Diane Abbott and Justin Madders debate the future of the NHS at a Health and Care Forum fringe event at the Labour conference.

The Shadow Health Secretary gave a brief speech to welcome attendees at the Health and Care Forum Reception on Sunday evening at the Labour conference.

Clean water, good sanitation and rigorous hygiene are critical components in slowing the spread of deadly superbug infections, WaterAid said today ahead of a United Nations high-level meeting on the growing threat of anti-microbial resistance.

Care services for elderly and disabled people could be at risk because nearly 80,000 workers in the sector in England don’t have British citizenship and could lose their right to work in the UK following the vote for Brexit.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has today issued a report about the need for a whole Government approach to mental health. Responding to this, Mind Chief Executive Paul Farmer said:

Despite being the 5th most common cancer and 3rd biggest cause of cancer deaths – claiming more lives each year than either breast or prostate cancer – public awareness of blood cancers is very low. 

Chief Executive of Independent Age, Janet Morrison, responds to Norman Lamb, Liz Kendall and Dan Poulter's calls for cross-party health and care talks. 

Barry Sheerman MP, Co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group, hosted the parliamentary launch of Gas Safety Week. 

The Ready for Ageing Alliance (R4AA), a group of national charities which includes Alzheimer’s Society, has called the Government’s progress in planning for an ageing population “incredibly disappointing”.

The Richmond Group of Charities has today (Thursday 15 September) released Real Lives, which describes real life experiences of seven individuals and families who are using social care services today. 

Dementia research will receive £45 million over the next five years as part of a record £816 million investment in NHS research, the Health Secretary announced today.

Dozens of MPs from across party lines turned up to the launch of the new British Red Cross report this week and showed their support for people to have more opportunities to learn first aid.

58% of Clinical Commissioning Groups need to improve dementia care in their area. This is according to the new Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Improvement and Assessment Framework which has been published today (Wednesday 7 September) by NHS England. 

On National Fitness Day, Slimming World is calling for the Government to alter the focus of physical activity guidelines.

- CMO's physical activity guidelines say people should aim to be active for at least 150 minutes each week – yet only 6% of men and 4% of women reach this target

- Two thirds of the UK’s 50m+ adults have an overweight BMI, which could be making getting physically active more difficult

- 1 in 3 overweight people feel running 100m without stopping is 'difficult or impossible', and 1 in 10 feel same way about walking up a single flight of stairs, new stats show*

- Experts say current CMO guidelines are 'intimidating' for many and main message should have a twin focus (1) to reduce time spent sitting down (2) to recognise that ALL increases in activity are beneficial, no matter what a person’s starting point

Research published today (Monday 05 September) in PNAS has found magnetite, a magnetic form of iron oxide, from air pollution in human brain tissue for the first time. 

Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Blood Cancer Henry Smith explains the UK is a world leader in research but adds there is much more to do. 

New figures from Slimming World's charity partner, Cancer Research UK, show that 57,100 children are leaving primary school with an obese BMI.

Senior policy advisor on work and health to three British Governments, Dame Carol Black, speaks to the British Safety Council.

The All-Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group (APPCOG) has welcomed new safety advice issued by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch and Boat Safety Scheme, after the tragic death of two boat users following carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.

A new study that hopes to improve the success rate of research trials for treatments in Alzheimer’s disease is announced today (Monday 22 August 2016) by the Medical Research Council and National Institute for Health Research. 

Leading weight management organisation Slimming World responds to the Government's newly published Childhood Obesity Strategy.

Oscar-nominated actress Carey Mulligan has today been appointed by the Alzheimer’s Society and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt as the first ever UK Global Dementia Friends Ambassador.

NHS Blood and Transplant is uniting with donor organisations and launching a campaign to urge more people to become donors.