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Record NHS Hospital Waiting Times, Tory And Labour MPs Suspended, Strikes Disrupt Flights

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People waiting for treatment in NHS hospitals in England has reached a record of 7.2m, according to new data released by NHS England, as a winter of strikes is set to disrupt services further.

07 Dec Health

Rishi Sunak Tells PMQs He's “Shocked” At Mone Allegations, NHS Pay Talks Off Table, Tory Rebellion On Access To Cash

01 Dec Health

All The Strikes Happening Before Christmas

01 Dec Health

Unions Could Coordinate Strikes, MPs Respond To Royal Racism Row, Polls Open In Chester By-Election

30 Nov Health

Private Schools Spat At PMQs, Food Prices Rising, NHS Pay Rises Not On The Cards

29 Nov Health

Where And When NHS Nurse Strikes Will Happen

27 Nov Health

Cabinet Minister Says Pay Rises Matching Inflation Or Higher "Unaffordable" For Public Sector

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Why the ‘Brexit Freedoms’ Bill must be changed – or scrapped

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Why the ‘Brexit Freedoms’ Bill must be changed – or scrapped

07 Dec Health

Government must do more to prevent health inequalities widening as the cost of living bites

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01 Dec Health

All The Strikes Happening Before Christmas

Staff across multiple sectors are due to strike throughout December, as unions continue to make demands for reform of pay and conditions by employers and the government.

29 Nov Health

Where And When NHS Nurse Strikes Will Happen

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has confirmed the locations of strikes that will take place across England, Wales and Northern Ireland in the run-up to Christmas.

25 Nov Health

How a public inquiry into contaminated blood exposed decades of denial

Earlier this month, one of the most extraordinary public inquiries in United Kingdom history held its final public evidence session.

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10 Nov Health

Cabinet Minister Says Nurses’ Pay Rise Demand Is A “High Ask” After Strikes Announced

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said that nurses’ demand for a 17 per cent pay rise is a “high ask” after members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) union voted to go on strike for the first time.

The Health of Nations: Why Businesses Need to Step Up When it Comes to Health

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10 Nov Health

The Health of Nations: Why Businesses Need to Step Up When it Comes to Health

With the new Prime Minister recommitting to Levelling Up, UK businesses need to step forward to create a more balanced economy. But that can only happen with a healthy population and a healthy workforce. The House sat down with Legal & General’s John Godfrey to hear why he believes health should be on the agenda in every UK boardroom.

09 Nov Health

NHS Nurses Will Hold First UK-Wide Strikes Over Pay

Members of the Royal College of Nursing have voted in favour of the biggest-ever NHS strike action by the end of the year, with the union arguing for better pay and working conditions.

The UK's social care system is 'broken', the Prime Minister must fix it

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07 Nov Health

The UK's social care system is 'broken', the Prime Minister must fix it

With the onset of Winter, pressures on the NHS are, once again, a point of major political debate. There is no quick fix, but Rishi Sunak must recognise he cannot ease the burden on health care without fixing our broken social care system too.

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03 Nov Health

Medicines Discovery Catapult and Xerion Healthcare Secure Funding for Innovative Brain Tumour Treatment

Innovate UK SMART Grant awarded to accelerate progress to clinical trials.

03 Nov Health

If the Asylum System is broken, who broke it?

"The Home Secretary stated that the United Kingdom’s immigration system is broken. The Conservatives have been in government for 12 years. She does not appear to realise that this is an admission of Conservative failure."

03 Nov Health

Public health policy should return to the top of Steve Barclay’s priority list

After a gap of less than eight weeks, Steve Barclay returned to the Department of Health and Social Care to find NHS waiting lists of more than 7m, a social care system on its knees, record workforce shortages, and the first signs of a flu season arriving in hospitals.

02 Nov Health

Social care workforce crisis is failing people with dementia

It’s been 11 months since the government published its Adult Social Care White Paper, People at the Heart of Care – and yet we still have precious little detail on how government will deliver vital reform for the social care workforce.

Pandemics, plastic bags and planning: What can data tell us about government policy?

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02 Nov Health

Pandemics, plastic bags and planning: What can data tell us about government policy?

How do we know if a policy works and gives value for money, or has unintended consequences? The longitudinal data of Understanding Society can help to find the answers.

01 Nov Health

I will bring serious leadership and rigorous scrutiny as Health and Social Care Select Committee chair

I am standing to be the next chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee as I believe the challenges facing our health and care systems today require not only serious leadership, but rigorous scrutiny.

01 Nov Health

Government must do more to boost uptake of Healthy Start

Today I’m presenting a bill to Parliament which would ensure that families who are eligible for the Healthy Start scheme are registered to receive it.

31 Oct Health

I would bring experience and credibility as chair of the Health and Social Care Committee

We’re all known for one thing during our time in Parliament. For me, it’s health and I think I have a strong record on the subject – in government and on the backbenches – working collegiately and respectfully with MPs from every party.

31 Oct Health

I would be a constructive, independent and evidence-led chair of the Health and Social Care Committee

In January this year, Jane (pseudonym), mother of two and a midwife, noticed that she had symptoms associated with cancer.

31 Oct Health

We must take allergies seriously in Parliament if we are to protect those affected on the outside

One in three parliamentarians has an allergy. And yet when Allergy UK, the nation’s leading patient charity on allergy, held a reception in Parliament recently, even the parliamentary authorities struggled to cater for many of the attendees with food allergies.

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31 Oct Coronavirus

Long Term Thinking: Crohn’s & Colitis

As part of our series on improving care for people with long-term health conditions, Dods Impact and AbbVie explore how we can reach the Crohn’s disease and Colitis patients ‘going missing’ from the system

27 Oct Health

Sickle Cell: Why Are Black Lives in the Healthcare System Ignored?

Sickle cell – which disproportionately affects those of Black heritage – is the UK’s fastest growing genetic disorder. Although the NHS’s new campaign highlighting the need for more black donors is positive, the government’s refusal to add sickle cell to the prescription exemption list highlights that inequalities still exist.

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26 Oct Health

Medicines Discovery Catapult Appoints International Entrepreneur to Bolster Commercial Expertise

New appointment reflects ambition for growth to drive drug discovery innovation.

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24 Oct Health

INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT AND THE REGULATOR COME TOGETHER TO BACK SAFER GAMBLING WEEK

This year’s Safer Gambling Week event will run from today until Sunday 23rd October and will see the whole industry coming together in a concerted effort to raise awareness of safer gambling, the tools that are available to help and sources of further advice and support.

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24 Oct Health

The continued risk of COVID-19 to patients with severe mental illness

The success of the coronavirus vaccine rollout in the UK and internationally has allowed some return to normality for many people. However, one group that was – and continues to be – at risk of being overlooked in the context of COVID-19 are those with severe mental illness (SMI).

Dr Lamiece Hassan and Dr Joseph Firth from The University of Manchester outline the findings of new research into the continued risk coronavirus poses to those with SMI, and what policymakers and public health officials can do to protect this vulnerable group from the current (and future) pandemics.