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• NHS chiefs predict ward closures and job cuts
• Live to be 100? One in four 16-year-olds predicted to become centenarians
• More action needed on illegal immigration, says report
• Simon Parker: Government can change people's behaviour
• NHS reform: changes need to be made to health bill, admits Cameron
• Teacher strikes could close schools by summer
• Scientists seek to implant embryos with genetic material from three parents
• Vaccine for dengue is within sight, but demand will exceed supply
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In today's SocietyGuardian supplement
• Mutuals set to take over public services
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• Hospital waiting times in England are at a three-year high, says the Kings Fund, blaming it on the current financial pressures on the NHS. The government, however, says the figures include patients who have delayed their treatment themselves.
• NHS Portsmouth, an area with poor levels of dental health, has launched a Twilight-inspired social media campaign to encourage young people to visit their dentist. The video features a scantily clad victim rejecting a vampire due to his bad breath and teeth.
• Community Care reports that cuts in the domestic violence budget could put 200,000 children at risk
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• The NHS needs to repeat changes made to mental health and treat patients with long term conditions in their own homes, or it will not be sustainable, says civil servant Sir John Oldham
• Social entrepreneurs can boost communities' confidence to demand the change they want, says Liane Hartley, director of Mend, an enterprise that aims to transform areas
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