British cities could be shut down to help contain a coronavirus outbreak, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has acknowledged.

Ministers have unveiled their “battle plan” for a potential COVID-19 pandemic - including calling up newly-retired doctors.

The Government is set to rush in sweeping emergency laws in an attempt to tackle the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Dealing with the outbreak of the coronavirus is now the Government's "top priority", Boris Johnson has declared, amid mounting criticism of the response from ministers.

Boris Johnson has been urged to drop a "childish ban" on allowing ministers to appear on the BBC's flagship Today programme amid the worsening coronavirus outbreak.

Boris Johnson is to finally chair an emergency Cobra meeting on the coronavirus as George Osborne called for the UK to be put on a "war footing” to deal with the outbreak.

In light of fears regarding the coronavirus, Dods Monitoring's Alexandra Ming considers how the United Kingdom’s response fits within that of the wider international community.

On 2 January 2020 BANT submitted its Counter Petition to the Privy Council in respect of an application for a Royal Charter by the Association for Nutrition (AfN).   

Government spending cuts has been blamed for “flatlining" life expectancy and worsening health inequalities over the past decade.

Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth has branded rising health inequalities as a "national disgrace".

The NHS has a staffing crisis – while the skills of refugee doctors go to waste. Let’s give them the chance to contribute, writes Baroness Finlay

Dignity in Dying responds to RCGP survey results out today which reveal GPs’ opposition to change in law on assisted dying has plummeted whilst support has risen emphatically, but College resists shift in stance.

Research exploring political leaders’ perceptions of clothing choices has been presented at a leading academic conference.

A new report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on A Fit and Healthy Childhood champions a new role for the supermarket in the fight to tackle obesity.

The Royal Osteoporosis Society calls on the government to reconsider its aim of ending visas for low-skilled workers as it will most certainly affect critical social care provision.

Announcement comes amid growing calls for Westminster inquiry into UK’s current assisted dying laws, says Dignity in Dying.

The therapeutic dividend of many decades of fundamental immunological research is now being realised at an astonishing pace, touching every aspect of health and wellbeing, writes Dr Doug Brown, Chief Executive of the British Society for Immunology.

Two Labour MPs have pulled out of their upconing public engagements after taking part in a conference attended by someone who has since tested positive for coronavirus.

Hft has welcomed the news that Matt Hancock has kept his role as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care following a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine comment on NHS performance statistics for January 2020.

Boris Johnson has told Brits to stay "confident and calm" as the country grapples with the threat of the coronavirus.

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care faces legal challenge for consistently failing patients with learning disabilities and autism.

Ministers are beefing up powers to force those suspected of coronavirus to stay quarantined after declaring it an "imminent threat" to public health.

Over the next decade, we want politicians to take that understanding and turn it into action: tackling stigma, and committing to world class mental health services and the workforce to deliver them, says Ella Joseph, Co-Chief Executive, Think Ahead.