Lord Crisp seeks answers from the Government over their plans to mitigate risks to the NHS from health worker shortages.

Commenting on reports of Government plans to encourage downsizing in retirement, Saga's director of communications, Paul Green, calls for a "Stamp Duty exemption for downsizing and buying age-appropriate homes."

Writing for PoliticsHome, Labour MP Maria Eagle urges the Government to support the defibrillator availability bill to ensure better access to the life-saving equipment in schools and key public spaces.

Baroness Meacher writes for PoliticsHome and urges the Government to reconsider assisted dying laws in the face of decades of good practice examples in the United States, and strong support for change in the UK.

The Medical Defence Union responds to the Lord Chancellor’s review of the discount rate for personal injury damages awards, warning a discount rate drop could increase indemnity costs, pushing some GPs out of practice.

Theresa May’s mental health reforms are a step in the right direction but society needs to recognise the scale of the problem which is blighting large sections of the police service.

The largest teachers union has welcomed a major speech from the Prime Minister on tackling mental health problems.

Mark Atkinson, Chief Executive at disability charity Scope, today welcomes the government's announcement of additional support for those in the work place with mental health issues but warns against ignoring the voices of disabled people.

Commenting on today’s statement from the Prime Minister on improving mental health support for children and young people in schools, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, said:

The British Safety Council launches a digital archive documenting 60 years of its campaigning history to prevent injury and ill health at work

The true impact of mental health related illness on the police service is made abundantly clear in newly released figures.

New statistics released today by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that more than half of people with mental health problems who need support from Personal Independence Payment (PIP) have lost out financially after being reassessed. 

Two new reports (Tie Your Camel First and Tea, Talk and Samosas) are launching today, detailing findings and recommendations from two pioneering projects aimed at engaging Somali and South Asian communities in planning ahead for their future care and treatment.

Local authorities spend on average less than 1% of their public health budget on mental health, reveals report by mental health charity Mind. 

Weight loss experts, Slimming World, respond to Dame Carol Black's report which advocates forcing overweight people on benefits to speak to health professionals. 

Noel Conway, a man with motor neurone disease who seeks the choice and ability to die with dignity, has been supported by Dignity in Dying to instruct lawyers at Irwin Mitchell to seek a judicial review.

Social isolation and chronic loneliness is impacting people’s health and public services, warns British Red Cross CEO Mike Adamson.

The Medical Defence Union (MDU), says that the availability of social media, means doctors are more accessible to patients wanting more than a professional relationship. 

New research by Saga Health Insurance reveals that more than half of over 50s struggle to see their GP on the same day they fall ill, tempting one in four to self-diagnose using the internet.

Responding to recently published figures on dementia deaths, CEO of Compassion in Dying, Sarah Wootton calls upon the Government to support advanced planning to ensure that people receive the end-of-life care that is right for them.

In yesterday's Autumn Statement, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond announced additional support for emergency services staff and volunteers. 

Labour’s Keith Vaz sets out how to address ‘the most serious challenge facing the NHS today’, ahead of a report into diabetes care being published.

CEO of the British Red Cross, Mike Adamson, urges the Government "to use its forthcoming Autumn Statement to finally give social care the funding priority it deserves."

The financial performance of NHS bodies worsened considerably in 2015-16 and this trend is not sustainable, according to the National Audit Office.