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'All Peopled Out': Labour MP Cat Eccles On Being Autistic In Westminster
"All Peopled Out": Labour MP Cat Eccles On Being Autistic In Westminster
Health
Speaking to PoliticsHome ahead of Autism Awareness Day, Labour MP Cat Eccles says she hopes that sharing her story will help make Parliament more accommodating to neurodivergent people.
Voters In Labour-Reform Battlegrounds More Likely To Rely On Disability Benefits
Health
Voters In Labour-Reform Battlegrounds More Likely To Rely On Disability Benefits
The Rundown Podcast: The Social Care Crunch
Health
The Rundown Podcast: The Social Care Crunch
Cross Party MPs To Write To Government Over Care Worker Visa Changes
Health
Cross Party MPs To Write To Government Over Care Worker Visa Changes
Labour MP Campaigning For Bereavement Suites In Maternity Wards Was 'Fighting For Life' As A Newborn
Health
Labour MP Campaigning For Bereavement Suites In Maternity Wards Was "Fighting For Life" As A Newborn
Duty of Candour In NHS 'Not Working', Says Inquiry Chair
Health
Duty of Candour In NHS "Not Working", Says Inquiry Chair
Public Likely To Comply With Lockdown Measures To Halt New Pandemic, Poll Suggests
Health
Public Likely To Comply With Lockdown Measures To Halt New Pandemic, Poll Suggests
Opinion
I consulted marginalised groups on the assisted dying bill – there is fear
Health
By Dr Jamilla Hussain
I consulted marginalised groups on the assisted dying bill – there is fear
Weight loss drugs: weight regain is inevitable Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
Weight loss drugs: weight regain is inevitable
There is little choice in the assisted dying bill for those without agency
Health
By Polly Billington MP
There is little choice in the assisted dying bill for those without agency
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Tory MPs On Lib Dem Defection Watch
Tory MPs On Lib Dem Defection Watch
Political parties
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025 ##sash##
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
Energy
Weight loss drugs: weight regain is inevitable Partner content
Weight loss drugs: weight regain is inevitable
By Slimming World
Health
New Labour MPs Demand Better Paternity Leave for Parliamentary Staff
New Labour MPs Demand Better Paternity Leave for Parliamentary Staff
Social affairs
Treasury Expanding Access To Winter Fuel Allowance For Pensioners
Treasury Expanding Access To Winter Fuel Allowance For Pensioners
Economy
Liverpool Labour MPs Grow Restless Over Hillsborough Law Delay
Liverpool Labour MPs Grow Restless Over Hillsborough Law Delay
Communities
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The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
Health
The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
A mental health social worker takes us through a typical day in the job, from disappointing patients to dealing with abuse and threats
How to resolve the modern care dilemma: drop the obsession with GDP
Health
By Miriam Cates
How to resolve the modern care dilemma: drop the obsession with GDP
Resolving the modern care dilemma means putting family at the heart of the economy, writes Miriam Cates. But the challenges to implementing this conservative plan for care come from all sides – including the ‘ultra-online right’
Stephen Kinnock: 'I have a really personal understanding of what people are going through'
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
Stephen Kinnock: 'I have a really personal understanding of what people are going through'
Stephen Kinnock is responsible for tackling one of the biggest challenges the government faces: social care. The health minister talks to Sienna Rodgers about charging reforms, professionalising the workforce and his family’s experiences with care
Health & Care news
The Victoria Atkins interview: 'The NHS belongs to us all, not just the junior doctors committee'
Health
By Tali Fraser
The Victoria Atkins interview: 'The NHS belongs to us all, not just the junior doctors committee'
Born into a political family, Victoria Atkins was seemingly destined to end up in government. But, as the Health Secretary tells Tali Fraser, her journey has not been straightforward – and nor are the issues she’s attempting to tackle. Photography by David Bebber
Faster progress is needed to tackle heart care waits Partner content
Health
By British Heart Foundation
Faster progress is needed to tackle heart care waits
Long waits for heart care put people at higher risk of avoidable heart attacks, disabling heart failure and even premature death
Navigating the economic impact of neurological disorders in the UK Partner content
Health
By Roche Products Ltd
Navigating the economic impact of neurological disorders in the UK
Neurological conditions affect one in six Britons, impacting lives, work, and the economy. A recent report produced by The Economist Impact on the economic impact of neurological conditions on the UK was the focus of discussion at a parliamentary event last month that explored potential ways to transform patient care
Sunbeds – the myths and the facts Partner content
Health
By The Sunbed Association
Sunbeds – the myths and the facts
Professional sunbeds help people to tan “responsibly” without burning, says The Sunbed Association
Air pollution is hitting minority ethnic and low income communities hardest
Environment
By L'Myah Sherae and Lord Woolley
Air pollution is hitting minority ethnic and low income communities hardest
Londoners are being exposed to illegal levels of air pollution.
NOAH achieves Silver accreditation in Investors in the Environment (iiE) Programme Partner content
Health
By NOAH
NOAH achieves Silver accreditation in Investors in the Environment (iiE) Programme
Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
Record number of organisations achieve a British Safety Council International Safety Award in 2024
A record number of organisations around the world have once again received a highly prized accolade for their work in health, safety, and wellbeing, with British Safety Council today (Thursday) revealing the 1124 winners of its prestigious annual International Safety Awards.
Strengthening GB Veterinary Medicines Regulations with One Health Partner content
Health
By NOAH
Strengthening GB Veterinary Medicines Regulations with One Health
NOAH is committed to working with the government and industry partners to champion holistic approaches to disease prevention, environmental conservation, and public health
Labour MP says party failed to support him after cancer diagnosis
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
Labour MP says party failed to support him after cancer diagnosis
Labour MP Barry Sheerman has said his party went back on its promise to support him after he was persuaded to run in the 2019 election despite having health problems.
Partner content
Health
By NOAH
Laying of GB VMRs before Parliament
To be the first nation to end HIV transmissions, we must end inequalities
Health
By Florence Eshalomi MP
To be the first nation to end HIV transmissions, we must end inequalities
The reduction in HIV transmission is a UK success story and the Government’s HIV Action Plan aim to end transmissions by 2030 is an ambition to be lauded.
Cracking nature's code: UK leads the charge in engineering biology
Health
By Andrew Brightwell
Cracking nature's code: UK leads the charge in engineering biology
Engineering biology offers future generations the chance to be healthier, more prosperous and to live more sustainably – and the UK is leading the charge. Andrew Brightwell reports
Making Live Sport Matter: UK Sport's new major event strategic framework Partner content
Health
By UK Sport
Making Live Sport Matter: UK Sport's new major event strategic framework
UK Sport has published its new major event hosting target list for the coming decade.
Data holds the key to unlocking better breast cancer health outcomes Partner content
Health
By MSD
Data holds the key to unlocking better breast cancer health outcomes
To ensure people with Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) receive the best possible care, the NHS must first close the data gap. David Long, Business Unit Director for Oncology at MSD UK, shares why MSD has launched a new campaign to ensure that people with TNBC feel they count and are being counted
It’s never been more important for MPs to celebrate dedicated NHS staff
Health
By Stephen Powis
It’s never been more important for MPs to celebrate dedicated NHS staff
The NHS Parliamentary Awards will return this year from 29 February. Now entering its seventh year, the awards are an opportunity to celebrate the achievements and dedication of NHS staff – without whom the NHS would not exist.
Tully Kearney: Paralympic gold medallist championing opportunities for children with disabilities Partner content
Health
By UK Sport
Tully Kearney: Paralympic gold medallist championing opportunities for children with disabilities
Everyone should have the opportunity to experience the freedom of running”: Paralympic gold medallist championing opportunities for children with disabilities.
Chancellor's Budget must prioritise long-term public funding plans over short-term giveaways
Health
By David Finch
Chancellor's Budget must prioritise long-term public funding plans over short-term giveaways
When the Chancellor takes to the dispatch box next week, he faces a choice between a politically driven tax giveaway or making credible long-term spending plans to drive the country’s future prosperity. Given the government’s recent track record of short-term decision-making, it will be telling to see which course he takes.
New Report Recommends Mental Health Crisis Should Be At Heart Of Wider Government Policy
Health
New Report Recommends Mental Health Crisis Should Be At Heart Of Wider Government Policy
A new manifesto signed by leading mental health charities has advocated for a holistic policy approach to help to "turn the tide" of rising levels of mental ill health, with Labour signalling they would be open to reviewing how central government can place mental health at its heart.
Why system change is critical to harness the potential of gene therapies Partner content
Health
By Pfizer UK
Why system change is critical to harness the potential of gene therapies
Gene therapies and other advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) offer potential advancements in the way we treat certain conditions – but our current approaches to medicine assessment and reimbursement need to evolve to ensure they can reach eligible patients
Major new report reveals pathways to better neurological care Partner content
Health
By Roche Products Ltd
Major new report reveals pathways to better neurological care
Neurological conditions affect one in six people in the UK, and that figure is set to rise. As a major new report is launched detailing the costs and impact of neurological conditions on the nation, PoliticsHome spoke to patient advocacy groups to learn more about how the nation can meet the rising tide of demand
Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
New studies show need for tougher domestic regulation on air quality, says British Safety Council
British Safety Council has responded to two new studies by researchers at Harvard University, which found that exposure to even the smallest amounts of harmful particulate matter can have profound and lasting impacts on human health, as well as new lower limits on air pollution set by the European Union (EU). 
Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Making dementia a priority at a local level – putting lived experience at the heart is the key
Real and lasting change is urgently needed for people living with dementia, the UK’s biggest killer.
UKHSA announced as first PACE collaboration to help tackle deadly antimicrobial resistance Partner content
Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
UKHSA announced as first PACE collaboration to help tackle deadly antimicrobial resistance
Culture shift: tackling antimicrobial resistance from agriculture to operating table Partner content
Health
By Policy@Manchester
Culture shift: tackling antimicrobial resistance from agriculture to operating table
Antibiotics have saved millions of lives since their discovery. However, globally increasing levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are reducing the effectiveness of these crucial drugs. Research from experts at The University of Manchester is helping to address this global crisis and provide better protection for us all
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Starmer: One Year On
2025
Online
Starmer: One Year On
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
2025
Portcullis House
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025