Liberal Democrat Health spokesperson Baroness Jolly writes about the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill which had its final reading in the House of Lords earlier this week.

The British Safety Council introduces its new literature review, Not just free fruit: wellbeing at work, published this week.

The number of patients on NHS waiting lists has shot up by over a million since the Conservatives came to power, Labour has said.

Alzheimer’s Society recently launched the brain game app ‘GameChanger’, which won’t reduce the risk of dementia but through playing it, it can help build an understanding of cognitive changes and the difference between cognitive decline and dementia. 

The UK’s leading dementia charity, Alzheimer’s Society, has warned that the story at the heart of a new BBC1 drama, Care, is too often the reality for countless people at the mercy of a broken social care system

Please find Mind’s response to a damming report on Universal Credit.

Today, the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act publishes its recommendations. 

Slimming World policy Roundtables and parliamentary reception, kindly sponsored by Eleanor Smith MP, comprised three individual Roundtables taking place simultaneously on key issues surrounding obesity.

Key world leaders including former UK Prime Minister David Cameron and UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock MP are today meeting at the World Dementia Council summit in London to find solutions to end the dementia crisis.

To be more responsive to the needs of disabled customers, businesses need to employ more disabled people, says CMI.

For International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, Sarah Newton MP, has written for PoliticsHome on the need to ensure disabled people aren’t missing out on the experiences and services that form an integral part of our everyday lives. 

We must create a culture of dying that looks beyond proxy measurements and truly seeks to understand and value the unique wishes of each individual at the end of life, says Natalie Koussa, Director of Community Outreach and Partnerships, Compassion in Dying.

UK Funders, including Alzheimer’s Society, have united with 15 countries across Europe, Australia and Canada to support international research collaborations into diseases of the brain, including those that cause dementia. The latest Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease (JPND) funding awards represent a €17.5 million (approx. £15.75 million) investment over the next three years.

Following press reports of NHS England offering Diabetic patients an 800-calorie diet to reverse Type 2 Diabetes, BANT (British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine) would like to comment.

A Labour MP has become the first to reveal he is HIV+ in the debating chamber of the House of Commons.

The Head of Virtual Drug Discovery at the Medicines Discovery Catapult writes about the UK’s industrial private sector drug discovery capabilities: "The UK is well positioned to take advantage of, and develop new markets for, the provision of virtual drug discovery services, connected through its experts and service providers".

Today (27 November 2018) the Supreme Court has decided not to grant permission to Noel Conway to bring his case to a full hearing at the Supreme Court. Noel Conway’s case will proceed no further.

Chief Inspector Michael Brown from the College of Policing, the professional body for police, said:

Pilot Awards for Global Brain Health Leaders fund for 21 pilot projects across 10 countries, worth over half a million dollars.

Labour have slammed “short-sighted” cuts to funding for sexual health services and help for people to quit smoking.

Mims Davies MP has again shown her heartfelt support for a leading cardiac charity and its ongoing vision to prevent sudden deaths in young people.

The Work and Pensions Committee has today released its report on Government proposals to move people from older benefits onto Universal Credit.

Cancer can take a huge emotional toll on patients and the stress and turmoil it has on them can drastically affect their mental health for many years after survival. Mark Tami MP says that Government must do a lot more to ensure they actually receive the right psychological support.

A permissions hearing for the Noel Conway judicial review on assisted dying has just concluded at the Supreme Court. Judges have yet to issue a judgment.