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All The Strikes Happening Before Christmas
All The Strikes Happening Before Christmas
Health
Staff across multiple sectors are due to strike throughout December, as unions continue to make demands for reform of pay and conditions by employers and the government.
Unions Could Coordinate Strikes, MPs Respond To Royal Racism Row, Polls Open In Chester By-Election
Health
Unions Could Coordinate Strikes, MPs Respond To Royal Racism Row, Polls Open In Chester By-Election
Private Schools Spat At PMQs, Food Prices Rising, NHS Pay Rises Not On The Cards
Health
Private Schools Spat At PMQs, Food Prices Rising, NHS Pay Rises Not On The Cards
Where And When NHS Nurse Strikes Will Happen
Health
Where And When NHS Nurse Strikes Will Happen
Cabinet Minister Says Pay Rises Matching Inflation Or Higher 'Unaffordable' For Public Sector
Health
Cabinet Minister Says Pay Rises Matching Inflation Or Higher "Unaffordable" For Public Sector
Nurses Announce Strike Days, Backbenchers Rebel Over Energy Policy, Apology For MP Christmas Party Guidelines
Health
Nurses Announce Strike Days, Backbenchers Rebel Over Energy Policy, Apology For MP Christmas Party Guidelines
Health Secretary Refuses To Acknowledge NHS Delays Could Be Causing Deaths
Health
Health Secretary Refuses To Acknowledge NHS Delays Could Be Causing Deaths
The House Live
Politicians need to take bold action to improve public health
Health
By Sally Warren
Politicians need to take bold action to improve public health
Can Health Become the Fourth Pillar of ESG and Help Deliver Nationwide, High Impact Levelling Up? Partner content
Health
By Legal & General
Can Health Become the Fourth Pillar of ESG and Help Deliver Nationwide, High Impact Levelling Up?
Understanding the burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Partner content
Health
By Sanofi
Understanding the burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
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Rishi Sunak Is Already Struggling To Keep “Ungovernable” MPs In Line
Rishi Sunak Is Already Struggling To Keep “Ungovernable” MPs In Line
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All The Strikes Happening Before Christmas
Health
All The Strikes Happening Before Christmas
Staff across multiple sectors are due to strike throughout December, as unions continue to make demands for reform of pay and conditions by employers and the government.
Where And When NHS Nurse Strikes Will Happen
Health
Where And When NHS Nurse Strikes Will Happen
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has confirmed the locations of strikes that will take place across England, Wales and Northern Ireland in the run-up to Christmas.
How a public inquiry into contaminated blood exposed decades of denial
Health
By Tom Sasse
How a public inquiry into contaminated blood exposed decades of denial
Earlier this month, one of the most extraordinary public inquiries in United Kingdom history held its final public evidence session.
Health & Care news
Why public health policy needs to refocus Partner content
Health
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
Why public health policy needs to refocus
Addressing the causes of unhealthy lifestyles will be a game-changer.
Awaab Ishak’s heart-breaking death is a stark reminder that housing standards need urgently addressing
Health
By Bob Blackman MP
Awaab Ishak’s heart-breaking death is a stark reminder that housing standards need urgently addressing
I was deeply saddened by the news of Awaab Ishak’s death recently, caused by extended exposure to mould in his home.
Strengthening the UK Life Sciences Environment Partner content
Health
By MSD
Strengthening the UK Life Sciences Environment
The UK's life sciences sector has unlocked potential for growth. Chi Onwurah MP, Shadow Minister for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and Dr Natalie White PhD, Executive Clinical Research Director at MSD write about the need for industry-government collaboration and investment in the life sciences sector.
Domestic abuse victims must be supported when trying to rebuild their lives
Health
By Apsana Begum
Domestic abuse victims must be supported when trying to rebuild their lives
Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, on 25 November, I led a debate at Westminster Hall – drawing on my own painful ongoing experiences – calling for a duty of care to be placed on employers and political parties to ensure that survivors of domestic abuse are not exposed to further harassment in their roles.
Why we need to get the balance right on gambling reform Partner content
Health
By Betting And Gaming Council
Why we need to get the balance right on gambling reform
Targeted intervention is the best way for the government to uphold freedom and protect the most vulnerable when it comes to gambling.
Courageous political leadership is needed to end AIDS
Health
By Lord Fowler
Courageous political leadership is needed to end AIDS
We have come a long way. In the mid 1980s, when I started to work on the campaigns to respond to AIDS, there were no medicines.
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: Rethinking health economics to tackle AMR Partner content
Health
By Pfizer UK
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: Rethinking health economics to tackle AMR
As ever, World Antimicrobial Awareness week is a good opportunity for us to reflect on the challenge posed by ‘superbugs’ and consider potential solutions. While a whole week might seem like a lot of time to allocate to one healthcare challenge, the scale of the threat posed by Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) merits it. As we move from pandemic response to pandemic recovery, there is arguably even greater need to consider how we’re tackling AMR and how we can work better together. Toby Cousens, Hospital and Internal Medicines Lead, Pfizer UK, considers the challenge ahead.
Acting on health inequalities will save lives and money Partner content
Health
By Policy@Manchester
Acting on health inequalities will save lives and money
Across the UK, disparities in health and care are the most visible part of the levelling-up agenda – and tackling them is central to bridging regional gaps in wealth and productivity, say experts and Parliamentarians.
Hear Us Now: creating a sound future for deaf children
Health
By Anita Grover, Chief Executive of Auditory Verbal UK
Hear Us Now: creating a sound future for deaf children
Parliament has the power to improve outcomes for deaf children. When early and effective support is in place, and access to this support is universal, deaf children can achieve the same things in life as their hearing peers. This support can also unlock significant economic benefits. But this is not currently happening.
Jeremy Hunt's NHS Boost Receives A Cautious Welcome, But Strikes Still Loom
Health
Jeremy Hunt's NHS Boost Receives A Cautious Welcome, But Strikes Still Loom
An increase to NHS budgets announced in Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement has received a cautious welcome from senior NHS staff, but concerns over severe winter pressures and the possibility of strikes still remain.

Cities unlimited: climate finance for a just and green transition Partner content
Environment
By WSP
Cities unlimited: climate finance for a just and green transition

Cities require the most investment and face the biggest risks in the climate emergency. But how can we make sure that they are at the centre of the growing conversation around finance for climate action? The House Live sat down ahead of COP27 with a panel of experts from C40 Cities and WSP to hear what a major new report tells us about unlocking the finance potential of cities to play a greater role in meeting the climate change challenge.
Caring for Britain: Can our troubled social care system recover?
Health
By Sophie Church
Caring for Britain: Can our troubled social care system recover?
As the new government struggles to balance the books, Sophie Church hears how the already beleaguered care sector fears further cuts
Now is the time to spark a new prevention revolution in healthcare Partner content
Health
By Pfizer UK
Now is the time to spark a new prevention revolution in healthcare
While the principle of prevention is universally accepted, shifting the dial more strongly towards it and away from reactive, emergency approaches has been an elusive challenge for governments around the world. Yet in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have an opportunity to use innovation in novel ways to drive a new revolution in prevention. Rhulani Nhlaniki, Pfizer’s UK Vaccines Lead discusses the challenge.
Partner content
Health
By LV=
45% of adults aged 25-44 without a protection policy are not confident they can financially cope if ill
Three in five people without a protection product would feel more financially resilient if they had a policy that paid if they were unable to work due to illness or injury.
The NHS faces a challenging winter but MPs can trust that plans are in place to cope
Health
By Amanda Pritchard
The NHS faces a challenging winter but MPs can trust that plans are in place to cope
Winter will come hot on the heels of an extremely busy summer for NHS staff who are facing significant pressure on various fronts.
Cabinet Minister Says Nurses’ Pay Rise Demand Is A “High Ask” After Strikes Announced
Health
Cabinet Minister Says Nurses’ Pay Rise Demand Is A “High Ask” After Strikes Announced
Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said that nurses’ demand for a 17 per cent pay rise is a “high ask” after members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) union voted to go on strike for the first time.
The Health of Nations: Why Businesses Need to Step Up When it Comes to Health Partner content
Health
By Legal & General
The Health of Nations: Why Businesses Need to Step Up When it Comes to Health
With the new Prime Minister recommitting to Levelling Up, UK businesses need to step forward to create a more balanced economy. But that can only happen with a healthy population and a healthy workforce. The House sat down with Legal & General’s John Godfrey to hear why he believes health should be on the agenda in every UK boardroom.
NHS Nurses Will Hold First UK-Wide Strikes Over Pay
Health
NHS Nurses Will Hold First UK-Wide Strikes Over Pay
Members of the Royal College of Nursing have voted in favour of the biggest-ever NHS strike action by the end of the year, with the union arguing for better pay and working conditions.
The UK's social care system is 'broken', the Prime Minister must fix it Partner content
Health
By Advinia Health Care
The UK's social care system is 'broken', the Prime Minister must fix it
With the onset of Winter, pressures on the NHS are, once again, a point of major political debate. There is no quick fix, but Rishi Sunak must recognise he cannot ease the burden on health care without fixing our broken social care system too.
Partner content
Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
Medicines Discovery Catapult and Xerion Healthcare Secure Funding for Innovative Brain Tumour Treatment
Innovate UK SMART Grant awarded to accelerate progress to clinical trials.
If the Asylum System is broken, who broke it?
Health
By Lord Dubs
If the Asylum System is broken, who broke it?
"The Home Secretary stated that the United Kingdom’s immigration system is broken. The Conservatives have been in government for 12 years. She does not appear to realise that this is an admission of Conservative failure."
Public health policy should return to the top of Steve Barclay’s priority list
Health
By Adam Briggs, Senior Policy Fellow, The Health Foundation
Public health policy should return to the top of Steve Barclay’s priority list
After a gap of less than eight weeks, Steve Barclay returned to the Department of Health and Social Care to find NHS waiting lists of more than 7m, a social care system on its knees, record workforce shortages, and the first signs of a flu season arriving in hospitals.
Social care workforce crisis is failing people with dementia
Health
By Debbie Abrahams MP
Social care workforce crisis is failing people with dementia
It’s been 11 months since the government published its Adult Social Care White Paper, People at the Heart of Care – and yet we still have precious little detail on how government will deliver vital reform for the social care workforce.
Pandemics, plastic bags and planning: What can data tell us about government policy? Partner content
Health
By Understanding Society
Pandemics, plastic bags and planning: What can data tell us about government policy?
How do we know if a policy works and gives value for money, or has unintended consequences? The longitudinal data of Understanding Society can help to find the answers.
EventsAll
Women in Local Government
2022
London
Women in Local Government
Women into Leadership London
2022
Mermaid Centre
Women into Leadership London
Women into Leadership Liverpool
2023
Liverpool
Women into Leadership Liverpool
Women in Education
2023
London
Women in Education