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IVF funding suspended by many NHS trusts
By Kimberley Smith on 14/03/2011 13:49:09
Cuts to IVF funding mean postcode lottery for infertile couples, with two thirds willing to move home to find IVF on the NHS
Fewer than half of the NHS Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in the UK currently fund the recommended three cycles of IVF for couples with problems conceiving.Budget cuts to the NHS have caused at least 11 PCTs in England to suspend new referrals
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The Child Trust Fund - a step-by-step guide
By ThinkBaby on 22/02/2007 09:15:00
The Child Trust Fund (CTF) will help you save for your child’s future. This step-by-step guide tells you about the CTF, the different accounts and CTF providers.
The Child Trust Fund (CTF) will help you save for your child’s future. This step-by-step guide tells you about the CTF, the different accounts and CTF providers. For more information visit www.childtrustfund.gov.uk 1) The Child Trust Fund
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Funding a Supernanny
By Icrossing on 26/04/2011 08:41:16
Life insurance can provide for child care and the cost of a nanny
in for the long term and step full time into a mother's role in the event of an untimely death. If so, it may only be possible to fund this through a life insurance policy. This is where having the right life insurance cover could be important.If a mother dies, a
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F&C Child Trust Fund
By ThinkBaby on 08/10/2007 15:58:16
At last there is some good news for parents.
An introduction to the Child Trust FundAt last there is some good news for parents. The Government has introduced the Child Trust Fund (CTF) – designed to give every child a lump sum when they reach age 18. How does it work?Every child born
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Labour’s Child Trust Fund Scheme axed in spending cuts
By Kimberley Smith on 24/05/2010 14:29:28
Government ends CTF scheme as part of “difficult decisions” to save money
Chancellor George Osborne has announced the scrapping of Child Trust Funds in the first wave of Government spending cuts.The Child Trust Fund scheme was begun by Labour in 2002 and entitled every UK child to £250 with £500 available for those from
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IVF postcode lottery pushing couples abroad for fertility treatment
By Jayne Braithwaite on 30/06/2011 13:40:23
Lack of donors and variations in NHS funding force infertile couples elsewhere for IVF
The UK needs to do more to encourage sperm and egg donor recruitment and widen access to NHS-funded IVF treatment, says a new report.Professor Lorraine Culley and Dr Nicky Hudson from De Montfont University (DMU) Leicester, who wrote the report
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Save While you Spend with KidStart
By Laura Lee Davies on 17/11/2008 01:42:07
We love this simple way to add to your baby's Child Trust Fund savings while you do your regular shopping
Most of us love the fact that loyalty card systems mean we can earn money-off vouchers, tickets to Legoland and more while we do our high street shopping, and now there's a simple and easy way to top up your Child Trust Fund, with Kid
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NHS to save money by suspending IVF?
By Kimberley Smith on 09/12/2010 13:26:24
Health Secretary concerned NHS trusts are suspending IVF treatment due to funding problems
Despite NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) guidelines that state infertile couples should be allowed three IVF cycles on the NHS, several local trusts have suspended treatment to save cash.Currently eight trusts have suspended new IVF treatment until 2011 when they...
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Save the Children charity fundraiser
By Monica Stylli on 01/08/2007 09:40:16
Pro-active mums needed to take part in a push-around Battersea Park to raise funds for children orphaned by AIDS.
will raise vital funds for children around the world orphaned by AIDS. You can meet other mums, spot a celebrity or two, and at the same time raise funds and awareness for Save the Children. Getting involved is fun and simple – it’s a walk in the park
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Pampers join with UNICEF to fight tetanus
By Sarah Lawson on 17/11/2006 11:59:26
Buying a pack of Pampers nappies this winter can help fund UNICEF's vital vaccination programme to protect pregnant women and babies.
, as the anitbodies are passed to the fetus, the baby.Pampers are selling special UNICEF packs of nappies through November and December, and for each pack sold, they will provide funding for one tetanus vaccination. People can also make direction donations
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