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Gavin Williamson Claims The UK Approved A Coronavirus Vaccine First Because It Is A 'Much Better Country'
Gavin Williamson Claims The UK Approved A Coronavirus Vaccine First Because It Is A "Much Better Country"
Coronavirus
Gavin Williamson has claimed the UK's speedy approval of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine was due to it being a "much better country" than France, Belgium and the US.
Jonathan Van-Tam Says Coronavirus Will Be 'With Humankind Forever' Despite The Vaccine Breakthrough
Coronavirus
Jonathan Van-Tam Says Coronavirus Will Be "With Humankind Forever" Despite The Vaccine Breakthrough
The HIV Commission Says People Should Be Tested For HIV Whenever They Have A Blood Test
Health
The HIV Commission Says People Should Be Tested For HIV Whenever They Have A Blood Test
Exclusive: A Scottish Property Developer Who Said He Knew 'Nothing At All' About PPE Was Handed £9.6m To Supply Surgical Gowns To The NHS
Coronavirus
Exclusive: A Scottish Property Developer Who Said He Knew "Nothing At All" About PPE Was Handed £9.6m To Supply Surgical Gowns To The NHS
Exclusive: 200 Families Of Frontline Health Workers Who Died From Coronavirus Have Received £60,000 NHS Payments
Coronavirus
Exclusive: 200 Families Of Frontline Health Workers Who Died From Coronavirus Have Received £60,000 NHS Payments
Coronavirus Deaths Are 'Highly Likely' To Exceed The Government's Worst Case Scenario, According To New Sage Analysis
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Deaths Are "Highly Likely" To Exceed The Government's Worst Case Scenario, According To New Sage Analysis
The NHS Covid-19 App Has Only Had Half The Downloads NHS Advisors Say It Needs To Help Stop the Coronavirus Pandemic
Coronavirus
The NHS Covid-19 App Has Only Had Half The Downloads NHS Advisors Say It Needs To Help Stop the Coronavirus Pandemic
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To support disabled people better, there is no doubt we must do more to support their carers
Health
By Ed Davey MP
To support disabled people better, there is no doubt we must do more to support their carers
World AIDS Day: We are taking huge steps towards ending HIV transmission in the UK by 2030
Health
By Ben Spencer MP
World AIDS Day: We are taking huge steps towards ending HIV transmission in the UK by 2030
Parking charges for NHS hospital staff should be abolished – and this time, for good
Health
By Zarah Sultana MP
Parking charges for NHS hospital staff should be abolished – and this time, for good
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To support disabled people better, there is no doubt we must do more to support their carers
To support disabled people better, there is no doubt we must do more to support their carers
By Ed Davey MP
Health
Grandma Wong personifies the bravery of Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners - she would be a worthy recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
Grandma Wong personifies the bravery of Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners - she would be a worthy recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
By Baroness Bennett and Lord Alton
Foreign affairs
The path to financial empowerment starts with financial inclusion
The path to financial empowerment starts with financial inclusion
By Guy Opperman MP
Economy
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Here Are The Challenges The Government Faces To Get A Covid-19 Vaccine From The Lab Into People’s Arms
Coronavirus
Here Are The Challenges The Government Faces To Get A Covid-19 Vaccine From The Lab Into People’s Arms
Faced with a knife-edge logistical operation, getting hold of specialist ultra-low freezers, handling dry ice and adding to the workloads of already overstretched GPs - after the jubilation of recent vaccine breakthroughs, the hard part comes in actually delivering it.
Local Politicians In University Towns And Cities Are Bracing For Community Rifts As Thousands Of Students Return After Lockdown
Coronavirus
Local Politicians In University Towns And Cities Are Bracing For Community Rifts As Thousands Of Students Return After Lockdown
As thousands of students prepare to return to university, the towns and cities that usually welcome them are steeling themselves for potential rifts with local residents after six months of lockdown.
‘Test and Trace isn’t working in the areas it most needs to’ — Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham on four weeks of local coronavirus curbs
Coronavirus
‘Test and Trace isn’t working in the areas it most needs to’ — Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham on four weeks of local coronavirus curbs
Ministers will on Thursday decide whether to ease the wave of coronavirus restrictions facing parts of northern England. Amid signs of a fresh spat between Whitehall and local leaders, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham tells Matt Honeycombe-Foster of his ongoing frustrations with the NHS contact tracing scheme — and why there’s ‘no room for politics in a pandemic’.
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Partner content
Health
By Compassion in Dying
Compassion in Dying responds to the CQC interim report on the use of DNACPR decisions during the pandemic
Usha Grieve, Director of Information and Partnerships at Compassion in Dying, said:
The Scientists Who Gave The Green Light To The Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine Say 'No Corners Were Cut' On Safety
Coronavirus
The Scientists Who Gave The Green Light To The Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine Say "No Corners Were Cut" On Safety
Scientists who gave the go-ahead to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine have said “no corners were cut” in testing it for the market and it has met rigorous international safety standards.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By Alzheimer’s Society
Alzheimer's Society comments on new care homes visiting guidance
The Government has today (Tuesday 1 December) announced new guidance to safely allow indoor visits to care homes across England as the country moves back into tiered restrictions.
Matt Hancock Says The NHS Could Begin Covid Vaccinations From Next Week After The Pfizer Jab Was Approved
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock Says The NHS Could Begin Covid Vaccinations From Next Week After The Pfizer Jab Was Approved
The Health Secretary has suggested vaccinations could begin within days after the UK medicines regulator gave the green light to the Pzifer jab.
Partner content
Health
By Hft
Hft responds to the 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review
Partner content
Health
By Mind
We need to see a cross-government plan for mental health
Responding to the announcement, Vicki Nash, Head of Policy and Campaigns at the mental health charity Mind, said:
When living in an age of ultra-processed foods, how can we protect our health? Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
When living in an age of ultra-processed foods, how can we protect our health?
A series of recent scientific studies have highlighted how bad ultra-processed foods and drinks (UPFD) are for human health, and BANT repeatedly recommend that this category of foods and drinks is avoided as much as possible. But in a world where the scientific community and the media, contradicts itself from one day to the next, how bad are they for your health?
When support was needed most during Covid-19, disabled people have been an afterthought
Health
By Vicky Foxcroft MP
When support was needed most during Covid-19, disabled people have been an afterthought
The government's decision to ease the Care Act has been one of the most overt affronts on disabled people's rights. Now is the time to outline what the long-awaited national strategy for disabled people should look like
Build Back Better and the Ageing Society Partner content
Coronavirus
By Legal & General
Build Back Better and the Ageing Society
We are determined to reduce health and longevity inequalities; support the creation of a new and better system of long-term care, and ultimately, improve the way that we look after each other as we age.  
How can the UK handle the future threat of pandemics? Partner content
Coronavirus
By Pfizer
How can the UK handle the future threat of pandemics?
Following a virtual parliamentary event hosted by Pfizer UK and the UK Sepsis Trust on ‘Future Infection Threats’, Dr Ron Daniels, Executive Director of the UK Sepsis Trust and Susan Rienow, Head of Pfizer UK’s Hospital Business Unit, explain why there is an urgent need for political action and call for a national strategy on global infection threats.
Toxic idea of male privilege is holding back the life chances of white working-class-boys
Health
By Ben Bradley MP
Toxic idea of male privilege is holding back the life chances of white working-class-boys
The notion that men should feel lucky with the lot they have been dealt in life and therefore should shut up is simply wrong. White working class boys live in some of the most disadvantaged circumstances in our country.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By Betting And Gaming Council
Betting and Gaming Council statement on the closure of betting shops in Level 4 areas in Scotland
Responding to Nicola Sturgeon’s announcement on some Scottish council areas moving to Level 4 Covid restrictions, which will lead to the closure of betting shops, a spokesperson for the Betting and Gaming Council said:
Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Alzheimer’s Society launches first-ever dedicated sport and dementia campaign: Sport United Against Dementia
Charity Ambassador Robbie Savage backs ground-breaking campaign to bring the sporting world together for the first time in a truly coordinated effort to tackle dementia
Partner content
Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
University of Exeter and Medicines Discovery Catapult combine to industrialise academic medicines research
Today, the University of Exeter and Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) announce their strategic partnership to accelerate medicines Research & Development (R&D), creating value for the sector and enhancing translational skills.
Women and girls face greater difficulties accessing treatment, diagnosis and referral for bleeding disorders
Health
By Diana Johnson MP
Women and girls face greater difficulties accessing treatment, diagnosis and referral for bleeding disorders
The APPG on Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood's inquiry into bleeding disorders found the UK has fallen behind in outcomes for people with bleeding disorders.
Partner content
Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
Boost for Mental Health Medicines R&D as COMPASS Pathways Joins the Psychiatry Consortium
Global mental health care company, COMPASS Pathways plc has joined the Psychiatry Consortium, bringing additional expertise and insights to the group.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
Government heeds advice on Vitamin D and offers 4 months’ supply to the most vulnerable
Following the sustained pressure from the scientific community, including BANT’s call for extraordinary supplementation of Vitamins C & D as a preventative measure for COVID-19, the government has finally acted on Vitamin D.
Covid-19 has exacerbated existing challenges for those who suffered baby loss
Health
By Cherilyn Mackrory MP
Covid-19 has exacerbated existing challenges for those who suffered baby loss
Partners have been excluded from appointments and both mothers and partners have had visiting rights severely restricted, increasing the isolation experienced by bereaved women and their families.
Long after the physical consequences of Covid-19 have receded, the mental health impacts will likely remain
Coronavirus
By Lisa Cameron MP
Long after the physical consequences of Covid-19 have receded, the mental health impacts will likely remain
Reports of stress, anxiety and depression are rising, and will be further exacerbated by negative economic impacts. We need better mental health support for the general population.
Partner content
Health
By Royal College of Emergency Medicine
Study shows action needed to protect Emergency Care clinicians from burnout
Commenting on ‘Need for recovery amongst emergency physicians in the UK and Ireland: a cross-sectional survey‘ published in the BMJ Open, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Adrian Boyle said:
If we are going to get the ageing society right, we need innovation Partner content
Health
By Legal & General
If we are going to get the ageing society right, we need innovation
Legal & General are determined to build the great ageing society. We need to bring innovative thinking to the way we support older people - it is another example of inclusive capitalism at work.
We need to build society around older people
Health
By Rachael Maskell MP
We need to build society around older people
We must place older people at the centre of all we do.
It would be tragic if the NHS returned to its old ways
Health
By Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
It would be tragic if the NHS returned to its old ways
The pandemic has sparked a digital transformation in Britain’s health service. The NHS must continue its rapid take-up of technology to improve patient care
Introducing Inclusive Capitalism: combining economic success and social usefulness Partner content
Environment
By Legal & General
Introducing Inclusive Capitalism: combining economic success and social usefulness
How can markets deliver long-term social good? With the joint needs of the UK’s coronavirus recovery and ambitious climate targets, through the concept of Inclusive Capitalism, John Godfrey from Legal & General explains how the organisation can play a crucial role in the years ahead.
EventsAll
Supporting Menopause at Work
2020
Online
Supporting Menopause at Work
Women in Policing
2020
Online
Women in Policing
NHS Parliamentary Awards
2021
House of Commons
NHS Parliamentary Awards