Diana Johnson MP responds to Maria Caulfield MP saying reducing the time limit for abortion flies in the face of the evidence. 

BANT (British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy) is delighted by the news that the Government is planning a u-turn in policy relating to banning junk food advertising and two for one promotions.

BANT (British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy) is baffled by Public Health England’s new ‘One You’ campaign focusing on the scientifically old-fashioned notion of calories.

The Prime Minister is reportedly set to U-turn on her previous decision to rule out restrictions on fast food advertising.

The growing number of hospital emergency admissions poses a “serious challenge” to the financial position of the NHS, according to the public spending watchdog.

A senior Conservative MP has called for a "debate" on whether it is time to lower the 24-week time limit for abortions.

Liberal Democrat peer Lord Rennard writes ahead of his parliamentary question today on the cost benefits to the NHS and police of minimum unit pricing for alcohol in England.

A former Tory health secretary has called on Theresa May to lift the visa cap limiting the number of foreign workers that can be recruited to the NHS every year, or risk a staffing crisis.

Jeremy Corbyn has thrown his weight behind a bid to create an opt-out system for organ donation.

Tissue Solutions and Medicines Discovery Catapult launch service to support UK companies and biobanks

Jeremy Hunt has said mistakes made by medical staff when prescribing drugs to patients must stop as they are causing up to 22,300 unnecessary deaths a year.

The Prime Minister today hailed "inspirational" Labour peer Tessa Jowell as the Government announced a package of funding for brain cancer research.

Theresa May has announced a review into how three medications came to be used by NHS doctors despite patients reporting dangerous side effects.

The British Heart Foundation’s Chief Executive writes in support of Geoffrey Robinson MP’s Private Members’ Bill, calling for an opt-out system for organ donation, which has its second reading this week.

Dods Monitoring's Rosie Lythgoe-Cheetham writes about outsourcing within the NHS following the collapse of Carillion, and notes that the public, NHS staff and politicians have now begun to wonder how many more weaknesses lie just beneath the surface of this model.

Top Tory MP Sarah Wollaston has warned that delays in reaching a Brexit transition deal could put patients at risk. 

Scope has commented on the Work and Pensions select committee's report on disability benefit claimants' experiences, which found a "pervasive lack of trust" and assesssment reports "riddled with errors".

Jeremy Hunt has called on tech giants like Facebook and Twitter to do more to tackle the scourge of mental illness among young people.

Last Friday (9 February), the Work and Pensions Committee released their interim first report into the experiences of disabled people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), benefits intended to provide support for disabled people to live independently, or to manage the costs related to being out of work.

Responding to a series of articles on assisted dying (see links below) published in The British Medical Journal today, Thursday 8th February 2018, Sarah Wootton, Chief Executive at Dignity in Dying, said:

Pupils and teachers gathered at Saltney Ferry Primary School to unveil the school’s new defibrillator, donated by Airbus in Broughton. The device was presented to the school by Maggie Sinnott, Wellbeing Manager on behalf of Airbus.

Every local authority should have at least one handyman to help the elderly with odd jobs and to stay safe in their homes, MPs have said.

Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth says hospital corridors are now routinely being used as wards as the Government starves the NHS of cash.

Jeremy Hunt has come under fire after saying NHS doctors “knew there would be pressurised moments” when they decided on a career in medicine.