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Doctors Warn Rise In ‘Staycations’ Could Put Pressure On Stretched NHS In Holiday Hotspots
Doctors Warn Rise In ‘Staycations’ Could Put Pressure On Stretched NHS In Holiday Hotspots
Coronavirus
NHS staff have warned they are bracing for a summer "like no other" with the increase in Brits holidaying in the UK likely to put excess pressure on frontline services already stretched by the pandemic.
Sajid Javid Apologises After Backlash From Bereaved Covid Families Over 'Cower' Comments
Coronavirus
Sajid Javid Apologises After Backlash From Bereaved Covid Families Over "Cower" Comments
UK Covid Infections Jumped To More Than 800,000 Last Week
Coronavirus
UK Covid Infections Jumped To More Than 800,000 Last Week
Westminster Orders Northern Ireland's Leaders To Set Up Abortion Services Immediately
Health
Westminster Orders Northern Ireland's Leaders To Set Up Abortion Services Immediately
Minister Admits He Is 'Very Concerned' About Food Shortages Caused By Self-Isolation 'Pingdemic'
Coronavirus
Minister Admits He Is "Very Concerned" About Food Shortages Caused By Self-Isolation "Pingdemic"
Minister Plays Down National Insurance Hike Reports As Government Braces For Tory Backlash
Health
Minister Plays Down National Insurance Hike Reports As Government Braces For Tory Backlash
Keir Starmer Accuses Boris Johnson Of Having 'Played The System' Over Self-Isolation Plans
Coronavirus
Keir Starmer Accuses Boris Johnson Of Having "Played The System" Over Self-Isolation Plans
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Our food system is making too many of us sick and causing long-term environmental harm – we can do better
Environment
By Daniel Zeichner MP
Our food system is making too many of us sick and causing long-term environmental harm – we can do better
Calorie Counting Regulations take wrong approach to tackling obesity
Health
By Baroness Bull
Calorie Counting Regulations take wrong approach to tackling obesity
Inequality is the biggest barrier to reducing baby loss and improving maternity safety
Health
By Cherilyn Mackrory MP
Inequality is the biggest barrier to reducing baby loss and improving maternity safety
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Minister Insists British People Have Confidence In Boris Johnson After Accusations of Lying
Minister Insists British People Have Confidence In Boris Johnson After Accusations of Lying
Political parties
To stop the culture wars, learn from gay rights
To stop the culture wars, learn from gay rights
By Luke Tryl
Culture
Doctors Warn Rise In ‘Staycations’ Could Put Pressure On Stretched NHS In Holiday Hotspots
Doctors Warn Rise In ‘Staycations’ Could Put Pressure On Stretched NHS In Holiday Hotspots
Coronavirus
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Calorie Counting Regulations take wrong approach to tackling obesity
Health
By Baroness Bull
Calorie Counting Regulations take wrong approach to tackling obesity
As Parliament winds down for summer recess, I’m gearing up for my first ever regret motion, setting out why I believe the impending Calorie Labelling Regulations take a wrong-headed approach to the obesity challenge.
Inequality is the biggest barrier to reducing baby loss and improving maternity safety
Health
By Cherilyn Mackrory MP
Inequality is the biggest barrier to reducing baby loss and improving maternity safety
Babies from minority ethnic or socioeconomically deprived backgrounds continue to be at significantly greater risk of perinatal death than their white or less deprived peers.
Doctors Warn NHS Could Be “Dead In The Water” If Summer Surge Increases A&E Demand
Coronavirus
Doctors Warn NHS Could Be “Dead In The Water” If Summer Surge Increases A&E Demand
Medical professionals have warned that a surge in coronavirus cases could overwhelm the NHS as the health service continues to battle with coronavirus alongside a return to pre-pandemic demand.
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Environment
By NOAH
National Food Strategy Plan – innovation and healthy animals support improved sustainability of food supply, says NOAH
The animal health industry recognises the importance of a strategic approach to food in the UK. We welcome the value placed on innovation in the new National Food Strategy Plan and are ready to support efforts to produce food from livestock more sustainably, as the Plan advocates.
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Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
Medicines Discovery Catapult welcomes new scientific and people leaders
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Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
No code, no problem: Chief.AI and Medicines Discovery Catapult harness the power of AI for new pay as you go drug discovery platform
Informing consumer choice is vital to the levelling up health agenda Partner content
Health
By Danone UK
Informing consumer choice is vital to the levelling up health agenda
If we are serious about levelling up, we must give everyone the opportunity to make more informed nutrition choices.
The Government Doesn't Know How Many People Have Deleted Covid-19 App As 'Pingdemic' Continues
Coronavirus
The Government Doesn't Know How Many People Have Deleted Covid-19 App As "Pingdemic" Continues
The government has admitted it does not have a record of how many people have deleted the NHS Covid-19 app as more than 500,000 people are self-isolating in the so-called "pingdemic".
Vaccine Minister Insists Public Are Not Being 'Taken For Fools' After Defending Boris Johnson's Self-Isolation U-Turn
Coronavirus
Vaccine Minister Insists Public Are Not Being "Taken For Fools" After Defending Boris Johnson's Self-Isolation U-Turn
Nadhim Zahawi has defended the Prime Minister over his decision to u-turn over self-isolation as he insisted the government were not taking the public "for fools".
Cervical screenings save lives
Health
By Alex Davies-Jones MP
Cervical screenings save lives
In 2016, I was diagnosed with CIN3 and abnormal cells which have a high chance of becoming cancerous if left untreated. I had to have surgery and now live without the majority of my cervix. It is a story that I was hesitant to open up about because of the stigma that sadly still exists.
UK Covid Cases Have Risen Above 50,000 For The First Time Since January
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UK Covid Cases Have Risen Above 50,000 For The First Time Since January
The number of daily Covid-19 cases has risen to more than 50,000 for the first time since the height of the winter wave of infections. The surge comes just days before the final restrictions are lifted across England.
Tory Co-Chair Of Parliamentary Eating Disorder Group Accused Of 'Fat Shaming' NHS Nurse
Health
Tory Co-Chair Of Parliamentary Eating Disorder Group Accused Of "Fat Shaming" NHS Nurse
Conservative MP Scott Benton, who is co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for eating disorders, has been accused of "fat shaming" a Labour councillor and NHS nurse on Twitter.
Government Would Consider New Lockdown If Cases Become 'Unacceptable', Minister Claims
Coronavirus
Government Would Consider New Lockdown If Cases Become "Unacceptable", Minister Claims
Solicitor General Lucy Frazer said the government would "look at" introducing new lockdown restrictions if cases hit "unacceptable" levels.
Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today: how can we support sustainable living in later life? Partner content
Environment
By Legal & General
Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today: how can we support sustainable living in later life?
Addressing climate change is the biggest issue of our lifetimes. Since the first industrial revolution over 200 years ago, economic growth and the advances that have flowed from it have been almost entirely driven by fossil fuels.
Government risks failing babies and parents struggling to cope during Covid
Health
By Catherine McKinnell MP
Government risks failing babies and parents struggling to cope during Covid
New parent Bethany told us that she found remote health visits “unhelpful”, and remote parent and baby classes difficult for her baby to engage with – leaving her with the “continuous heartache of not having support”.
More Than 500,000 People In England Were Pinged By NHS Test and Trace App In A Single Week
Coronavirus
More Than 500,000 People In England Were Pinged By NHS Test and Trace App In A Single Week
Over half-a-million people in England were sent self-isolation alerts via the NHS Covid app in a single week, new stats reveal.
Government's Food Advisor Says Plan To Break 'Junk Food Cycle' Won't Push Up Food Prices
Health
Government's Food Advisor Says Plan To Break "Junk Food Cycle" Won't Push Up Food Prices
A new food strategy which proposes prescribing vegetables on the NHS and increasing taxes on sugar and salt would help protect the health service, its author has claimed.
World Youth Skills Day: Paying tribute to the resilience and creativity of youth through the pandemic Partner content
Coronavirus
By The National Lottery
World Youth Skills Day: Paying tribute to the resilience and creativity of youth through the pandemic
This World Youth Skills Day, how are National Lottery-funded charities giving disadvantaged young people affected by the pandemic a much needed boost?
The Health and Care Bill will accelerate NHS privatisation – it must be scrapped
Health
By Dr Julia Grace Patterson
The Health and Care Bill will accelerate NHS privatisation – it must be scrapped
Patients do not benefit from NHS service fragmentation, which creates postcode lotteries and inequitable care. We deserve an ambitious vision for the NHS which truly holds patients’ needs as the central priority.
Sadiq Khan Defends 'Unselfish' Compulsory Face Covering Rules On London Public Transport
Coronavirus
Sadiq Khan Defends "Unselfish" Compulsory Face Covering Rules On London Public Transport
Sadiq Khan has defended new rules making the use of face coverings compulsory on London public transport beyond 19 July, saying the move would give "confidence" to passengers.
We must broaden diversity and inclusion in personalised nutrition and lifestyle medicine Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
We must broaden diversity and inclusion in personalised nutrition and lifestyle medicine
Addressing the rise in non-communicable disease, lifestyle choices and health inequalities is imperative.
The Health and Care Bill is a government power grab that opens the doors to privatisation
Health
By Justin Madders MP
The Health and Care Bill is a government power grab that opens the doors to privatisation
Every second the NHS spends on this top down reorganisation is a second less spent on bringing down waiting lists and improving care.
The Key Scientific Advice Boris Johnson Was Given Before Ending Covid Restrictions
Coronavirus
The Key Scientific Advice Boris Johnson Was Given Before Ending Covid Restrictions
Boris Johnson has toned down his calls for 19 July to be England's "freedom day" after the scientific data concluded the future course of the pandemic will be highly uncertain.
Outdated institutions should be banned from detaining autistic people and people with learning disabilities
Health
By Barbara Keeley MP
Outdated institutions should be banned from detaining autistic people and people with learning disabilities
The government has failed to invest in high quality community services which would support people to leave hospital and it has done nothing to stop the flow of people into inpatient units from the community.
NHS Parliamentary Awards: the most competitive year yet
Coronavirus
By Sir Simon Stevens
NHS Parliamentary Awards: the most competitive year yet
To state the obvious, this has been a year like no other for the National Health Service, so the judges of the NHS Parliamentary Awards have faced an even tougher job.
Emergency Departments Face Busiest June On Record As Medics Warn Of 'Threat' To Patient Safety
Health
Emergency Departments Face Busiest June On Record As Medics Warn Of "Threat" To Patient Safety
Ministers are being warned of a "looming crisis" in accident and emergency as patient numbers hit highest levels since records began.
Partner content
Coronavirus
By Dignity in Dying
Disability rights campaigner, palliative care doctor, Rabbi and Imam speak out in support of assisted dying law, as Lords and Holyrood prepare to debate prospective legislation
A disability rights campaigner, a palliative care doctor, a rabbi and an imam yesterday (Wednesday 7 July 2021) addressed the All Party Parliamentary Group on Choice at the End of Life, calling on cross-party MPs and Peers to support a change in the law on assisted dying.
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