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Government Teams Up With TikTok Influencers To Warn About Risks Of Cosmetic Tourism
Government Teams Up With TikTok Influencers To Warn About Risks Of Cosmetic Tourism
Health
The government will partner with influencers on social media platform TikTok to warn Brits about the potential dangers of travelling abroad for cosmetic procedures.
Labour MP Says Poorer Areas Must Be Targeted With Resources As Measles Cases Rise
Health
Labour MP Says Poorer Areas Must Be Targeted With Resources As Measles Cases Rise
Resident Doctors Are 'Not Asking For Enough', Says Train Drivers' Union Leader
Health
Resident Doctors Are "Not Asking For Enough", Says Train Drivers' Union Leader
Government Hopes Unions Will Be Less 'Militant' As It Braces For Wider NHS Strikes
Health
Government Hopes Unions Will Be Less "Militant" As It Braces For Wider NHS Strikes
Campaigners Fear Government Backtracking On Care Supporter Bill
Health
Campaigners Fear Government Backtracking On Care Supporter Bill
Julian Hartley: Challenges At CQC Are 'Even Deeper' Than Expected
Health
Julian Hartley: Challenges At CQC Are "Even Deeper" Than Expected
How AI Is Changing Britain's GP Surgeries
Health
How AI Is Changing Britain's GP Surgeries
Opinion
Protection of playing fields is key to improving our economy and health Partner content
Health
By Sport England
Protection of playing fields is key to improving our economy and health
Without a successful NHS App, the NHS itself could fail
Health
By Ryan Wain
Without a successful NHS App, the NHS itself could fail
From misunderstanding to momentum: a new vision for type 1 diabetes care Partner content
Health
By Sanofi
From misunderstanding to momentum: a new vision for type 1 diabetes care
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Nigel Farage Says He Would Renegotiate The Good Friday Agreement To Stop Small Boats
Nigel Farage Says He Would Renegotiate The Good Friday Agreement To Stop Small Boats
Foreign affairs
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference ##sash##
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Parliament's People Awards ##sash##
Parliament's People Awards
MPs Are Divided Over Whether They Should Use AI To Do Their Jobs
MPs Are Divided Over Whether They Should Use AI To Do Their Jobs
Parliament
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference ##sash##
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
I use AI as an MP – and I’m not apologising for it
I use AI as an MP – and I’m not apologising for it
By Mike Reader MP
Parliament
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Tonia Antoniazzi On Decriminalising Abortion: 'The Woman Is The Priority'
Health
Tonia Antoniazzi On Decriminalising Abortion: "The Woman Is The Priority"
Tonia Antoniazzi has won a landmark vote to decriminalise abortion. The Labour MP talks to Sienna Rodgers about being painted ‘as a monster’, and says the assisted dying bill she co-sponsors ‘may look like a completely different bill’ after changes in the Lords
'Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined': MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
Health
"Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined": MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
The use of egg donations is increasing, giving people struggling with fertility a chance to start a family. But are young donors attracted to the compensation payments? Are they fully aware of the risks? And what are the ethical implications? Sienna Rodgers talks to the MPs demanding reform
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
Health & Care news
Fixing women’s health – neglected for too long – would bring substantial economic benefits
Health
By Sarah Owen MP
Fixing women’s health – neglected for too long – would bring substantial economic benefits
There are savings of £11bn a year to be made by improving women’s health.
From invention to application: transforming the best UK science into better treatments for patients Partner content
Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
From invention to application: transforming the best UK science into better treatments for patients
Medicines Discovery Catapult is driving national productivity in biotech and improving patients’ lives. Purposeful collaborations and risk-taking on behalf of the sector are vital, says CEO Professor Chris Molloy
Researchers Shed New Light on the Benefits of UV Exposure Partner content
Health
By The Sunbed Association
Researchers Shed New Light on the Benefits of UV Exposure
As the government consults on a 10-year national cancer strategy, the health risks of UV exposure are once again in the spotlight. But new research from the University of Edinburgh suggests that in countries with low sunlight, the conversation about UV may be about to change.
Self-care: an untapped resource Partner content
Health
By Kenvue
Self-care: an untapped resource
Empowering more people to practise self-care could alleviate pressure on the NHS, provide huge economic benefits, and mark a promising shift towards a preventative approach to healthcare
Our challenge to the House of Lords: It’s time to make smoking obsolete Partner content
Health
By British Heart Foundation
Our challenge to the House of Lords: It’s time to make smoking obsolete
Last month, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill successfully passed through the House of Commons, bringing us one step closer to a smokefree future. As the Bill moves to the House of Lords, we ask Peers to support this vital legislation to protect future generations.
Experts are divided over six-month safeguard for assisted dying
Health
By Katherine Sleeman and Sam Ahmedzai
Experts are divided over six-month safeguard for assisted dying
As assisted dying legislation continues to be debated in Parliament, palliative care experts are divided on whether limiting it to those with a prognosis of six months or fewer would be an effective safeguard.
Patients' trust in doctors must not be compromised by assisted dying
Health
By Nancy Preston
Patients' trust in doctors must not be compromised by assisted dying
While research shows patients would prefer to discuss assisted dying with a familiar and trusted doctor, experience from other countries suggests this may be difficult to achieve in practice.
The Australian experience of safeguarding in assisted dying
Health
By Ben White
The Australian experience of safeguarding in assisted dying
Whether you are for or against the legalisation of assisted dying in England and Wales, creating a service with appropriate safeguarding is essential.
There are major questions facing the NHS 10 year plan
Health
By Phoebe Dunn
There are major questions facing the NHS 10 year plan
The government is right to say that the challenges facing the health service require a long-term plan. But there is little clarity over how it will work in practice.
Duty of Candour In NHS 'Not Working', Says Inquiry Chair
Health
Duty of Candour In NHS "Not Working", Says Inquiry Chair
The NHS is failing to be honest with patients when things go wrong, according to a former chair of investigations into preventable deaths on maternity wards.
Rugby must evolve before more players pay the price Partner content
Health
By Rylands Garth
Rugby must evolve before more players pay the price
For the first 21 years of my life, everything I did revolved around becoming a professional football player. As a teenager, I was living the dream - on a fast track to play for my boyhood club Liverpool and training with legends of the game daily.
The assisted dying bill still doesn't do enough to protect domestic abuse victims
Health
By Jess Asato MP and Cherryl Henry-Leach
The assisted dying bill still doesn't do enough to protect domestic abuse victims
MPs have one more chance to make sure that the assisted dying Bill adequately protects victims of domestic abuse. 
Minimum unit pricing on alcohol could save lives
Health
By Cat Smith MP
Minimum unit pricing on alcohol could save lives
Not someone I often find myself agreeing with, but Milton Friedman wasn’t wrong when he said: “Only a crisis – actual or perceived – produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around.”
'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
Speaking to PoliticsHome ahead of Autism Awareness Day, Labour MP Cat Eccles says she hopes that sharing her story will help make Parliament more accommodating to neurodivergent people.
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
Five years on from the first coronavirus lockdown, three-quarters of the UK public say they are more likely or just as likely to support full lockdown measures to prevent the spread of a pandemic as they were in 2020.
How house building can revolutionise health outcomes and drive science Partner content
Health
By Epilepsy Society
How house building can revolutionise health outcomes and drive science
Clare Pelham, Chief Executive at the Epilepsy Society explains how brave and far-sighted planning decisions could ultimately save lives
UK Google Interview: We Need Data Centres And Grid Connections, Fast
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
UK Google Interview: We Need Data Centres And Grid Connections, Fast
Will this Labour government truly allow the country to seize the opportunities presented by the AI revolution? Sienna Rodgers talks to UK Google public policy lead Tom Morrison-Bell about demands for tech infrastructure
Nobody wins from the broken welfare system in the long run – we owe those it traps to fix it
Health
By Jo White MP
Nobody wins from the broken welfare system in the long run – we owe those it traps to fix it
Last week, I met the parents of a young woman living independently, albeit with epilepsy and learning difficulties, who wants to do well in life.
Taking a chainsaw to NHS England is not the sign of a healthy state
Health
By Jennifer Dixon
Taking a chainsaw to NHS England is not the sign of a healthy state
Yes, NHS England needed to improve. But this wasn't the way to go about it.
Abolishing NHS England won’t solve anything
Health
By Lord Lansley
Abolishing NHS England won’t solve anything
NHS England should not continue in its current form. But Wes Streeting's 'moving deck chairs' abolition won't work.
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
The government plan to abolish NHS England will not work, according to the former health secretary whose proposed reforms led to the creation of the arms-length body.
Labour austerity will cost us dearly at the ballot box
Health
By Diane Abbott MP
Labour austerity will cost us dearly at the ballot box
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.
Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
BANT backs greater ministerial control and accountability within the National Health Service
BANT has repeatedly called for accountability and to prioritise prevention within the NHS.
Let’s care for those who care for us – and end medical misogyny
Health
By Geeta Nargund
Let’s care for those who care for us – and end medical misogyny
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.
EventsAll
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
2025
Bayview Suite 2
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
2025
Room 4A and 4B
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
2025
Derby Suite
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
Parliament's People Awards
2026
The Palace of Westminster
Parliament's People Awards