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Government Has Rejected Plans For Olympics-Style Event To Fund Mental Health Services For First Responders
Government Has Rejected Plans For Olympics-Style Event To Fund Mental Health Services For First Responders
Health
Tory MPs have criticised the government for failing to support plans for an Olympics-style multi-sport event which will raise money towards mental health services for first responders.
Cabinet Minister Claims “There’s A Reason” The Government Hasn’t Introduced Fines For Missed GP Appointments
Health
Cabinet Minister Claims “There’s A Reason” The Government Hasn’t Introduced Fines For Missed GP Appointments
Jeremy Hunt Says Brexit May Have Had 'Marginal Impact' On NHS Staffing
Health
Jeremy Hunt Says Brexit May Have Had "Marginal Impact" On NHS Staffing
Failure To Resolve PPE Supplier Disputes May Cost Taxpayers £2.7bn, Warn MPs
Health
Failure To Resolve PPE Supplier Disputes May Cost Taxpayers £2.7bn, Warn MPs
Stephen Barclay Is The New Health Secretary And Nadhim Zahawi Replaces Rishi Sunak As Chancellor
Health
Stephen Barclay Is The New Health Secretary And Nadhim Zahawi Replaces Rishi Sunak As Chancellor
MPs Call For Stronger UK Abortion Rights After Historic US Abortion Bans
Health
MPs Call For Stronger UK Abortion Rights After Historic US Abortion Bans
Labour Claims Boris Johnson Misled Parliament Over Asymptomatic Covid Claim
Coronavirus
Labour Claims Boris Johnson Misled Parliament Over Asymptomatic Covid Claim
The House Live
Saving Brains: the ‘postcode lottery’ of stroke treatment risks health outcomes and NHS finances Partner content
Health
By Stroke Association
Saving Brains: the ‘postcode lottery’ of stroke treatment risks health outcomes and NHS finances
Collaboration between industry, the health service and government on the Life Sciences Vision can help deliver the levelling up agenda Partner content
Health
By Sanofi
Collaboration between industry, the health service and government on the Life Sciences Vision can help deliver the levelling up agenda
We must treat monkeypox as a public health emergency to avoid it becoming endemic in the UK
Health
By Angela Eagle MP
We must treat monkeypox as a public health emergency to avoid it becoming endemic in the UK
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Price Of Bread, Cheese, Milk And Biscuits Is About To Soar
Price Of Bread, Cheese, Milk And Biscuits Is About To Soar
Environment
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MPs Call For Stronger UK Abortion Rights After Historic US Abortion Bans
Health
MPs Call For Stronger UK Abortion Rights After Historic US Abortion Bans
Several MPs have called on the UK government to strengthen domestic rights to abortion care following the United States' historic decision to overturn a ruling protecting the right to abortion.
Brexit Has Left A £30m Funding Black Hole At Medicines Regulator
Coronavirus
Brexit Has Left A £30m Funding Black Hole At Medicines Regulator
The UK's medicines regulator has privately warned it has lost tens of millions in revenue as a result of Brexit changes.
The Jeremy Hunt interview: Covid, health care, and what I'd have done differently from Boris Johnson
Coronavirus
By Eleanor Langford
The Jeremy Hunt interview: Covid, health care, and what I'd have done differently from Boris Johnson
Jeremy Hunt wants to ensure the lessons of the pandemic aren’t forgotten. He tells Eleanor Langford where he sees the future of the NHS – and the part he’d like to play in it.
Health & Care news
Medicines Discovery Catapult and ZEISS Set Sights on Advancing Microscopy Partner content
Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
Medicines Discovery Catapult and ZEISS Set Sights on Advancing Microscopy
Medicines Discovery Catapult and ZEISS have announced a new partnership to drive the application of microscopy in drug discovery.
Laura Trott: Government must step in to regulate dangerous and exploitative non-surgical cosmetic procedures
Health
By Laura Trott MP
Laura Trott: Government must step in to regulate dangerous and exploitative non-surgical cosmetic procedures
No child needs cosmetic Botox or fillers, yet thousands of young people, particularly girls, continue to undertake these dangerous and unnecessary procedures which have the potential to ruin their lives.
The “most draconian laws in the world”: Women’s Health Strategy all but silent on abortion
Health
By Alexandra Ming
The “most draconian laws in the world”: Women’s Health Strategy all but silent on abortion
Last week, the Department for Health and Social Care published its long-awaited women’s health strategy for England. Although the strategy – which seeks to address disparities in health and wellbeing outcomes for women – has been welcomed by many, stakeholders have criticised a glaring lack of focus on abortion services.
The Chris Boardman Interview: Ending the culture war around cycling
Health
By James Wilmore
The Chris Boardman Interview: Ending the culture war around cycling
Three decades on from winning Olympic gold, cyclist Chris Boardman has a new national challenge – getting us out of our cars and onto our bikes.
Escaping the Junk Food cycle: is it possible? Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
Escaping the Junk Food cycle: is it possible?
National Junk Food Day is celebrated every year on July 21st as a celebration of the foods people like to snack on. Pitched as the ultimate ‘cheat day’, the reality for many, is this is their everyday diet thanks to the ease of accessibility and affordability of these foods.
Women’s reproductive health has been under-prioritised for too long – meaningful action is needed now
Health
By Diana Johnson MP, Baroness Barker and Dr Asha Kasliwal
Women’s reproductive health has been under-prioritised for too long – meaningful action is needed now
The choice of whether and when to have children is a fundamental right for girls and women. However, this right is often threatened as we have seen with the overturning of Roe vs Wade – a devastating decision removing the constitutional right to an abortion in the United States.
Putting women at the heart of the 10 Year Cancer Plan Partner content
Health
By Hologic
Putting women at the heart of the 10 Year Cancer Plan
Hologic UK and Ireland’s General Manager, Tim Simpson, outlines three steps to ensure cancer screening delivers positive outcomes for women over the next decade.
How can we support the 10 million people who suffer from migraine? Partner content
Coronavirus
By AbbVie
How can we support the 10 million people who suffer from migraine?
In the latest in our new series on improving care for people with long-term health conditions, Dods Impact and AbbVie explore how fixing the ‘broken care pathway’ can help support the 10 million people in the UK who suffer from migraines
Why Portsmouth needs a medical school Partner content
Health
By University of Portsmouth
Why Portsmouth needs a medical school
A medical school at the University of Portsmouth could help transform the city’s GP provision.
Now is not the time to push ahead with the Gambling White Paper Partner content
Health
By Betting And Gaming Council
Now is not the time to push ahead with the Gambling White Paper
With reform to the betting and gaming industry having the potential to impact the lives of millions in this country, we need to give it the attention it deserves.
Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
BANT response to the BMJ on Hypervitaminosis D article and subsequent misrepresentation of Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioners
How can we end the Parkinson's 'Postcode Lottery'? Partner content
Health
By AbbVie
How can we end the Parkinson's 'Postcode Lottery'?
In the latest in our series on improving care for people with long-term health conditions, Dods Impact and AbbVie explore the vital need to end the Postcode Lottery for people with Parkinson’s
Think About the Future: How Aico is Working to Build the Next Generation of Housing Professionals whilst hitting net zero goals Partner content
Health
By Aico
Think About the Future: How Aico is Working to Build the Next Generation of Housing Professionals whilst hitting net zero goals
Building the homes that the nation needs and retrofitting existing stock to support the net zero transition are enormous national challenges. They will demand commitment, investment and action from government, housebuilders, and repairs and maintenance professionals across the UK. It will also require a workforce with the skills required to take part in a rapidly changing sector.
Gynaecological conditions must be given greater priority to end prolonged suffering for women
Health
By Emma Hardy MP
Gynaecological conditions must be given greater priority to end prolonged suffering for women
The findings of the report of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) understanding the scale and impact of waiting lists in gynaecology shows waiting lists across the UK have now reached record levels.
We still have a long way to go to end HIV stigma
Health
By Martyn Butler OBE
We still have a long way to go to end HIV stigma
This week marks 40 years since Terry Higgins died of an Aids-related illness and his partner Rupert Whitaker and I set about founding an organisation in his honour to prevent what happened to him and is happening to untold others.
Boris Johnson must honour the promises he made at the G7 to deliver Covid vaccines
Coronavirus
By Preet Kaur Gill MP
Boris Johnson must honour the promises he made at the G7 to deliver Covid vaccines
It will be an absolute disgrace if the UK falls short of its promises to provide surplus Covid-19 vaccines to the world's poorest countries.
Boosting funding to community pharmacies would help ease the NHS backlog
Health
By Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Boosting funding to community pharmacies would help ease the NHS backlog
A funding squeeze and workforce shortages are threatening to hold back community pharmacies from expanding.
Health Disparities White Paper must level up heart health Partner content
Environment
By British Heart Foundation
Health Disparities White Paper must level up heart health
For a child growing up in Blackpool – let’s call her Mia – the barriers to good heart health are set early on.
UK behaviour at WTO exposes a dishonest approach to trade negotiations and will prolong the pandemic globally
Coronavirus
By Dan Poulter MP
UK behaviour at WTO exposes a dishonest approach to trade negotiations and will prolong the pandemic globally
As we adapt to live with COVID we must not forget that our ability to access vaccines, tests and treatments is what underpins this freedom.
Digital technology must be front and centre when tackling the children's mental health crisis
Health
By Lisa Cameron MP
Digital technology must be front and centre when tackling the children's mental health crisis
Digital technology has undeniably transformed our lives – from streaming the latest unmissable TV show on our smartphones to taking work zoom calls remotely, we live in a world that offers so many online opportunities.
Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
The National Food Strategy White paper is more of a whitewash!
This non-strategy falls way short of delivering against health targets.
How innovation can help ease the devastating impact of macular disease Partner content
Health
By AbbVie
How innovation can help ease the devastating impact of macular disease
In the first of our new series on improving care for people with long-term health conditions, Dods Impact and AbbVie explore how improving Digital and Virtual Outpatient Services can help the 1.5 million people losing their sight as a result of macular disease
Medicines Discovery Catapult Supports Cystic Fibrosis Week 2022 Partner content
Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
Medicines Discovery Catapult Supports Cystic Fibrosis Week 2022
Exploring the theme of ‘lifting the limits together’, this week (13-19 June) marks Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Week 2022. The event is a week-long opportunity to celebrate the courage and resilience shown by the CF community, whilst raising awareness and demystifying misconceptions surrounding the disease.
We need a polluter levy on tobacco firms to help smokers quit
Health
By Lord Young of Cookham
We need a polluter levy on tobacco firms to help smokers quit
I warmly endorse Javed Khan’s recommendations and particularly welcome his top priority, which is immediate and substantially increased funding for preventive measures to reduce the harm done by smoking.
EventsAll
Unlocking the SCS Leeds
2022
Leeds
Unlocking the SCS Leeds
Women into Leadership London
2022
Central London
Women into Leadership London
Revitalising High Streets
2022
Online
Revitalising High Streets
Online Safety Bill Briefing
2022
Online
Online Safety Bill Briefing