Respnding to the publication of an updated handbook for Maximus staff delivering Work Capability Assessments, its is hugely worrying that it thought necessary to produce guidance advising assessors not to ask to see evidence of self-harm, says Mind. 

Doctors and nurses who mistakenly kill patients should not fear being struck off for “honest mistakes,” the Health Secretary will say today.

NHS health workers, members of Unite, the country’s largest union, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the three year pay deal, it was announced today (Friday 8 June).

Scope has responded to an announcement by the Government today that it is making changes to Universal Credit which will affect some disabled people

Two people with learning disabilities have helped to deliver a custom-made pair of shoes to the Prime Minister in a bid to encourage government officials to better understand what life is like for them.

Theresa May is set to announce a “significant” increase in NHS funding 70 years on from the service’s creation, the Health Secretary has revealed.

HRH The Princess Royal has attended an event at the House of Lords to recognise the charitable projects that are enhancing the lives of people with learning disabilities in spite of the social care funding crisis.

GPs have a critical role to play in supporting so many people with mental health problems and, as demand increases, it is more important than ever that the NHS gets this right, says Mind. 

Theresa May’s plan to ease immigration caps to help fix NHS shortages will not be enough, ministers have warned.

Mates in Mind has won the prestigious Mowlem Award from B&CE’s Charitable Trust in recognition of its contribution to improving mental health and wellbeing in the construction industry, through its training, awareness raising and educational efforts. The Award, now in its fourth year, is granted to organisations that make a real difference to training and promotion of health and safety in the construction industry.

Theresa May is reportedly preparing to lift the cap on doctors able to move to the UK from outside the EU within a matter of weeks.

Labour MP Stella Creasy has defended cross-party calls for Westminster to reform abortion law in Northern Ireland as in keeping with devolution, by insisting changes would affect the whole of the UK.

Labour has blasted the Government after it emerged the deficit among NHS trusts in England was double the amount predicted.

Dods Monitoring’s Bruce Reilly assesses the recent Health and Social Care Committee report on childhood obesity and predicts what is likely to be included in the Government’s refreshed childhood obesity plan, expected imminently.

Jeremy Hunt has been forced to apologise again to MP watchdogs after it emerged he told them he bought seven luxury flats in Southampton a day late.

Polling finds while majority appreciate importance of recording and sharing their wishes, less than 1 in 10 have done so.

MPs have urged ministers to ban junk food adverts before the 9pm television watershed in a bid to halt the childhood obesity epidemic.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has vowed to “eliminate” the gender pay gap in the NHS as he launched a major review into the issue.

Iceland Foods Founder and Executive Chairman Sir Malcolm Walker is aiming to make his company “recognised as the UK’s number one dementia-friendly retailer” after being appointed an Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador.

Former Government Minister Hazel Blears has pledged to champion the rights of people who are living with dementia after being appointed as an Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador.

Award-winning actor Vicky McClure has today announced her commitment to help build a dementia-friendly UK after being appointed as an Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador.

Every household in Britain could be hit with up to £2,000 in extra taxes over the next fifteen years in order to properly plug the NHS’s funding shortfall, two leading think tanks have said.

Ahead of his Ten Minute Rule Motion on terminal illness today, Bambos Charalambous MP says the Government must ensure equal access to community palliative care services for anyone who is terminally ill​.