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Social Care In England As Unfair As US Healthcare, Says Burnham
Social Care In England As Unfair As US Healthcare, Says Burnham
Health
The Prime Minister has said that social care in England is “as unfair as American health care” as he pledged to do what successive governments have failed to do and reform the system.
Why Is Social Care Such A Thorny Issue For UK Prime Ministers?
Health
Why Is Social Care Such A Thorny Issue For UK Prime Ministers?
Labour MP Says Her Colleagues Are 'On A Journey' To Support Her Summer Of Sex Campaign
Health
Labour MP Says Her Colleagues Are "On A Journey" To Support Her Summer Of Sex Campaign
National Maternity Adviser Michelle Welsh: “We Are Not Waiting For More Babies To Die”
Health
National Maternity Adviser Michelle Welsh: “We Are Not Waiting For More Babies To Die”
Children Are Turning To AI Chatbots For Mental Health Support
Health
Children Are Turning To AI Chatbots For Mental Health Support
How Austerity-Hit Councils Are Passing The Buck – At The Expense Of The Most Vulnerable
Health
How Austerity-Hit Councils Are Passing The Buck – At The Expense Of The Most Vulnerable
Asylum Reforms Could Put More Pressure On Mental Health Services, Home Office Warned
Health
Asylum Reforms Could Put More Pressure On Mental Health Services, Home Office Warned
Opinion
No one should spend their final months fighting for financial support
Health
By Dr Sam Royston
No one should spend their final months fighting for financial support
Building resilience is a team effort – Westminster can do more to help volunteer search and rescue
Environment
By Torcuil Crichton MP
Building resilience is a team effort – Westminster can do more to help volunteer search and rescue
DHSC alone cannot fix our health and care crisis
Health
By Baroness Nargund
DHSC alone cannot fix our health and care crisis
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Environment
Burnham's ban on spads speaking to journalists is absurd and unworkable
Burnham's ban on spads speaking to journalists is absurd and unworkable
By Peter Cardwell
Political parties
Farage Says He Is “Open-Minded” About Deal With Restore Britain
Farage Says He Is “Open-Minded” About Deal With Restore Britain
Political parties
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
Economy
Dame Prue Leith: living and dying well Partner content
Dame Prue Leith: living and dying well
By Total Politics Impact
Social affairs
“She dared to be a Daniel, she dared to stand alone”: Tributes to Ann Widdecombe
“She dared to be a Daniel, she dared to stand alone”: Tributes to Ann Widdecombe
By Lord Alton, Baroness Hoey & Baroness Browning
Obituaries
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National Maternity Adviser Michelle Welsh: “We Are Not Waiting For More Babies To Die”
Health
National Maternity Adviser Michelle Welsh: “We Are Not Waiting For More Babies To Die”
Labour MP Michelle Welsh has just been appointed the government’s first national maternity adviser. She tells Sienna Rodgers about her personal experience of birth trauma and why she’s fighting for all mums and babies to be better treated by our maternity services
Inside The Wes Streeting Operation At DHSC: “He's Political Up To His Eyeballs”
Health
Inside The Wes Streeting Operation At DHSC: “He's Political Up To His Eyeballs”
Is Wes Streeting a details man? What do his days look like? Who does he delegate to? Sienna Rodgers and Zoe Crowther explore how the Health Secretary runs his department
Labour MPs Are Competing For Wes Streeting's Ear On Puberty Blockers
Health
Labour MPs Are Competing For Wes Streeting's Ear On Puberty Blockers
Amid the persistent will-he-won’t-he speculation over Wes Streeting’s leadership ambitions, Tom Scotson and Sienna Rodgers talk to the Labour MPs applying pressure on the Health Secretary over the divisive puberty blockers trial
Health & Care news
Disability activists don’t support assisted dying – they know they'll be last in the queue for human decency
Health
By Diane Abbott MP
Disability activists don’t support assisted dying – they know they'll be last in the queue for human decency
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is one of the most pernicious pieces of draft legislation to come before Parliament in recent memory.
People with learning disabilities must be heard by NHS
Health
By Jon Sparkes
People with learning disabilities must be heard by NHS
The NHS Plan is an opportunity to ensure people with learning disabilities are properly served and not, as is too often the case now, ignored.
Funerals Taking Three Weeks Longer Than Usual As System Struggles To Cope With New Regulations
Health
Funerals Taking Three Weeks Longer Than Usual As System Struggles To Cope With New Regulations
Funerals across England and Wales are typically taking up to three weeks longer than usual as the system struggles to adapt to new death certificate regulations, according to leading industry figures.
Growth without health is like building a house without the foundations Partner content
Health
By Sport England
Growth without health is like building a house without the foundations
Sport and physical activity drive growth though health and must be at the heart of the economic mission – because movement gets the economy moving.
Britain’s medicines regulator is failing patients, innovators and the economy
Health
By Sadik Al-Hassan
Britain’s medicines regulator is failing patients, innovators and the economy
Anthony Harnden took up his new role as the chair of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) at the start of the year. It’s a good moment to assess how this most vital regulator is performing.
43 MPs and peers urge ministers: put public health before bobble hats Partner content
Environment
By Humane World for Animals UK
43 MPs and peers urge ministers: put public health before bobble hats
Animal suffering, environmental damage, and a serious public health risk: why MPs and peers agree it’s time to end the UK fur trade.
Partner content
Health
By The Sunbed Association
TSA comment on new study showing sunbed use lowers mortality rates
In response to the publication of the University of Edinburgh study that shows UV exposure, most especially including sunbed use, has health benefits including lower mortality rates for cancer and heart disease, Gary Lipman, Chairman of The Sunbed Association said:
Time to Rethink Sun Exposure: Balancing Benefits and Risks Partner content
Health
By The Sunbed Association
Time to Rethink Sun Exposure: Balancing Benefits and Risks
A recent study, "Higher Ultraviolet Light Exposure is Associated with Lower Mortality"1 sheds new light on the complex relationship between ultraviolet (UV) exposure and overall health. The findings challenge prevailing public health advice that often emphasizes the risks of sun exposure without adequately addressing its potential benefits. This study makes a strong case for rethinking our approach to sunlight and health.
Use spare care home beds to reduce NHS waiting lists Partner content
Health
By Advinia Health Care
Use spare care home beds to reduce NHS waiting lists
The problem of bed blocking in hospitals can be reduced by the NHS using spare beds in Care Quality Commission registered care homes, says Dr Sanjeev Kanoria, a former NHS surgeon. The government's decision to halt the construction of new hospitals will exacerbate the crisis, despite there being a straightforward solution.
Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Alzheimer’s Society responds to NHS Operational Planning Guidance for 2025-6
Today (30 January), the dementia diagnosis rate target (that 66.7% of people living with dementia in England should have a diagnosis) has been removed from the NHS Operational Planning Guidance for 2025-6. Fiona Carragher, Chief Policy and Research Officer at Alzheimer’s Society, responds to the announcements: 
Cross-Party MPs Say NHS Leaders Need To 'Step Up'
Health
Cross-Party MPs Say NHS Leaders Need To 'Step Up'
MPs have slammed the NHS top leadership and accused senior officials of being “defensive” in their response to a cross-party committee report.
Turning 'Blue Monday' into year-round opportunities Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
Turning 'Blue Monday' into year-round opportunities
By the middle of January, many people are tired of hearing 'new year, new you'. After all, it's very hard to be a new you when you're worried about returning to a stressful workplace before you've even set foot in the office.
Turning Nuclear Waste into Breakthrough Cancer Treatments Partner content
Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
Turning Nuclear Waste into Breakthrough Cancer Treatments
Funding awarded by UKRI to explore sustainable manufacturing of new targeted radiotherapy treatments that could improve patient outcomes
The NHS 10 year plan must work for people with learning disabilities
Health
By Jon Sparkes OBE
The NHS 10 year plan must work for people with learning disabilities
As the NHS England 10-Year Plan takes shape, it presents a unique opportunity to tackle the entrenched health inequalities faced by the 1.3 million people with a learning disability in England.
Urgent action must be taken to improve the chances of those with less survivable cancers
Health
By Paulette Hamilton & Charlie Maynard
Urgent action must be taken to improve the chances of those with less survivable cancers
The statistics released today by the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce are alarming – but they do not have to define the future for patients diagnosed with these cancers
Half of UK adults say they've put off losing weight Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
Half of UK adults say they've put off losing weight
A new survey has found that half of UK adults (50 per cent) have put off trying to lose weight, with many saying that the delay has impacted their health and caused them to gain even more weight. The UK’s leading weight-management organisation, Slimming World, warns that weight loss injections are not the silver bullet for success this January.
Is the UK ready for the next pandemic? Partner content
Coronavirus
By Coalition for Global Prosperity
Is the UK ready for the next pandemic?
Are you ready for the next pandemic? The UK may not be.
Government Announces Funding Boost And Reforms To Social Care
Health
Government Announces Funding Boost And Reforms To Social Care
The Government has announced a funding boost and immediate reforms to the social care system, alongside the launch of an independent commission investigating how to improve adult social care in the long-term.
Weight loss injections are not a silver bullet Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
Weight loss injections are not a silver bullet
As Chancellor Rachel Reeves pledges to cut down on “wasteful spending” within public services, weight management expert Margaret Miles-Bramwell OBE, founder and chair of Slimming World, is calling for a review of spending on unnecessary weight loss medication.
NHS infrastructure crisis risks creating two-tier hospital system, academic warns Partner content
Health
By Policy@Manchester
NHS infrastructure crisis risks creating two-tier hospital system, academic warns
A combination of continued NHS underfunding, poorly maintained infrastructure and increasing numbers of patients risks creating a two-tier hospital system in England, a leading financial expert has warned.
Communities are suffering as pharmacies have been left to crumble
Health
By Sadik Al-Hassan
Communities are suffering as pharmacies have been left to crumble
Imagine being able to drop into a high street clinic to get health advice or treatment from a healthcare professional with years of training and experience – no appointment necessary.
Why PE must be as important as subjects like English, Maths and Science in school Partner content
Health
By Sport England
Why PE must be as important as subjects like English, Maths and Science in school
The Covid-19 pandemic has left a lasting impact on children’s physical activity, with millions falling short of recommended exercise levels. Tim Hollingsworth, Chief Executive of Sport England, explores their latest survey which reveals stubborn inequalities and calls for a united effort to prioritise active lifestyles.
Baroness Cass: 'I don't have time for keyboard warriors in their basements'
Health
By Tali Fraser
Baroness Cass: 'I don't have time for keyboard warriors in their basements'
The Cass Review into NHS gender services for children opened up the national conversation on this controversial subject, and divided opinion. Its author, Baroness Cass, speaks to Tali Fraser about being newly introduced as a peer and how she responds to critics. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
BANT calls for Nutritional Therapy Practitioners to work within Primary Care under the NHS 10-Year Health Plan Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
BANT calls for Nutritional Therapy Practitioners to work within Primary Care under the NHS 10-Year Health Plan
Extend the Dietetics register to include Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioners
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