General Manager at Sanofi UK and Ireland, Rippon Ubhi, and Jim Shannon MP discuss the burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on patients and the NHS, and the healthcare professional and patient advocate-led ideas for how this could be alleviated.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that NHS England will be abolished and absorbed into the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), in a shock move that will be the biggest structural reform of the NHS in more than a decade.

A mental health social worker takes us through a typical day in the job, from disappointing patients to dealing with abuse and threats

Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer but people living with the condition constantly tell me that they struggle to get the right support. Now is the time for accountability and integration at national level, writes Professor Fiona Carragher

The second reading of Dr Scott Arthur MP’s Rare Cancers Bill will take place in Parliament this Friday 14 March and could be a truly transformative moment in the UK’s approach to research for rare and less common cancers.

Resolving the modern care dilemma means putting family at the heart of the economy, writes Miriam Cates. But the challenges to implementing this conservative plan for care come from all sides – including the ‘ultra-online right’

With more people dying prematurely from cardiovascular disease than at any point in the last decade, Britain is facing a heart health crisis. Now, a new report produced by experts at The University of Manchester has set out a bold plan to prevent thousands of deaths, ease pressure on the NHS, and tackle the hidden factors that make heart disease the nation’s biggest killer.

An assisted dying bill fit for the 21st century must break with its dangerous historic roots.

For three decades, ministers have failed to fix a broken social care system. Sophie Church asks whether, finally, a solution can survive electioneering

Stephen Kinnock is responsible for tackling one of the biggest challenges the government faces: social care. The health minister talks to Sienna Rodgers about charging reforms, professionalising the workforce and his family’s experiences with care

The British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM), The British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) and the College of Medicine and Integrated Health (CoM) urge policy makers, health care leaders and regulatory bodies to ensure that anti-obesity medications (AOMs) are used safely, effectively and sustainably

There is at least one dyscalculic child in every UK classroom yet diagnosis rates are shockingly low. Raising awareness of this condition on Dyscalculia Day is a vital first step.

In partnership with the British Safety Council, Dr Tim Marsh reflects on decades of safety psychology in his new collection of writings. Exploring the evolution of workplace safety, wellbeing, and mental health, he highlights the urgent need for proactive action—both in and beyond the workplace—to protect lives.

So why can’t patients access nutrition advice as an integrated part of NHS primary care?

Where you live impacts how active you can be, with profound health consequences - lifespan can vary by up to 9 years according to postcode. Sport England’s ‘place-based’ working will help tackle this.

The Chief Executive of NHS England Amanda Pritchard is stepping down.

The mission for better rare disease outcomes requires long-term action across the NHS, government, and system partners

Sanofi calls on parliamentarians to raise awareness of graft-versus-host disease

Pity poor William Russell! His response to the age of the telegraph was “faster horses”. In 1860, brushing stagecoaches aside, he created the Pony Express, which carried letters across America in just 10 days. By October the following year, the first telegram had flashed from Missouri to California, and the Pony Express was dead.

Anyone who has dealt with domestic abuse cases knows professionals often fail to spot it. My amendment to the assisted dying bill will require all medical practitioners involved in the process to be trained in doing so.

GamCare highlights need for urgent workplace gambling support, as new data shows only 9 per cent of workplaces have gambling-specific policies despite rising National Gambling Helpline calls

The House of Commons debate on assisted dying was profound. Although the bill passed Second Reading, important concerns were raised by parliamentarians who voted in favour and against. As a member of the bill committee, the weight of responsibility is significant.

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is one of the most pernicious pieces of draft legislation to come before Parliament in recent memory.

The NHS Plan is an opportunity to ensure people with learning disabilities are properly served and not, as is too often the case now, ignored.