Philip Hammond will reportedly unveil plans to hit the wealthiest the hardest in order to fund Theresa May’s promised £20bn boost over four years for the NHS.

Sajid Javid has today announced a review which could see cannabis legalised for medicinal use.

Brits aged 40-64 would rather talk about money than death, research reveals

Philip Hammond has told ministers that the Treasury's multi-billion pound boost for the NHS will leave them with no extra money to spend on their own policy areas.

The Government will pull together an expert panel of clinicians to advise ministers on whether medicinal cannabis can be prescribed, it was announced today.

Theresa May has doubled down on claims a major cash boost for the NHS will partly come from a so-called “Brexit dividend”.

A Labour government would legalise the prescription of cannabis oil for medical purposes and mount a review into public health related drugs policy, Diane Abbott has confirmed.

Tony Blair has dismissed Theresa May’s claim that the New Labour government failed to spend nearly half of its record health funding on the frontline.

Theresa May’s pledge to dramatically increase funding for the NHS faces an £11bn black hole, after ministers failed to agree on how it would be paid for.

In response to today's announcement of £20bn extra funding for the NHS, Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of Mind, the mental health charity, said:

Today, Theresa May has announced that the NHS is to receive an extra £20 billion a year in funding as a “birthday present”. The spending plan means that the NHS’ budget of £114 billion a year, will rise by more than 3% a year on average in the next five years.

Theresa May has been accused of using a "magic money forest" to fund a planned boost to NHS spending - as questions were raised over a so-called 'Brexit dividend' behind the pledge.

Theresa May has confirmed that taxes are likely to go up to fund a major boost to NHS spending in time for the health service's 70th birthday.

Nearly two-thirds of Conservative voters support increasing income tax to boost funding for the NHS, according to a new poll.

"This Bill signifies an important social reform", writes Minister for Mental Health and Inequalities Jackie Doyle-Price.

Theresa May is set to commit up to an extra £5bn per year to the NHS for the next four years.

Please see below a statement from the Equality and Human Rights Commission on government's plans to relax immigration rules allowing more non-EU skilled workers into the UK. 

Theresa May has been accused of a "U-turn" after ditching a policy she introduced limiting the number of non-EU doctors in the NHS.

There is also a strong argument that the legal uncertainty over who is and who isn’t engaged self-employed, created by a lack of a statutory definition of self-employment, has allowed cases like this to proceed, says IPSE.

Upholding the rights of people affected by dementia is the central focus for the APPG’s activity in 2018 and beyond, writes APPG Co-Chairs, Debbie Abrahams MP and Baroness Greengross.

Further clarity is needed in terms of changes to the National Framework for continuing healthcare (CHC), and if it is not provided soon, we could see the social care system finally reach breaking point, says Chris Evans MP.

The NHS has today (Wed June 13th) announced plans to free up thousands of hospital beds and improve patient care by cutting long stays in hospitals.

A study being published tomorrow in European Heart Journal has suggested that 50-year-olds who have high blood pressure, despite being below the threshold for hypertension, are at increased risk of developing dementia in later life.

Four out of five people in the UK back a significant budget increase for the NHS, according to a new poll.