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MPs Urge Government To Take Action On Racial Disparities In Pregnancy Care
MPs Urge Government To Take Action On Racial Disparities In Pregnancy Care
Health
MPs have rallied behind a campaign calling for the government to do more to end the black maternal mortality gap ahead of a debate on the topic on Monday.
The Government Has Denied It Is Planning To Reduce Rapid Covid Testing Following Concerns Over False Positives
Coronavirus
The Government Has Denied It Is Planning To Reduce Rapid Covid Testing Following Concerns Over False Positives
Covid Vaccines May Become Compulsory For Care Home Staff, Matt Hancock Says
Coronavirus
Covid Vaccines May Become Compulsory For Care Home Staff, Matt Hancock Says
Johnson & Johnson To 'Proactively Delay' European Rollout Of Covid Jab Amid Blood Clot Fears
Coronavirus
Johnson & Johnson To "Proactively Delay" European Rollout Of Covid Jab Amid Blood Clot Fears
NHS Website Crashed After People Aged 45 And Over Tried To Book Covid Vaccine
Coronavirus
NHS Website Crashed After People Aged 45 And Over Tried To Book Covid Vaccine
Under-30s In The UK Will Be Offered An Alternative To The Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine As Rare Blood Clot Link Can't Be Ruled Out
Coronavirus
Under-30s In The UK Will Be Offered An Alternative To The Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine As Rare Blood Clot Link Can't Be Ruled Out
Government Is Hiring A £3,750 A Week Consultant To “Normalise Testing As Part Of Everyday Life”
Coronavirus
Government Is Hiring A £3,750 A Week Consultant To “Normalise Testing As Part Of Everyday Life”
The House Live
Our healthcare system is failing pregnant black women – government must take action
Health
By Diane Abbott MP
Our healthcare system is failing pregnant black women – government must take action
Let’s Make 2021 the Year we Help Britain’s Outdoor Workers Breathe Easy Partner content
Environment
By British Safety Council
Let’s Make 2021 the Year we Help Britain’s Outdoor Workers Breathe Easy
No one should be dying from an eating disorder in 2021
Health
By Hope Virgo
No one should be dying from an eating disorder in 2021
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Boris Johnson Says 'No Action Is Off The Table' After Meeting Football Bosses Over European Super League Plans
Boris Johnson Says "No Action Is Off The Table" After Meeting Football Bosses Over European Super League Plans
Culture
MPs Urge Government To Take Action On Racial Disparities In Pregnancy Care
MPs Urge Government To Take Action On Racial Disparities In Pregnancy Care
Health
Border Guards Don’t Know How Many Fake Covid Test Certificates Are Used To Get Into UK
Border Guards Don’t Know How Many Fake Covid Test Certificates Are Used To Get Into UK
Transport
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MPs Put Fresh Pressure On Government To Address “Urgent” Eating Disorder Funding Gap
Health
MPs Put Fresh Pressure On Government To Address “Urgent” Eating Disorder Funding Gap
MPs and campaigners have renewed calls on the government to increase funding for eating disorder services following a sharp spike in cases over lockdown.
A Year Lost To Covid – The Key Moments Of The Pandemic As The UK Marks A Year Since Lockdown
Coronavirus
A Year Lost To Covid – The Key Moments Of The Pandemic As The UK Marks A Year Since Lockdown
It is one year since the UK entered its first national lockdown. After a historic year battling the pandemic, PoliticsHome sets out the key moments from the past 12 months.
Health of the nation: how the pandemic highlighted the state’s role in preventing illness
Coronavirus
By Kate Proctor
Health of the nation: how the pandemic highlighted the state’s role in preventing illness
With major changes on the horizon, Kate Proctor talks to those on the frontline who believe the pandemic provides an opportunity to tackle public health inequalities.
Health & Care news
Financial MOTs needed throughout later life Partner content
Health
By Age UK
Financial MOTs needed throughout later life
Age UK's financial resilience report calls for financial MOTs throughout later life, Vivienne Man, Age UK's Policy Adviser, explains why.
Partner content
Health
By Compassion in Dying
Compassion in Dying welcomes Court of Appeal decision on Tracey, confirming that competent patients must be consulted on decisions about their end of life care
“Today’s judgment from the Court of Appeal states that the duty to consult patients should involve a discussion about the patient’s wishes and feelings, and that this is best undertaken at the earliest stages of the clinical relationship so that decisions can be reviewed as a patient’s circumstances change.”
Partner content
Health
By Health & Care Forum
Norman Lamb MP: Government responsibility for fresh healthcare thinking
Minister for Care and Support Norman Lamb called for innovation and fresh ideas on how to meet the growing challenges in health and social care in his remarks to the Health Care Forum reception on Sunday evening.
Queen's Speech disappoints dentists Partner content
Health
By General Dental Council
Queen's Speech disappoints dentists
The Government has failed to keep its promise to reform the complaints procedure on health professionals has been condemned by the nation’s dentists.
Young carers come to Westminster Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Young carers come to Westminster
A group of young carers will meet with government ministers today to discuss how new laws will benefit them.
Oliver Colvile MP: A new model for carer support Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Oliver Colvile MP: A new model for carer support
In response to the publication or the Government’s Mental Health Action Plan, Conservative MP Oliver Colvile explains why involving carers is vital to improving care.
Don't forget kids during Carer's Week Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
Don't forget kids during Carer's Week
All across Britain, there are children who are unpaid carers and don’t even realise it.As Carers Week comes to an end, Thea Stein from Carers Trust spoke to Central Lobby about what schools, charities and MPs can do to help the nation’s young carers.
NHS patients 'wait a year for mental health treatment' Partner content
Health
By Mind
NHS patients 'wait a year for mental health treatment'
More than half of people trying to access so-called 'talking treatments' on the NHS face waits of up to a year, according to a new survey.
Partner content
Health
By British Red Cross
As cases of child poisoning at home increase, the British Red Cross offers advice
New figures show that cases of child poisoning at home are increasing across the country with many being attributed to children eating brightly coloured capsules of detergents.
Men 'better at weight loss than women' Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
Men 'better at weight loss than women'

The largest-ever survey of slimmers has found that men find it easier to lose weight than women.
Nudge is not enough Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
Nudge is not enough

How can we stop Britain becoming an obese nation?
Mental health patients suffer ‘dangerous’ restraints Partner content
Health
By Mind
Mental health patients suffer ‘dangerous’ restraints
A new report from a mental health charity has revealed that thousands of mental health patients are being put at risk.
NICE approves sight-saving drug Partner content
Health
By Macular Society
NICE approves sight-saving drug
A new drug that will help sufferers of blocked blood vessels in the eyes has been welcomed by a leading charity.
Action for Children backs Munro report Partner content
Health
By Action for Children
Action for Children backs Munro report
The charity Action for Children has welcomed recommendations on child protection but said many social workers still feel powerless to intervene to stop abuse or neglect.
Call for blood donations ahead of Olympics Partner content
Health
By NHS Blood and Transplant
Call for blood donations ahead of Olympics
The NHS has said that it needs to increase stocks of donated blood ahead of a summer of major national events.
Charity urges NICE to rule on Avastin use Partner content
Health
By Macular Society
Charity urges NICE to rule on Avastin use
The Macular Disease Society has said the NHS must make clear whether patients can be treated with a cheaper cancer drug after legal action from a pharmaceutical company.
'1.5 million children in the UK experiencing neglect' Partner content
Health
By Action for Children
'1.5 million children in the UK experiencing neglect'
Today Action for Children is launching in Parliament a major review of child neglect in the UK: Child Neglect in 2011.
The Red Book: Experiences of child neglect Partner content
Health
By Action for Children
The Red Book: Experiences of child neglect
Child neglect is the most pervasive form of child abuse in the UK today:
Impact of cuts on vulnerable and disadvantaged Partner content
Health
By Action for Children
Impact of cuts on vulnerable and disadvantaged
The Red Book: The impact of government cuts on the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children
More children need support Partner content
Health
By Action for Children
More children need support
Two significant facts emerged from Action for Children’s recent publication The Red Book: • More children need support • There is less capacity to respond to this increased need because of cuts in funding
'People are poorer, and that brings new challenges' Partner content
Health
By Action for Children
'People are poorer, and that brings new challenges'
A year on from the government's comprehensive spending review (CSR), we talk to Action for Children chief executive, Dame Clare Tickell, about the charity's 'Red Book' analysis on how government policy is affecting vulnerable children and young people on the ground.
Sir Nicholas Young - British Red Cross Partner content
Health
By British Red Cross
Sir Nicholas Young - British Red Cross
ePolitix.com speaks to Sir Nicholas Young, chief executive of the British Red Cross, about World Aids Day and the work of the Red Cross.
Jenny Hirst - Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust Partner content
Health
By InDependent Diabetes Trust
Jenny Hirst - Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust
Question: What are the principal aims of the IDDT?
EventsAll
D&I for Line Managers
2021
London & Online
D&I for Line Managers
Resetting the Skills Agenda for a Post-COVID Recovery
2021
Online Conference
Resetting the Skills Agenda for a Post-COVID Recovery
Supporting Mental Health at Work
2021
London & Online
Supporting Mental Health at Work
Race to Equality: Supporting BAME Colleagues in the Workplace
2021
London & Online
Race to Equality: Supporting BAME Colleagues in the Workplace