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NHS rapid response teams will be rolled-out in communities to care for elderly patients at home so hospital beds are not being held up unnecessarily, Theresa May has revealed.
A new long-term health conditions guide has been launched by Independent Age.
An oral hearing is due to be held on Thursday 22nd November 2018 from 9.30 to 10.30am to determine whether Noel Conway is granted permission to have his case heard in full at the Supreme Court.
Labour Peer Baroness Massey calls for increased access to breast cushions to help women avoid discomfort and pain during mammograms
The charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is today [19 November 2018] calling on the Secretary of State for Health and the UK National Screening Committee to formally acknowledge the scale of young sudden cardiac death (YSCD), claiming that current policy and decision-making criteria is based on “flawed data”, putting the lives of many young people at risk.
From diagnosis to recovery, blood cancer is different to other types of cancer. Chair of the Blood Cancer APPG Henry Smith says it is vital that the wider medical profession understand these difference.
As NHS England develops their ‘quality of life metric’ for cancer patients, AbbVie’s Pete Williams says it is essential to ensure the unique experience of blood cancer patients is taken into account.
We know that employers and disabled people themselves know best what they need. That’s why we’re listening, and constantly improving our services, says Sarah Newton MP, Minister for Disabled People.
Ahead of his oral question in the House of Lords, Lord Haskel writes about the impact of work-related stress on productivity.
Hft, a national charity that supports adults with learning disabilities, has responded to the publication of the Local Government Association (LGA)’s analysis of its Lives We Want To Lead green paper consultation.
Increasing income tax or national insurance contributions should be considered by the Government to avoid the collapse of adult social care, councils have warned.
Matt Hancock has revealed he is considering plans for a new tax on the over-40s to solve Britain's social care funding crisis.
BANT and its over 2,500 members, calls for a complete review of current public policy guidelines that are so clearly failing both diabetics and those at risk of diabetes.
The Government is boosting its refrigerated capacity to store medicines in case Britain crashes out of the European Union without a deal, the Health Secretary has admitted.
Solving a major public policy challenge like Britain’s obesity epidemic can seem like an uphill struggle. But Health Psychologist Dr Linda Papadopoulos firmly believes it's a fight Britain’s politicians can win - with the right approach. She speaks with PoliticsHome.
Unhelpful perceptions that former servicemen and women are “doolally” could be putting off employers from hiring veterans, a defence minister has said.
In response to a new report by Age UK, that has revealed that millions of older people feel that they have no one to turn to for help and support, Alzheimer's Soceity have released the following statement.
Following an announcement today by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) that Allied Healthcare have not be able to confirm funding after the 30th November 2018, Sally Copley, Director of Policy, Campaigns and Partnerships at Alzheimer’s Society has released the following statement.
Social prescribing of arts and culture should become an ‘indispensable tool’ for doctors to help aid patients’ recovery, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, is expected to say tomorrow (Tuesday).
In response to Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s speech later today, where he will launch the Governments approach to prevention Sally Copley, Director of Policy, Campaigns and Partnerships, at Alzheimer’s Society has released the following statement.
People must take more responsibility for the state of their health, according to Matt Hancock.
The manufacturers of formula milks in the UK have today committed to adhere to a new Code of Practice.
Companies should give workers free fruit, bicycle loans and counselling to “help improve the health of their staff and of the nation,” according to a new government strategy.
Disgraced former minister Andrew Griffiths has revealed he was left suicidal in the wake of a sexting scandal and spent a month in a psychiatric hospital.