Menu
Sat, 18 May 2024

Newsletter sign-up

Subscribe now
Search

Follow us:

Featured
Labour MP Calls For End To 'Postcode Lottery' For NHS Ear Care Services
Labour MP Calls For End To "Postcode Lottery" For NHS Ear Care Services
Health
Labour MP Yasmin Qureshi has said that patients with hearing loss are being hit by hidden costs that should be covered by the NHS, as she continues to campaign on the issue ahead of Deaf Awareness Week.
MPs Argue Assisted Dying Law “Perpetuates Inequalities” In Landmark Debate
Health
MPs Argue Assisted Dying Law “Perpetuates Inequalities” In Landmark Debate
Assisted Dying Divide Persists Among MPs As Debate Gathers Pace
Health
Assisted Dying Divide Persists Among MPs As Debate Gathers Pace
Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them 'Better MPs'
Health
Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them "Better MPs"
Rishi Sunak Vows To End 'Sick Note Culture' On 'Moral Mission' To Reform Welfare
Health
Rishi Sunak Vows To End "Sick Note Culture" On "Moral Mission" To Reform Welfare
Dozens Of Tory MPs Oppose Smoking Ban As It Clears First Commons Hurdle
Health
Dozens Of Tory MPs Oppose Smoking Ban As It Clears First Commons Hurdle
Downing Street Braced For Smoking Ban Snub From Dozens Of Tory MPs
Health
Downing Street Braced For Smoking Ban Snub From Dozens Of Tory MPs
The House Live
Soaring dementia care costs reach £42 billion in UK – and families bear the brunt Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Soaring dementia care costs reach £42 billion in UK – and families bear the brunt
An international call to G7 leaders for financial commitments to fight neglected tropical diseases Partner content
Health
By Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases
An international call to G7 leaders for financial commitments to fight neglected tropical diseases
Time for a prevention-led model to rebuild the nation’s health Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
Time for a prevention-led model to rebuild the nation’s health
Most read
Keir Starmer Pledges 'First Steps' For Labour Government
Keir Starmer Pledges "First Steps" For Labour Government
Political parties
Peer Demands Timeline For Post-Grenfell Safety Works
Peer Demands Timeline For Post-Grenfell Safety Works
Communities
Fashion helped me find my feet when I joined the House of Lords
Fashion helped me find my feet when I joined the House of Lords
By Baroness Morrissey
Parliament
Editor's choiceAll
MPs Argue Assisted Dying Law “Perpetuates Inequalities” In Landmark Debate
Health
MPs Argue Assisted Dying Law “Perpetuates Inequalities” In Landmark Debate
MPs from across the political divide have said the current law on assisted dying “perpetuates inequalities”, with some urging the government to bring forward a change to the law itself rather than leave it to Parliament.
Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them 'Better MPs'
Health
Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them "Better MPs"
MPs have said running makes them better at their jobs, as a record 20 MPs and peers from different parties will be taking part in the London Marathon today.
From surviving to thriving: the new care system putting patients' needs first
Health
By Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Paul Twose
From surviving to thriving: the new care system putting patients' needs first
Recovery after intensive care can be a years-long challenge. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Paul Twose, a consultant therapist at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, chart one patient’s journey from ICU to playing rugby for Wales to show how a new care system puts patients’ needs at its heart
Health & Care news
New research finds young carers are 'worried and stressed' Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
New research finds young carers are 'worried and stressed'
Young carers are worried and stressed, but proud of what they do, a leading charity has found.
Ministers “overwhelming support” Commissions’ ambitions for improvement Partner content
Health
By Law Commission
Ministers “overwhelming support” Commissions’ ambitions for improvement
Recommendations made by the Law Commission on reforming the regulation of health care professionals have today been accepted by the Government.
Partner content
Health
By British Red Cross
Why people are scared of growing older
Our elderly population is on the rise, and increasingly depends on the charity sector for support so the government needs to stop taking us for granted.
Partner content
Health
By Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
CIEH involved in developing collaborative tuberculosis strategy
A 10-point action plan has been launched to eradicate tuberculosis across England over the next five years.
Councils ‘failing blind and partially sighted young people’ Partner content
Health
By Guide Dogs
Councils ‘failing blind and partially sighted young people’
Local Authorities are failing to provide information about services for blind and partially sighted children and young people, a leading charity has said.
MPs called on to ‘put your money where your mouth is’ on cancer Partner content
Health
By Macmillan Cancer Support
MPs called on to ‘put your money where your mouth is’ on cancer
A leading charity has called on politicians to “put your money where your mouth is” and set out ambitious plans for improving cancer treatment in the UK.
Partner content
Health
By Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
CIEH welcomes government vote on plain packaging for tobacco products
The CIEH welcomes the government announcement that it will put regulations on the standardised plain packaging of cigarettes and other tobacco products to a vote in Parliament before the general election.
Partner content
Health
By Mott MacDonald
Adana Integrated Health Campus achieves financial close, Turkey
The 541 million Adana Integrated Health Campus public-private partnership project in Turkey has successfully achieved financial close.
MPs ‘must learn to share’ Partner content
Health
By Chance UK
MPs ‘must learn to share’
The charity Chance UK provides early intervention and mentoring to troubled children, and it has some perspectives that might be useful for MPs.
The disability employment gap must be addressed Partner content
Health
By Scope
The disability employment gap must be addressed
The charity Scope says Cameron’s ambition to achieve full employment must address the disability employment gap.
Change in law needed to improve NHS complaint handling Partner content
Health
By Nursing and Midwifery Council
Change in law needed to improve NHS complaint handling
More legislation is needed to improve complaint handling in the NHS, the Nursing and Midwifery Council has said.
Partner content
Health
By Medical Defence Union
Medical Innovation Bill more likely to inhibit than promote innovation - MDU
On the day of the third reading in the House of Lords of the Medical Innovation Bill, Dr Michael Devlin, MDU Head of professional standards and liaison said:
Govt 'must do more to help IBD sufferers' says new report Partner content
Health
By The Work Foundation
Govt 'must do more to help IBD sufferers' says new report
The Government needs to reform its services to accommodate IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) sufferers, according to a new report.
Partner content
Health
By Mott MacDonald
Royal Edinburgh Mental Health Hospital reaches financial close
The 45.2m project to design, build, finance and maintain (DBFM) the Royal Edinburgh Mental Health Hospital has successfully reached financial close. Mott MacDonald is lenders technical advisor to Norddeutsche Landesbank on the scheme.
Partner content
Health
By General Dental Council
GDC welcomes Which? call for greater clarity around dental costs
The General Dental Council (GDC) welcomes todays Which? report into dental treatment prices.
Peers back Assisted Dying Bill Partner content
Health
By Dignity in Dying
Peers back Assisted Dying Bill
The House of Lords has voted in favour of changing the law on assisted dying, in what campaigners called “a significant victory”.
Partner content
Health
By Dignity in Dying
60% of peers reject wrecking amendment Assisted Dying Bill
First vote on assisted dying in House of Lords since 2006 shows clear majority of peers now supporting change.
Partner content
Health
By British Red Cross
Why First Aid belongs on the school curriculum
This mornings call by politicians for schools to teach CPR skills is welcome but only goes part of the way to addressing a thorny issue.
How to end homelessness by 2020 Partner content
Health
By Homeless Link
How to end homelessness by 2020
The next government has the chance to end homelessness for good, and save billions of pounds in crisis services in the process.
Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Carers Trust response to Labour’s pledge to provide more support for families caring for elderly and disabled relatives
Moira Fraser, Interim Chief Executive, Carers Trust, said:
Partner content
Health
By InDependent Diabetes Trust
Response to State of the Nation Report by Diabetes UK
Jenny Hirst, Co-Chair of Independent Diabetes Trust, responds to State of the Nation Report by Diabetes UK:
Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Ending the exploitation of care workers
Responding to Paul Burstow MP's article on underpaid care workers, Dr Moira Fraser, Interim CEO at Carers Trust said:
Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
National Obesity Week 2015: ditching out-of-date scientific dogma
In light of National Obesity Week, Miguel Toribio-Mateas Chairman of the British Association of Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy calls for radical change in how government tackles the obesity problem.
Partner content
Health
By Mott MacDonald
Mersin Integrated Health Campus reaches financial close, Turkey
The Mersin Integrated Health Campus public-private partnership project in Turkey has successfully reached financial close.
EventsAll
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
2024
Online
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
Net Zero Week 2024
2024
Online
Net Zero Week 2024