was diagnosed with terminal cancer in February this year and is waiting to die. He is in a private nursing home due to limited resources available from the nhs. He is confined to his bed and reliant on carers to attend to his needs. He is encouraged to eat and drink when he doesn't want to. I cannot continue to watch him suffer like this it breaks my heart.346 of 400 SignaturesCreated by alyson Russell
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Opt out rather than opt in for medical donation and researchThere is always a shortage of suitable organ's for transplant leading to the deaths of people whose lives might otherwise be saved. Equally there is a shortage of cadaver's (bodies) for medical students and surgeon's to practice on. They cannot learn the skills they need on artificial bodies.44 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Rudi Affolter
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3-D PRINTED PROSTHETIC LIMBSIt will alleviate the pressure for these on the NHS, provide wonderful educational opportunities in IT, Maths and Making/Building for children plus create a positive shift in public attitudes and awareness of those affected by upper limb loss. To do this we want the go ahead for GPs/NHS Prosthetics Depts to work alongside local schools with 3D printers to get these cheap, colourful, funky and working upper limbs made. This would be achieved using free software, on a voluntary basis, at minimal cost. These are not currently available on the NHS, what is available are primitive & cumbersome contraptions that are not at all child friendly - please help us change that by signing this petition.315 of 400 SignaturesCreated by Julie Jillians
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Keep the NHS free at the point of accessObesity is a threat to good health and is best controlled through exercise. Diabetics can lower their blood sugar levels with exercise. Exercise also improves mental health. (Exercise releases a hormone - Serotonin - which reduces depression.)45 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Santanu Pal
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International Cancer Research Station in UKWe have duplication of research in cancer from around the world brining the great and the good will being a cure for ALL cancers quicker and use charity funding effectively.24 of 100 SignaturesCreated by John Ubsdell
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Bring abortion to Northern IrelandYou can only have a medical abortion in Northern Ireland. It is only done at a independent clinic in Belfast, and only up to nine weeks in the pregnancy. Women should have the right to decide what to do with their bodies. Stopping abortion here is forcing women to fly elsewhere to get an abortion or forcing them to have a child they do not want, or in some cases seek out illegal means. A pregnancy does not only affect a woman physically but affects a woman's education, her employment, and her entire family and social life. Preventing women having the right of abortion makes women carry all the adversity and blame for unwanted pregnancies. Motherhood should be a choice.173 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Aislinn Mullin
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STOP AGENCY WORKERS IN THE NHSWe are losing control of staff members by using external contractors to find staff for NHS. This could be for floor cleaning to doctors from abroad laying off of staff then re-employing into agency is not a good thing to do it needs to stop now or we lose the NHS to American contractors85 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Brian Walters
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Protect the River Lambourn from "treated sewage" dischargeThe Weston Gate development, (Weston, Berkshire) contrary to the approved original plans to connect to the main sewer, have decided instead to install a Klargester system. This system would entail discharging "secondary treated sewage" directly into the River Lambourn. With no prior public consultation, the developers change of plan to install this system could upset the delicate balance of the river and result in contamination and damaging levels of phosphate developing. This could be extremely harmful to the purity of the river and its wildlife. The River Lambourn is a protected, ancient and rare chalk stream. The river supports varied and diverse wildlife from otters and swans to trout and crayfish. 85% of chalk streams in the entire world are in England. These rivers have been likened to our equivalent of the rainforest, globally rare ecosystems which merit the very highest level of protection. Please consider joining our campaign in order to protect this delicate and beautiful river.3,400 of 4,000 SignaturesCreated by martyne ellard
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Improve Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services in ScotlandChildren requiring CAMHS services are made to wait months for initial appointment then even longer for assessment. There are NO out of hours services for children and adolescents out with Edinburgh and Glasgow meaning children in crisis are kept in paediatric wards with NO trained staff. There is currently only ONE small inpatient unit in Scotland which can admit children under 12 which cannot usually take acute admissions due to lack of beds and staff.748 of 800 SignaturesCreated by melanie mckeown
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Fair Treatment for M.E PatientsApproximately 44% of patients are misdiagnosed with other conditions such as Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and POTS. Doctors need to know how to recognise the condition and services need to be improved to offer sufferers better options than Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Graded Exercise Therapy which has recently been proved does not benefit the patient and in many cases, makes them worse. The psychological approach to treating ME in the United Kingdom needs to end. Patients being classed as having a psychological disease which they have not got means they are generally ignored and other serious medical conditions are missed. The rate of deaths from ME is rising and it's time the NHS did something about it. The NICE Guidelines need to be reviewed in light of the IOM report which has been completely ignored by the Department of Health and patients need to be taken seriously. Current research is just being completely ignored and certain medical professionals are controlling the entire system, not allowing any other specialists access to work with ME patients. Not enough money is being pooled into NHS ME services, many have been cut and most are patchy and offer limited support and treatment. The 25% of bed-bound patients, the severely affected proportion of sufferers are not seen by anyone, they lie in bed, in darkness, ignored by the medical profession. Clinics should offer home visits to bed bound patients. Studies by Chris Snell and Prof Mark Van Ness have proved that exercise makes ME patients worse yet the UK insists on forcing exercise upon it's patients.2,966 of 3,000 SignaturesCreated by Gabi Lewis
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Force the BBC to report Doctor's letterAs business leaders have been widely reported warning of possible Labour damage to the economy, why has the BBC made no mention of this important intervention by top professionals warning of possible Tory damage to the NHS. Not reporting this letter is political bias, and allows a huge section of the population to be misinformed about an issue that is of huge national importance.165 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Shannon Ribbons
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