Mind is concerned that thousands of people with mental health problems may be missing out on vital support that they should be entitled to. 

Boris Johnson today announced that he would ban the UK’s ‘Sugar Tax’ as it ‘clobbers those, who can least afford it’, BANT have responded.  

Labour has said Health Secretary Matt Hancock must quit the Cabinet if Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister and scraps the sugar tax.

Penny Mordaunt has said that Parliament will move to legalise abortion in Northern Ireland if the Government fails to act.

Boris Johnson has vowed to end "the continuing creep of the nanny state” if he becomes Prime Minister by threatening to axe taxes on unhealthy food.

Ministers should “urgently” probe the benefits of medicinal cannabis with a view to giving doctors the confidence to prescribe it more widely, MPs have said.

We must not forget politicians are human and do an incredibly difficult job, says Mind. 

MPs are more likely to suffer depression, unhappiness and worthlessness than the general public, a new study has found.

In a post-Brexit world, the Government is seeking to forge a new bilateral trade agreement with the US. But this could have wide-ranging implications for the UK’s life sciences sector, as Nabil Rastani writes. 

Boris Johnson has dropped a major hint that he would scrap plans for a new Government sugar crackdown if he becomes Prime Minister.

A new recommendation, as part of NICE’s updated quality standard on dementia (published today, 28th June), says people living with dementia and people involved in their care should be given the opportunity to talk about the life experiences, preferences, interests, strengths and needs of the person with a healthcare professional.

BANT (British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine) is shocked but unsurprised that Public Health England’s (PHE) ‘Commercial Infant and Baby Food and Drink: Evidence Review’ found that food manufacturers of ultra-processed foods and drinks (UPFDs) are aggressively targeting the infant and baby food and drink market.  

The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) today publishes its annual budget survey of members, revealing how the failure of successive governments to address long-term funding for adult social care is negatively affecting those who rely on these essential services.

Today the Government has announced a series of reforms that are meant to improve the lives of disabled people. The announcements relate to a potential Green Paper consultation on benefits, changes to statutory sick pay (SSP) and the forming of a cross-Government disability unit. Promises were made about making sure disabled people are at the heart of government policy. 

Debbie Abrahams MP urges the Government to include a Dementia Fund in the forthcoming Spending Review to end the unfairness facing people with dementia.

People with dementia being “ignored and neglected” warns charity as new poll shows more than three quarters of MPs believe dementia care is underfunded

Food firms will be forced to fully list ingredients in all pre-packed food under the new "Natasha's law" proposals, Michael Gove has said.

The NHS Long-Term Plan delivered a new focus on prevention but came with a warning: government needs to deliver on public health funding, writes Dods Monitoring's Daniel Laing. 

Social media stars should do more to protect children by focussing less on selfies and more on reality, according to Education Secretary Damian Hinds.

Drinks firms will be forced to clearly label their products with the health risks of consuming them if Labour wins the next election.

Medicines Discovery Catapult, MQ: Transforming mental health and Alzheimer’s Research UK, announce strategic collaboration to create drug discovery Psychiatry Consortium to address unmet patient needs

APPG Hidden no more report finds people with dementia aren’t able to assert their rights to be treated fairly and equally

It makes sound economic, as well as moral, good sense to meet the needs of the growing number of carers, says Baroness Pitkeathley.

Mind welcome the sustained momentum from the Prime Minister and government to improving support for people with mental health problems.