Nobody would have guessed when he was running for the leadership of the Labour Party that, within months of actually becoming Prime Minister, Keir Starmer would be calling for £5bn cuts in the welfare budget, in particular payments to the disabled.

BANT has repeatedly called for accountability and to prioritise prevention within the NHS.

The UK has the largest gender health gap in the G20 and the 12th largest globally. Until we understand the underlying reasons behind this ‘medical misogyny’ and find practical solutions, the NHS reform agenda is doomed to fail.

“Social prescribing” – an approach first widely implemented by GPs and community leaders in England – has now been adopted in more than 30 countries around the world

No government in the last 30 years has managed to achieve the scale of change that is needed to reform social care.

Palliative care is care that improves the quality of life for people living with advanced illnesses.

Since taking weight loss medication, I have lost six stone – so far – reaching my first goal of no longer being clinically obese. I know that I am not alone amongst my colleagues in taking this kind of drug, and yet there is still such a stigma around it.

General Manager at Sanofi UK and Ireland, Rippon Ubhi, and Jim Shannon MP discuss the burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on patients and the NHS, and the healthcare professional and patient advocate-led ideas for how this could be alleviated.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that NHS England will be abolished and absorbed into the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), in a shock move that will be the biggest structural reform of the NHS in more than a decade.

A mental health social worker takes us through a typical day in the job, from disappointing patients to dealing with abuse and threats

Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer but people living with the condition constantly tell me that they struggle to get the right support. Now is the time for accountability and integration at national level, writes Professor Fiona Carragher

The second reading of Dr Scott Arthur MP’s Rare Cancers Bill will take place in Parliament this Friday 14 March and could be a truly transformative moment in the UK’s approach to research for rare and less common cancers.

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’

With more people dying prematurely from cardiovascular disease than at any point in the last decade, Britain is facing a heart health crisis. Now, a new report produced by experts at The University of Manchester has set out a bold plan to prevent thousands of deaths, ease pressure on the NHS, and tackle the hidden factors that make heart disease the nation’s biggest killer.

An assisted dying bill fit for the 21st century must break with its dangerous historic roots.

For three decades, ministers have failed to fix a broken social care system. Sophie Church asks whether, finally, a solution can survive electioneering

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

The British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM), The British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) and the College of Medicine and Integrated Health (CoM) urge policy makers, health care leaders and regulatory bodies to ensure that anti-obesity medications (AOMs) are used safely, effectively and sustainably

There is at least one dyscalculic child in every UK classroom yet diagnosis rates are shockingly low. Raising awareness of this condition on Dyscalculia Day is a vital first step.

So why can’t patients access nutrition advice as an integrated part of NHS primary care?

In partnership with the British Safety Council, Dr Tim Marsh reflects on decades of safety psychology in his new collection of writings. Exploring the evolution of workplace safety, wellbeing, and mental health, he highlights the urgent need for proactive action—both in and beyond the workplace—to protect lives.

Where you live impacts how active you can be, with profound health consequences - lifespan can vary by up to 9 years according to postcode. Sport England’s ‘place-based’ working will help tackle this.

The Chief Executive of NHS England Amanda Pritchard is stepping down.

The mission for better rare disease outcomes requires long-term action across the NHS, government, and system partners