The Early Access to Medicines Scheme was launched in 2014 to help patients in need get faster access to new treatments. Four years in, is the initiative going as planned? The House magazine recently hosted a roundtable with leading figures from the healthcare industry to discuss.

Diabetes UK's Helen Dickens writes that while good progress has been made by the soft drink industry to reduce sugar in products, there is still a great deal that MPs and the Government can do to help tackle the obesity crisis and begin turning the tide on weight related chronic illness.  

Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients will be given cash to plan their own treatments under new government plans.

A rise in deaths in the UK could be linked to the austerity programme imposed by the Conservative government, a Labour frontbencher has said.

Ministers have been accused of presiding over a "shocking new low" in NHS performance, as the health service posted its worst accident and emergency waiting times since records began.

A majority of voters now back a tax rise to support the NHS after a big boost in support among Conservatives, according to a major new survey.

A Labour government would set a new legal benchmark for the quality of hospital food in England and Wales, the party has announced, as it emerged some trusts spend just £3 on patients a day.

Behaviour change is extraordinarily difficult, and no challenge is greater than making healthy habits easier for the nation, says Health Minister, Steve Brine MP. 

A nationwide study of 2.8 million people over 36 years in Denmark has found that a person’s risk of developing dementia increases with the number and severity of traumatic brain injuries.

Theresa May will today commit to spending £75m on research into the early diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.

Preventable, treatable diseases are deadlier than ever due to inequalities in health systems. The time is now for the UK to champion health for all.

Labour is set to pile pressure on Jeremy Hunt to save nursing bursaries by exploiting the Conservative partnership with the DUP.

Responding to the news that the Governor of Hawaii, David Ige, has approved a law that would allow assisted dying as an option for terminally ill citizens, Chief Executive of Dignity in Dying Sarah Wootton said:

Former Conservative Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said spending cuts have led to a reduction in screening as he revealed he has been diagnosed with bowel cancer.

UK citizens could lose their rights to urgent medical treatment while travelling in the EU after Brexit, peers have warned.

Conservative MP and consultant paediatrician Dr Caroline Johnson writes ahead of her Adjournment debate today on Patient safety.

The NHS is set to receive a 10-year funding boost to coincide with its 70th birthday, Theresa May has indicated.

Labour will triple funding for grassroots women's groups around the world as part of a new “explicitly feminist” international aid policy, Jeremy Corbyn will announce today.

The chairs of 21 select committees have signed a letter to Theresa May calling for an "urgent" parliamentary commission on health spending. 

Theresa May is reportedly planning a £4bn a year boost to NHS funding to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the health service being established.

A charity is calling on the public to use social media to urge the Prime Minister to take a walk in the shoes of people with learning disabilities.

Jeremy Hunt has confirmed plans to end the pay cap for NHS staff in a deal worth £4.2bn.

The Government-imposed cap on NHS wages is reportedly set to end as ministers and trade unions prepare to sign off a fresh pay agreement later today.

Mates in Mind has extended its reach into Northern Ireland through partnership with leading mental health charity, Inspire Knowledge and Leadership. The partnership means that construction companies and workers throughout Northern Ireland can access the full support of the Mates in Mind programme.