Policy and Campaigns Manager at Mind, Paul Spencer, says:  

Alzheimer’s Society and Sport England have joined forces to call on the sport and physical activity sector to commit to becoming dementia friendly and reduce the barriers that prevent many people affected by dementia from taking part in sport and physical activity. 

The Keogh Review stated that ‘dermal fillers are a crisis waiting to happen’, and with the numbers of complaints relating to these procedures increasing year on year, it appears we may be approaching that crisis, warns Conservative MP Alberto Costa.

Sir Ed Davey, local MP for Kingston and Surbiton, has taken up the offer to walk in the shoes of people with learning disabilities as part of a campaign encouraging political leaders to find out more about their lives and the challenges they face

Using novel methods based on a combination of social media platforms and validated self-assessment instruments, a study has recently been completed on 6,785 users of a milk with modified beta casein protein, of whom 5,535 were adults. The results have been encouraging and form the basis of a low-risk strategy for supporting and advising patients, writes Dr Martin Goldman. 

Matt Hancock has signalled a government climbdown after he insisted ministers have no plans to make internet giants legally responsible for content posted on their platforms.

Our children are being born into a world with a unique challenges that influence mental wellbeing, says Wera Hobhouse MP.

Jackie Doyle-Price MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Shadow Housing Secretary, John Healey MP, joined Mind at an event in Parliament this week to discuss the need for our housing system to deliver for people with mental health problems.

The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) is a piece of legislation that made changes to the types of legal problem covered by legal aid and to the financial eligibility threshold for applicants.

On the day of his death, Geoffrey Whaley has released an open letter to MPs urging them to legalise assisted dying as an option for dying Brits.

Fraudulent medicines threaten to endanger patients post-Brexit, writes Lib Dem peer Baroness Walmsley.

A poll of more than 1000 GPs has found that most doctors would want their medical bodies to be neutral on the subject of assisted dying. 

Ministers will launch a fresh crackdown on "above the law" social media firms today as they promise a raft of measures aimed a curbing online threats to young people.

On World Cancer Day, Henry Smith MP writes that through earlier diagnosis, more personalised care and enhanced mental health backing, we can improve patient outcomes and ensure greater support before, during and after treatment.

With both the housing system and mental health services being squeezed, it is too often those in the most vulnerable situations who slip through the net, especially given the lack of suitable social housing, says Ellie White, Senior Policy and Campaigns Officer at Mind.

We cannot change the number of people who develop sepsis, as it is not preventable, but we can significantly reduce the number of people who lose their lives or suffer life-altering after-effects by using better data to anticipate risk, says Lord Grade.

Matt Hancock has blocked plans by the NHS to cancel some blood donation sessions after health chiefs claimed a no-deal Brexit would force them to be scrapped.

Blood donation sessions have been cancelled after concerns were raised over traffic gridlock in Kent as a result of a no-deal Brexit.

Derek Prentice, Lay Group Chair of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has written an open letter to NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens regarding the four-hour A&E target.

The body representing over 8,000 Emergency Medicine clinicians, The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, is extremely concerned by the comments made by the Chief Executive of NHS England, Simon Stevens, at yesterday’s Health and Social Care Committee.

Matt Hancock has called on social media firms to “purge” harmful posts from their sites after the death of a teenager was linked with the content.

The NHS has released their latest set of data to show how they are performing when it comes to delivering mental health services. Regularly publishing these data forms part of their commitment to delivering promises outlined in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, including greater transparency and monitoring of progress.

Figures from the OECD suggest that UK aid commitments to water, sanitation and hygiene are falling – by as much as 67% from 2016 to 2017. This is an alarming trend which, put simply, threatens global health, says Savio Carvalho, Global Campaign Director, WaterAid.

The Government will overhaul the way pharmaceutical firms are funded in a bid to encourage them to up the fight against drug-resistant infections.