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Labour MP Campaigning For Bereavement Suites In Maternity Wards Was 'Fighting For Life' As A Newborn
Labour MP Campaigning For Bereavement Suites In Maternity Wards Was "Fighting For Life" As A Newborn
Health
A Labour MP who is campaigning for every new maternity unit to include bereavement suites for grieving parents has told PoliticsHome that her premature birth left her and her mother "fighting for their lives".
Duty of Candour In NHS 'Not Working', Says Inquiry Chair
Health
Duty of Candour In NHS "Not Working", Says Inquiry Chair
'All Peopled Out': Labour MP Cat Eccles On Being Autistic In Westminster
Health
"All Peopled Out": Labour MP Cat Eccles On Being Autistic In Westminster
Public Likely To Comply With Lockdown Measures To Halt New Pandemic, Poll Suggests
Health
Public Likely To Comply With Lockdown Measures To Halt New Pandemic, Poll Suggests
UK Google Interview: We Need Data Centres And Grid Connections, Fast
Health
UK Google Interview: We Need Data Centres And Grid Connections, Fast
Abolishing NHS England Will Not Work, Says Former Health Secretary Behind Its Creation
Health
Abolishing NHS England Will Not Work, Says Former Health Secretary Behind Its Creation
Abolishing NHS England Became 'Inevitable' – But What Happens Next?
Health
Abolishing NHS England Became "Inevitable" – But What Happens Next?
Opinion
Time for Action on Ovarian Cancer Partner content
Health
By AbbVie
Time for Action on Ovarian Cancer
Revitalising UK life sciences: a critical moment for health and economic growth Partner content
Health
By Sanofi
Revitalising UK life sciences: a critical moment for health and economic growth
To help people save their local sports facilities, let's make community ownership easier
Health
By Emma Foody MP
To help people save their local sports facilities, let's make community ownership easier
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Labour Row Over “Brain Dead” NI Exemption for Indian Workers In Trade Deal
Labour Row Over “Brain Dead” NI Exemption for Indian Workers In Trade Deal
Economy
‘Amexit’ must force us to rethink Brexit
‘Amexit’ must force us to rethink Brexit
By Liam Byrne MP
Brexit
If we don't change, we will lose
If we don't change, we will lose
By Graeme Downie MP
Political parties
PM Says Criticism Of India Trade Deal Is 'Incoherent Nonsense'
PM Says Criticism Of India Trade Deal Is "Incoherent Nonsense"
Economy
Richard Parker Interview: I Don't Care About A Brand, I Care About Values
Richard Parker Interview: I Don't Care About A Brand, I Care About Values
Communities
Michael Ellam: The EU Sherpa Resetting The UK-EU Relationship
Michael Ellam: The EU Sherpa Resetting The UK-EU Relationship
Foreign affairs
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The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
Health
The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
A mental health social worker takes us through a typical day in the job, from disappointing patients to dealing with abuse and threats
How to resolve the modern care dilemma: drop the obsession with GDP
Health
By Miriam Cates
How to resolve the modern care dilemma: drop the obsession with GDP
Resolving the modern care dilemma means putting family at the heart of the economy, writes Miriam Cates. But the challenges to implementing this conservative plan for care come from all sides – including the ‘ultra-online right’
Stephen Kinnock: 'I have a really personal understanding of what people are going through'
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
Stephen Kinnock: 'I have a really personal understanding of what people are going through'
Stephen Kinnock is responsible for tackling one of the biggest challenges the government faces: social care. The health minister talks to Sienna Rodgers about charging reforms, professionalising the workforce and his family’s experiences with care
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Health
By Mind
Prime Minister outlines key priorities for mental health investment
The Prime Minister is announcing plans for investment in mental health care, including 290m for perinatal care, 247m in liaison mental health services in AE and expanded services to help teenagers with eating disorders.
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Health
By Scope
NAO's report shows scale of assessment structure and its impact on disabled people
Mark Atkinson, chief executive at disability charity Scope, responds to NAO's report on contracted-out health and disability assessments.
Norman Lamb MP: Time to secure a sustainable future for the NHS and social care
Health
Norman Lamb MP: Time to secure a sustainable future for the NHS and social care
Liberal Democrat Health spokesperson and former Care Minister Norman Lamb calls for an independent commission to examine the future of the NHS and social care services.
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Health
By Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
CIEH welcomes new guidelines for alcohol consumption
Following the publication of new guidelines for appropriate levels of alcohol consumption by the UKs Chief Medical Officers, Anne Godfrey, Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), said:
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Health
By Independent Age
Prime Minister urged to be ‘bold’ and hold Commission on the future of NHS and social care
An open letter to David Cameron, signed by Independent Age and nearly 40 organisations,the Prime Minister is called tohold a Commission on the future of health and social care, as the UK is facing monumental demographic challenges.
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Health
By Slimming World
Missed opportunity to tackle obesity through alcohol advice
Slimming World, the largest weight management organisation in the UK and Ireland, has expressed its deep disappointment that the CMO has missed a golden opportunity to use the first review of official alcohol guidance in 20 years to help tackle the UKs obesity crisis.
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Health
By National Audit Office
Contracted-out health and disability assessments
The Department for Work and Pensions has strengthened its oversight and management of contracted-out health and disability assessments, but it has not yet achieved value for money according to todays report from the National Audit Office.
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Health
By Independent Age
Cross-party commission to review future of England's NHS and social care
The charity Independent Age welcomes Norman Lamb MP'sintroduction of the NHSand Social Care Commission Bill.
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Health
By Medical Defence Union
MDU mounts robust defence of doctors at the GMC
Doctors represented by the Medical Defence Unions (MDU) team of in-house lawyers at the GMC are less likely to face a panel hearing, than the overall average.
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Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
64% of people living with dementia feel isolated following a diagnosis
42% of public not convinced people with dementia still benefit much from seeing loved ones they no longer recognise
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Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Clinical trial looks at potential vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease
A new clinical trial is underway to look at a potential vaccine that targets tau protein in the brains of people with Alzheimers disease.
Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Older people are afraid to complain about poor care, report reveals
Frail older people too afraid to complain about poor care, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report reveals
Small hospitals to shoulder ‘disproportionate’ burden of NHS deficit - new report Partner content
Health
By EY
Small hospitals to shoulder ‘disproportionate’ burden of NHS deficit - new report
All of England’s hospitals with a turnover of less than £200 million will be in deficit compared to 76% of the NHS overall, according to new analysis by EY. 
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Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
New research shows confusion over dementia signs and long waits to seek help
Signs of dementia detected at Christmas - demand for support from Alzheimers Society soars after the festive period.
Kevan Jones MP: Marking the 20th anniversary of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) Partner content
Health
By Cardiac Risk in the Young
Kevan Jones MP: Marking the 20th anniversary of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)
Shadow Defence Minister Kevan Jones writes about Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in the charity's 20th anniversary year following a recent parliamentary reception
A happier Christmas this year for sufferers of ultra-rare diseases
Health
By Greg Mulholland
A happier Christmas this year for sufferers of ultra-rare diseases
Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland writes at the end of 13 month campaign to get a drug approved which treats Morquio Syndrome, a rare disease affecting only 88 people in England.
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Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Gov mandate to NHS England 2016-17
Alzheimers Society responds to the mandate to NHS England
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Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Greg Clark announces a four-year spending settlement for local government
Alzheimers Society response to local government funding settlement
Healthcare improves but claims costs rise Partner content
Health
By Medical Defence Union
Healthcare improves but claims costs rise
Damages awards in England are now higher than almost any other country in the world and are having serious implications for the NHS, warns the CEO of the Medical Defence Union, Dr Christine Tomkins.
Changes to student nursing finance must not be 'nodded through' parliament without full debate and scrutiny
Health
By Wes Streeting MP
Changes to student nursing finance must not be 'nodded through' parliament without full debate and scrutiny
Labour MP for Ilford North, Wes Streeting, writes following his adjournment debate on finance for student nurses and midwives following changes announced in the Autumn Statement.  
Partner content
Health
By Good Things Foundation
Unpaid Caring - New Report Highlights Impact on Health Wellbeing
A new research report from Tinder Foundation released today takes a look at how digital skills and community support could add value to the lives of the 6.5 million unpaid carers in the UK.
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Health
By WaterAid
WaterAid responds to Paris climate deal: Hope for the world’s poorest
Following the agreement in Paris of a new accord on climate change please find the following comment from Louise Whiting, senior policy analyst, water security and climate change, WaterAid:
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Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
Report shows that carers for people with dementia are facing unique challenges
A new report released by Alzheimers Research UK highlights the unique challenges faced by carers of people with dementia.
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Health
By Innovate UK
Window into the future as people are given a choice in their care by nationwide health and care programme
A programme which aimed to radically change how people interact with health and social care services has successfully put patients in four areas of the UK at the centre of decision making about their own care and even led to them designing the sort of care they will receive, Government technology experts have said.
EventsAll
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
2025
Surveyor's House, 12 Great George Street, SW1P 3AD
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
Starmer: One Year On
2025
Online
Starmer: One Year On
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
2025
Portcullis House
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025