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Stephen Barclay Is The New Health Secretary And Nadhim Zahawi Replaces Rishi Sunak As Chancellor

Stephen Barclay Is The New Health Secretary And Nadhim Zahawi Replaces Rishi Sunak As Chancellor

05 Jul Health

Boris Johnson has chosen Stephen Barclay to replace Sajid Javid as Health Secretary and Nadhim Zahawi to replace Rishi Sunak as Chancellor.

MPs Call For Stronger UK Abortion Rights After Historic US Abortion Bans

28 Jun Health

MPs Call For Stronger UK Abortion Rights After Historic US Abortion Bans

Labour Claims Boris Johnson Misled Parliament Over Asymptomatic Covid Claim

29 Apr Coronavirus

Labour Claims Boris Johnson Misled Parliament Over Asymptomatic Covid Claim

Brexit Has Left A £30m Funding Black Hole At Medicines Regulator

14 Apr Coronavirus

Brexit Has Left A £30m Funding Black Hole At Medicines Regulator

Cancer Charities Warn Government Is Failing To Address Chronic NHS Staff Shortages

05 Apr Health

Cancer Charities Warn Government Is Failing To Address Chronic NHS Staff Shortages

Government Launches £500m Fund For Social Care Using Controversial National Insurance Hike

05 Apr Health

Government Launches £500m Fund For Social Care Using Controversial National Insurance Hike

MPs Vote To Make At-Home Early Abortion Services Permanent

30 Mar Health

MPs Vote To Make At-Home Early Abortion Services Permanent

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We still have a long way to go to end HIV stigma

05 Jul Health

We still have a long way to go to end HIV stigma

Boris Johnson must honour the promises he made at the G7 to deliver Covid vaccines

29 Jun Coronavirus

Boris Johnson must honour the promises he made at the G7 to deliver Covid vaccines

Boosting funding to community pharmacies would help ease the NHS backlog

28 Jun Health

Boosting funding to community pharmacies would help ease the NHS backlog

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MPs Call For Stronger UK Abortion Rights After Historic US Abortion Bans

28 Jun Health

MPs Call For Stronger UK Abortion Rights After Historic US Abortion Bans

Several MPs have called on the UK government to strengthen domestic rights to abortion care following the United States' historic decision to overturn a ruling protecting the right to abortion.

Brexit Has Left A £30m Funding Black Hole At Medicines Regulator

14 Apr Coronavirus

Brexit Has Left A £30m Funding Black Hole At Medicines Regulator

The UK's medicines regulator has privately warned it has lost tens of millions in revenue as a result of Brexit changes.

The Jeremy Hunt interview: Covid, health care, and what I'd have done differently from Boris Johnson

20 Jan Coronavirus

The Jeremy Hunt interview: Covid, health care, and what I'd have done differently from Boris Johnson

Jeremy Hunt wants to ensure the lessons of the pandemic aren’t forgotten. He tells Eleanor Langford where he sees the future of the NHS – and the part he’d like to play in it.

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Countries with punitive laws criminalising LGBT+ people threatens the fight to end new HIV infections by 2030

13 Apr Health

Countries with punitive laws criminalising LGBT+ people threatens the fight to end new HIV infections by 2030

Thanks to advances in medicine over the past 40 years, there is no reason why people living with HIV should live shorter lives than someone without HIV.

As We Recover From Covid, The Government Is Investing To Support The Social Care Workforce

05 Apr Health

As We Recover From Covid, The Government Is Investing To Support The Social Care Workforce

The Covid pandemic has been challenging for all of us, but perhaps the greatest impacts have been felt by our health and care staff.

The 2022 NHS Parliamentary Awards: get involved to say thanks

01 Apr Health

The 2022 NHS Parliamentary Awards: get involved to say thanks

The NHS Parliamentary Awards always showcase the very best examples of care that NHS staff strive to deliver across the country each and every day.

Our scatter-gun approach to be smoke-free by 2030 is failing

30 Mar Health

Our scatter-gun approach to be smoke-free by 2030 is failing

My parliamentary friend and colleague, Charles Walker MP, held an important debate yesterday in Westminster on progress to achieving a smoke-free England by 2030.

Health Minister Tells Tory MPs Government Does Not Support At Home Abortion Services

30 Mar Health

Health Minister Tells Tory MPs Government Does Not Support At Home Abortion Services

Health Minister Maggie Throup has written to MPs confirming the government does not support attempts to reverse the Department for Health and Social Care’s policy to end at-home early abortion services in England.

Wes Streeting Writes To Labour MPs Urging Them To Vote To Maintain At-Home Abortion Services

29 Mar Health

Wes Streeting Writes To Labour MPs Urging Them To Vote To Maintain At-Home Abortion Services

Exclusive: Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting has written to Labour MPs imploring them to support an amendment to the Health and Care Bill that would force government to U-turn on its policy to end at-home early abortion services.

Parents and doctors deserve better - Charlie’s Law deserves our full support

29 Mar Health

Parents and doctors deserve better - Charlie’s Law deserves our full support

The current system is letting families down. I tabled Charlie’s Law as an amendment to the Health and Care Bill, as I knew it was a vehicle for positive change for both parents and doctors.

Temporary at home abortions must not be made permanent

29 Mar Health

Temporary at home abortions must not be made permanent

In the maelstrom of spring 2020, as the terrible dawning of the pandemic became apparent, a number of difficult decisions were understandably taken to protect our health services from being overwhelmed.

There is no reason to deny women the option of taking abortion pills at home

28 Mar Health

There is no reason to deny women the option of taking abortion pills at home

In March 2020 the government granted permission to allow early medical abortion to be carried out at home. The at-home service, known as telemedicine, gave clinically eligible women the option of taking both abortion pills - instead of only the second pill - in the privacy and comfort of their own home instead of at an abortion clinic.

Senior Tories Urge MPs To Overturn 'Misjudged' End Of At-Home Abortion Services

28 Mar Health

Senior Tories Urge MPs To Overturn "Misjudged" End Of At-Home Abortion Services

Exclusive: Senior Tory MPs have pledged support for an amendment to the Health and Care Bill that would force government to U-turn on its “misjudged” policy to end at-home early abortion services.

Save the NHS: Deliver a Fair Fee for Care

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28 Mar Health

Save the NHS: Deliver a Fair Fee for Care

In the decade before the pandemic, while health care budgets went up every year, social care spend was savaged with multi-billion-pound cuts. As a result, today, care capacity is at rock bottom.

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25 Mar Health

Improving cancer outcomes in the UK and Kenya

On 3 March, [email protected] – The University of Manchester’s policy engagement team –gathered a panel of experts to discuss the future of cancer care in the UK and abroad, including specialists on AI & algorithms in clinical settings, advanced radiotherapies, and international healthcare collaborations.

The Treasury can't bail everyone out – let’s impose a levy on the tobacco industry instead

22 Mar Health

The Treasury can't bail everyone out – let’s impose a levy on the tobacco industry instead

The past two years have laid bare underlying health disparities across the UK.

Government 'Spooked' By Attempts To Block Medical Equipment From Regions With 'Genocide Risk'

21 Mar Health

Government "Spooked" By Attempts To Block Medical Equipment From Regions With "Genocide Risk"

An amendment to the Health and Care Bill, seeking to ban the Department of Health from procuring medical equipment made in regions of the world at “serious risk of genocide” is believed to be causing unease within government.

Sajid Javid Says It's 'Not Possible' To Reach Zero-Covid In The UK As Cases Rise Dramatically

21 Mar Coronavirus

Sajid Javid Says It's "Not Possible" To Reach Zero-Covid In The UK As Cases Rise Dramatically

The Health Secretary has insisted the government's "defence" against Covid is working but said the UK would not be able to implement a "zero Covid" approach due to the emergence of a more infectious form of the Omicron variant.

Why malnutrition should be a priority for health care

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16 Mar Health

Why malnutrition should be a priority for health care

It often gets overlooked, but its importance is undeniable. This Nutrition and Hydration Week, BSNA reflects on the importance of addressing malnutrition in Integrated Care Systems.

Lords Move To Overturn 'Unjustifiable' Government Decision To End At-Home Abortion Services

15 Mar Health

Lords Move To Overturn "Unjustifiable" Government Decision To End At-Home Abortion Services

The Conservative peer Baroness Sugg has tabled an amendment to the Health and Care Bill, seeking to make permanent the temporary at-home early abortion services that were brought in during the pandemic.

This government cannot continue to ignore the crisis in our ambulance services

15 Mar Health

This government cannot continue to ignore the crisis in our ambulance services

At 6pm last Friday evening, the headteacher of a local secondary school contacted me in desperation.

BANT celebrates 25 years as the leading professional organisation for Nutritional Therapy Practitioners

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15 Mar Health

BANT celebrates 25 years as the leading professional organisation for Nutritional Therapy Practitioners

Setting the standard of excellence in science-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine

Menopause: Career-pause for women?

14 Mar Health

Menopause: Career-pause for women?

A lack of support to help manage menopause symptoms in the workplace is ruining women’s careers, with many feeling forced to forego promotion or even leave their jobs. But the narrative is shifting. Employers are realising doing nothing could be damaging not just for the women affected but for business too, as Marilyn Wright reports

Reducing excess salt in our food would be a much-needed triumph for UK public health

14 Mar Health

Reducing excess salt in our food would be a much-needed triumph for UK public health

Earlier this year, evidence emerged from South Africa that mandatory salt targets resulted in a huge fall in salt intake, even amongst the most deprived groups.

The Government should treat betting like booze - not like tobacco

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11 Mar Health

The Government should treat betting like booze - not like tobacco

After more than a year of waiting for the outcome of the Gambling Review, and with the Government changing its ministers more times than Watford change football managers, it strikes me that the debate has boiled down to this: should betting be treated like tobacco, which is inherently and universally damaging to all, or should it be treated more like alcohol, something millions of people do and where the vast majority are able to enjoy it responsibly, but where sadly a small minority can have a problem and, in the most extreme and terrible cases, it can be an addiction?

Let’s Mark International Women’s Day by Improving Cancer Screening for UK Women

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08 Mar Health

Let’s Mark International Women’s Day by Improving Cancer Screening for UK Women

We must make cancer screening accessible to all women in the UK by ensuring preventative healthcare is a priority.

Women should not be forgotten in the UK HIV response

08 Mar Health

Women should not be forgotten in the UK HIV response

Women make up a third of people living with HIV, with an estimated 31,000 women living with HIV in the UK. As a group, women do not experience the best HIV outcomes.

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