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.

Theresa May has been criticised after she refused to rule out the possibility of American firms gaining access to the NHS as part of a post-Brexit trade deal.

Theresa May has failed to challenge Donald Trump on his claim the NHS was “broke and not working” - just a day after he made it.

Theresa May has been forced into a climbdown over claims she made in the Commons about Labour's handling of the NHS in Wales.

Theresa May has been criticised by the statistics watchdog over claims she made about Labour's handling of the NHS in Wales.

Theresa May has said she is "proud of having an NHS that is free at the point of delivery" after Donald Trump claimed it was "broke and not working".

The British Safety Council has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Education of the United Arab Emirates which is planning to update the national curriculum including health, safety and environmental management information. 

Donald Trump has sparked a fresh row with the UK government after he claimed the NHS is "broke and not working".

Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable has backed proposals for a new NHS and social care tax that would replace National Insurance. 

UK pharma R&D productivity is at an all-time low, warns Chris Molloy, but it’s not too late to create an ecosystem that will secure this sector’s future. 

From genetic sequencing to monoclonal antibodies too many great British discoveries have ended up commercialised in the US, writes Lord Willetts. 

President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh sees an opportunity as the NHS turns 70 this year, to rethink how healthcare is delivered in England and in the devolved nations and calls on the government to simplify the complex NHS landscape in England.