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National Maternity Adviser Michelle Welsh: “We Are Not Waiting For More Babies To Die”
National Maternity Adviser Michelle Welsh: “We Are Not Waiting For More Babies To Die”
Health
Labour MP Michelle Welsh has just been appointed the government’s first national maternity adviser. She tells Sienna Rodgers about her personal experience of birth trauma and why she’s fighting for all mums and babies to be better treated by our maternity services
Children Are Turning To AI Chatbots For Mental Health Support
Health
Children Are Turning To AI Chatbots For Mental Health Support
How Austerity-Hit Councils Are Passing The Buck – At The Expense Of The Most Vulnerable
Health
How Austerity-Hit Councils Are Passing The Buck – At The Expense Of The Most Vulnerable
Asylum Reforms Could Put More Pressure On Mental Health Services, Home Office Warned
Health
Asylum Reforms Could Put More Pressure On Mental Health Services, Home Office Warned
Labour MP Launches ‘Summer Of Sex’ Campaign To Overhaul Sex Education
Health
Labour MP Launches ‘Summer Of Sex’ Campaign To Overhaul Sex Education
Wes Streeting Insists NHS England Abolition Is Still Right Thing To Do Despite 'Astonishing' Opposition
Health
Wes Streeting Insists NHS England Abolition Is Still Right Thing To Do Despite "Astonishing" Opposition
Sonia Kumar MP On Training Physiotherapists In A War Zone And Why She Quit The NHS
Health
Sonia Kumar MP On Training Physiotherapists In A War Zone And Why She Quit The NHS
Opinion
Help us act on the emergency of young people’s mental health
Health
By Helen Hayes MP and Layla Moran MP
Help us act on the emergency of young people’s mental health
Putting the right medicines in patients’ hands: how improved medicine switching can support self-care Partner content
Health
By Opella
Putting the right medicines in patients’ hands: how improved medicine switching can support self-care
The new Single Patient Record will be a game-changer for clinicians and patients
Health
By James Murray MP
The new Single Patient Record will be a game-changer for clinicians and patients
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Lord Heseltine: 'We Must Not Have Reform Or Restore Anywhere Near The Corridors Of Power'
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Reform Council Leader George Finch: Nobody Deserves To Be In No 10 More Than Farage
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Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards
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We must scrap the triple lock
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Economy
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Gen Z Labour MP Says Social Media Ban Will 'Create More Problems' For Young People
Gen Z Labour MP Says Social Media Ban Will "Create More Problems" For Young People
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National Maternity Adviser Michelle Welsh: “We Are Not Waiting For More Babies To Die”
Health
National Maternity Adviser Michelle Welsh: “We Are Not Waiting For More Babies To Die”
Labour MP Michelle Welsh has just been appointed the government’s first national maternity adviser. She tells Sienna Rodgers about her personal experience of birth trauma and why she’s fighting for all mums and babies to be better treated by our maternity services
Inside The Wes Streeting Operation At DHSC: “He's Political Up To His Eyeballs”
Health
Inside The Wes Streeting Operation At DHSC: “He's Political Up To His Eyeballs”
Is Wes Streeting a details man? What do his days look like? Who does he delegate to? Sienna Rodgers and Zoe Crowther explore how the Health Secretary runs his department
Labour MPs Are Competing For Wes Streeting's Ear On Puberty Blockers
Health
Labour MPs Are Competing For Wes Streeting's Ear On Puberty Blockers
Amid the persistent will-he-won’t-he speculation over Wes Streeting’s leadership ambitions, Tom Scotson and Sienna Rodgers talk to the Labour MPs applying pressure on the Health Secretary over the divisive puberty blockers trial
Health & Care news
Sport and physical activity in the next phase of devolution Partner content
Health
By Sport England
Sport and physical activity in the next phase of devolution
As devolution reshapes local decision-making across England, Sport England is urging leaders to embed physical activity into plans for healthier, more connected and economically resilient communities.
Newborn screening for SMA begins – but postcode lottery demands action from MPs Partner content
Health
By Novartis UK
Newborn screening for SMA begins – but postcode lottery demands action from MPs
Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy will begin in England this year, enabling earlier diagnosis. But with uneven rollout, where a baby is born will shape whether they are tested
Stable public health policy can help keep food bills down Partner content
Health
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
Stable public health policy can help keep food bills down
UK households are still feeling the squeeze, and the weekly shop remains one of their biggest pressure points. With economic headwinds set to persist, that strain is unlikely to ease soon.
Unlocking the benefits of community pharmacy: how health literacy can underpin self-care Partner content
Health
By Opella
Unlocking the benefits of community pharmacy: how health literacy can underpin self-care
In the first of a series of articles exploring how government and industry can better support self-care and community pharmacy, Nick Linton, UK Country Head at Opella, examines how improving health literacy, and understanding of the power of self-care, can unlock the full potential of the government’s prevention agenda
MPs, do not force us to endure Leadbeater's bill again
Health
By John Cooper MP
MPs, do not force us to endure Leadbeater's bill again
A new session of Parliament brings fresh opportunity for backbench MPs to advance legislation through the Private Members’ Bill ballot.
Big changes will need to be made to the assisted dying legislation for success next time
Health
By Alex Ruck Keene KC, Gareth Owen and Katherine Sleeman
Big changes will need to be made to the assisted dying legislation for success next time
Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill failed to make it through the Lords. To be more successful next time, a different approach will be needed, write KCL professors Alex Ruck Keene KC, Gareth Owen and Katherine Sleeman
Protecting a national legacy: why spinal cord injury care must not be fragmented
Health
By Andy McDonald MP, John Glen MP, Helen Morgan MP and Gill Furniss MP
Protecting a national legacy: why spinal cord injury care must not be fragmented
Every year, Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day serves as a vital moment to reflect on the lives of the estimated 105,000 people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) across the UK.
Living with obesity needs more than medication Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
Living with obesity needs more than medication
Our recent launch of a unique in-person GLP-1 support service emphasises the essential need for compassionate, evidence-based support to sit alongside weight loss medication for sustainable results.
Beyond the doomscroll: Youth mental health in an online world Partner content
Health
By Kooth
Beyond the doomscroll: Youth mental health in an online world
Last week’s Mental Health Awareness Week came at a pivotal time for children and young people.
We benefit from health workers trained abroad – so we should invest in their health systems too
Health
By Beccy Cooper MP
We benefit from health workers trained abroad – so we should invest in their health systems too
As a public health doctor, I have spent much of my career thinking about what helps people and health services thrive.
Too many with arthritis given the silent treatment on a diagnosis Partner content
Health
By Arthritis UK
Too many with arthritis given the silent treatment on a diagnosis
Too many of the UK’s 10 million people living with arthritis face delays to diagnosis, leaving them without vital treatment and support. Early diagnosis is crucial not only for managing their condition, but also for the relief and validation of finally being seen.
Too many men still don’t seek help with their mental health – we must break the silence
Health
By Neil Shastri-Hurst MP
Too many men still don’t seek help with their mental health – we must break the silence
Last November, my team and I lost a much-valued colleague to suicide. It is hard to capture the shock, the sense of absence, and the unanswered questions that follow.
A year on, lobular breast cancer is still being ignored – and women deserve better
Health
By Helen Grant MP
A year on, lobular breast cancer is still being ignored – and women deserve better
Nearly a year ago, I wrote in these pages that lobular breast cancer must no longer be the “forgotten cancer”.
Dementia is not inevitable – a government-led campaign could reduce everyone's risk
Health
By David Thomas
Dementia is not inevitable – a government-led campaign could reduce everyone's risk
“Prevention is better than cure” has become a familiar refrain from ministers, and shifting “from sickness to prevention” sits at the heart of the government’s ambition to future proof the NHS.
We label medicine to save lives – it’s time to do the same for alcohol
Health
By Sadik Al-Hassan
We label medicine to save lives – it’s time to do the same for alcohol
Currently in the UK, a bottle of orange juice is required to display more nutritional information than a bottle of alcoholic beer.
The UK is undermining its own smoke-free goal Partner content
Health
By BAT UK
The UK is undermining its own smoke-free goal
The UK has long been a global leader in tobacco control. The ambition to create a smoke-free future is the right one – and one that requires both urgency and pragmatism. The passage of the Tobacco and Vapes Act should have accelerated that progress. Instead, it risks falling short where it matters most
Bowel cancer home screening saves lives – we must increase the uptake
Health
By Stuart Andrew MP
Bowel cancer home screening saves lives – we must increase the uptake
This April marks Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Bowel cancer is the UK’s fourth most common cancer and the second biggest cause of cancer death.
The case for prevention is no longer just moral – it is economic 
Health
By Jennifer Dixon
The case for prevention is no longer just moral – it is economic 
The UK has developed a curious talent in recent years: we are living longer, but not better.
Prioritising prevention: a proactive approach to health and wellbeing Partner content
Health
By Holland & Barrett
Prioritising prevention: a proactive approach to health and wellbeing
The UK needs to shift from a “reactive repair” health culture to helping people to understand their bodies, establish good health and wellbeing habits and avoid illness, says Holland & Barrett’s new report
Allergies are Britain’s fastest-growing unmet health need – ministers must act now
Health
By Professor Adam Fox
Allergies are Britain’s fastest-growing unmet health need – ministers must act now
I began training as an allergy doctor in 2003, the same year the Royal College of Physicians published its landmark report Allergy: the Unmet Need.
Wes Streeting made 63 promises. With 2,000 lives at stake each year, why is there still no plan? Partner content
Health
By Royal Osteoporosis Society
Wes Streeting made 63 promises. With 2,000 lives at stake each year, why is there still no plan?
Ministers have committed 63 times to rolling out early diagnosis services for osteoporosis. Nearly two years on, there is still no delivery plan, no milestones and no sign of rollout, while 2,000 people die each year
Recipes for disaster: Boris Johnson iced by a cake
Coronavirus
By Robert Hutton
Recipes for disaster: Boris Johnson iced by a cake
Politicians making a meal of it. This week: when Boris Johnson was ambushed by a birthday cake
Without relentless focus, the Women's Health Strategy will fall short of its promise
Health
By Emma Dean
Without relentless focus, the Women's Health Strategy will fall short of its promise
The government’s fresh attention on women’s health is great, but the reality is it's unlikely women will ever be prioritised.
Doctor wellbeing is patient safety – now Parliament must act Partner content
Health
By Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland
Doctor wellbeing is patient safety – now Parliament must act
Doctors are human, yet the NHS often expects them to be invincible. When their wellbeing is pushed to breaking point, the consequences are felt by the patients they care for.
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