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Social Care In England As Unfair As US Healthcare, Says Burnham
Social Care In England As Unfair As US Healthcare, Says Burnham
Health
The Prime Minister has said that social care in England is “as unfair as American health care” as he pledged to do what successive governments have failed to do and reform the system.
Why Is Social Care Such A Thorny Issue For UK Prime Ministers?
Health
Why Is Social Care Such A Thorny Issue For UK Prime Ministers?
Labour MP Says Her Colleagues Are 'On A Journey' To Support Her Summer Of Sex Campaign
Health
Labour MP Says Her Colleagues Are "On A Journey" To Support Her Summer Of Sex Campaign
National Maternity Adviser Michelle Welsh: “We Are Not Waiting For More Babies To Die”
Health
National Maternity Adviser Michelle Welsh: “We Are Not Waiting For More Babies To Die”
Children Are Turning To AI Chatbots For Mental Health Support
Health
Children Are Turning To AI Chatbots For Mental Health Support
How Austerity-Hit Councils Are Passing The Buck – At The Expense Of The Most Vulnerable
Health
How Austerity-Hit Councils Are Passing The Buck – At The Expense Of The Most Vulnerable
Asylum Reforms Could Put More Pressure On Mental Health Services, Home Office Warned
Health
Asylum Reforms Could Put More Pressure On Mental Health Services, Home Office Warned
Opinion
No one should spend their final months fighting for financial support
Health
By Dr Sam Royston
No one should spend their final months fighting for financial support
Building resilience is a team effort – Westminster can do more to help volunteer search and rescue
Environment
By Torcuil Crichton MP
Building resilience is a team effort – Westminster can do more to help volunteer search and rescue
DHSC alone cannot fix our health and care crisis
Health
By Baroness Nargund
DHSC alone cannot fix our health and care crisis
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Environment
Burnham's ban on spads speaking to journalists is absurd and unworkable
Burnham's ban on spads speaking to journalists is absurd and unworkable
By Peter Cardwell
Political parties
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
Economy
“She dared to be a Daniel, she dared to stand alone”: Tributes to Ann Widdecombe
“She dared to be a Daniel, she dared to stand alone”: Tributes to Ann Widdecombe
By Lord Alton, Baroness Hoey & Baroness Browning
Obituaries
Big Tech Firms Are 'Winning In A Big Way' On Online Safety, Warns Jess Phillips
Big Tech Firms Are "Winning In A Big Way" On Online Safety, Warns Jess Phillips
Home affairs
How Andy Burnham could do immigration differently
How Andy Burnham could do immigration differently
By Beth Gardiner-Smith
Home affairs
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National Maternity Adviser Michelle Welsh: “We Are Not Waiting For More Babies To Die”
Health
National Maternity Adviser Michelle Welsh: “We Are Not Waiting For More Babies To Die”
Labour MP Michelle Welsh has just been appointed the government’s first national maternity adviser. She tells Sienna Rodgers about her personal experience of birth trauma and why she’s fighting for all mums and babies to be better treated by our maternity services
Inside The Wes Streeting Operation At DHSC: “He's Political Up To His Eyeballs”
Health
Inside The Wes Streeting Operation At DHSC: “He's Political Up To His Eyeballs”
Is Wes Streeting a details man? What do his days look like? Who does he delegate to? Sienna Rodgers and Zoe Crowther explore how the Health Secretary runs his department
Labour MPs Are Competing For Wes Streeting's Ear On Puberty Blockers
Health
Labour MPs Are Competing For Wes Streeting's Ear On Puberty Blockers
Amid the persistent will-he-won’t-he speculation over Wes Streeting’s leadership ambitions, Tom Scotson and Sienna Rodgers talk to the Labour MPs applying pressure on the Health Secretary over the divisive puberty blockers trial
Health & Care news
Three Government Lockdown Christmas Parties To Be Investigated By The Cabinet Office
Coronavirus
Three Government Lockdown Christmas Parties To Be Investigated By The Cabinet Office
The government has announced that an investigation into claims a Christmas party was held at Downing Street during lockdown will also cover two further alleged gatherings in the same period.
Are the kids alright? The hidden pandemic
Health
By Tom Hunter, Political Consultant
Are the kids alright? The hidden pandemic
Experts are warning that lockdowns have resulted in many young people feeling isolated and unprotected as they face disrupted schooling and greater mental strain. Analysis by Tom Hunter
Boris Johnson Confirms Move To Plan B Covid Restrictions After Major Omicron Surge
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Confirms Move To Plan B Covid Restrictions After Major Omicron Surge
The prime minister has announced a raft of new measures to tackle the spread of the Omicron variant including working from home, mandatory face coverings, and the use of Covid certification.
Richest countries need to start treating the Covid vaccine as a global public good
Coronavirus
By Patrick Watt
Richest countries need to start treating the Covid vaccine as a global public good
To extend one of Professor Jonathan Van Tam’s famous footballing metaphors, the emergence of the Omicron variant has suddenly taken the Covid-19 pandemic into extra time. It didn’t have to be this way. Indeed, the unfolding impact of Omicron is a spectacular own goal by the richest countries, who have created the conditions for new variants to spread in largely unvaccinated populations.
Home Office Drinks Reception Attendees Told To Get PCRs After One Tests Positive For Covid
Coronavirus
Home Office Drinks Reception Attendees Told To Get PCRs After One Tests Positive For Covid
Attendees at a Home Office reception, believed to include Home Secretary Priti Patel and numerous Conservative MPs, have been asked to take Covid-19 tests after someone who was there tested positive.
Tory MPs Question Boris Johnson's Competence Over 'Disastrous' Handling Of Party Row
Coronavirus
Tory MPs Question Boris Johnson's Competence Over "Disastrous" Handling Of Party Row
Backbench Tory MPs are beginning to question the Prime Minister’s future amid backlash over his handling of the Downing Street Christmas party row.
Inflammatory bowel disease care should not be a postcode lottery
Health
By Baroness Newlove
Inflammatory bowel disease care should not be a postcode lottery
We will never forget the last two years. Coronavirus – the loss of life, the lockdowns – and the long-term effects that we are only just coming to understand. Without minimising this, there are other chronic illnesses, and the people living with them for many years have not had their voices heard.
Senior Doctors Say Boris Johnson's Authority On Covid Is Becoming A 'Public Health Issue'
Coronavirus
Senior Doctors Say Boris Johnson's Authority On Covid Is Becoming A "Public Health Issue"
Senior medics and scientists have raised concerns that people could be "resistant" to following further Covid restrictions after reports of Downing Street parties.
Boris Johnson Apologises For 'Offence Caused' By Footage Of Downing Street Staff Mocking Covid Restrictions
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Apologises For "Offence Caused" By Footage Of Downing Street Staff Mocking Covid Restrictions
Boris Johnson has “apologised unreservedly” for a video depicting Downing Street staff laughing about appearing to break coronavirus restrictions by hosting a Christmas Party.
Boris Johnson Expected To Announce Move To Plan B Covid-19 Restrictions Today
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Expected To Announce Move To Plan B Covid-19 Restrictions Today
Government is set to announce a move to "Plan B" Covid-19 restrictions as early as today, including working from home and vaccine passports.
Tory Backbenchers Are 'Apoplectic' Over Leaked No.10 Christmas Party Discussion
Coronavirus
By Kate Proctor and Adam Payne
Tory Backbenchers Are "Apoplectic" Over Leaked No.10 Christmas Party Discussion
Furious Tory backbenchers have said Boris Johnson must explain the leaked "Christmas Party" footage at Prime Minister's Questions today, avoid bluster and give "straight" answers.
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Health
By Betting and Gaming Council
Betting and Gaming Council calls on Government to put Child Protection 'Front and Centre' of Gambling White Paper
Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has called on the Government to put child protection “front and centre” of the forthcoming Gambling White Paper.
Labour Calls Leaked No.10 Christmas Party Footage A “Serious Kick In The Face”
Coronavirus
Labour Calls Leaked No.10 Christmas Party Footage A “Serious Kick In The Face”
Leaked footage of Downing Street staff joking about holding a Christmas Party last year while the rest of the UK was in lockdown have been described as a “serious kick in the face” by Labour.
Minister Confirms Most Overseas Butchers Won't Arrive Until After Christmas
Coronavirus
Minister Confirms Most Overseas Butchers Won't Arrive Until After Christmas
Exclusive: Only a small proportion of overseas butchers recruited under a temporary visa scheme are expected to arrive before Christmas, Environment Secretary George Eustice has confirmed.
We must learn from Covid to avert an antibiotic resistance pandemic
Health
By Kevin Hollinrake MP
We must learn from Covid to avert an antibiotic resistance pandemic
Unlike Coronavirus, we have a chance to solve antibiotic resistance before it spirals out of control.
Early Indications Show Omicron Is More Transmissible Than Delta, With 2,000 A Day Likely Infected
Coronavirus
Early Indications Show Omicron Is More Transmissible Than Delta, With 2,000 A Day Likely Infected
Boris Johnson has said there are early signs that the Omicron variant is more transmissible than other versions of Covid-19, and scientists believe up to 2,000 people are being infected with it every day.
Dominic Raab Says Downing Street Christmas Party Claims Are 'Unsubstantiated'
Coronavirus
Dominic Raab Says Downing Street Christmas Party Claims Are "Unsubstantiated"
Allegations that Christmas parties took place in Downing Street last year while the country was under strict lockdown restrictions are "unsubstantiated," Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has insisted.
Care minister Gillian Keegan: 'I don't think I will ever be in a meeting where somebody isn't asking for more money'
Health
By Georgina Bailey
Care minister Gillian Keegan: 'I don't think I will ever be in a meeting where somebody isn't asking for more money'
Gillian Keegan believes that she will get dementia.
Will the Government’s Omi-Gamble Pay Off?
Coronavirus
Will the Government’s Omi-Gamble Pay Off?
The government’s response to Omicron is – for most of the scientific advisors PoliticsHome has spoken to – a gamble.
Covid Testing Company Sponsored Parliamentary Group Which Called For Additional Testing Requirements
Health
Covid Testing Company Sponsored Parliamentary Group Which Called For Additional Testing Requirements
A major Covid testing firm sponsors an All-Party Parliamentary Group which called for the government to introduce new Covid testing requirements.
How can we implement effective strategies to alleviate and support long-COVID? Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
How can we implement effective strategies to alleviate and support long-COVID?
With the so-called curse of “Long-COVID” estimated to affect a third of people post-infection, the legacy of this virus is set to disrupt populations for years to come. It is still unclear as to why some people experience the virus more, or less, severely, and why prolonged symptoms linger in some but not in others.
Christmas Selection Box Supplies Hit By Labour Shortages
Coronavirus
Christmas Selection Box Supplies Hit By Labour Shortages
Chocolate and biscuit companies are being forced to cancel the production of festive items like selection boxes due to the strain on supply chains caused by ongoing labour shortages.
Gammon Shortage Likely With Just 'Tens' Of Butchers Due To Arrive In Early December
Coronavirus
Gammon Shortage Likely With Just 'Tens' Of Butchers Due To Arrive In Early December
Just "tens" of overseas butchers recruited under the government's temporary visa scheme are expected to arrive in the country in early December, despite the busy Christmas period fast approaching.
A third of pregnant women fear losing their job over Covid safety worries - rules protecting them are not fit for purpose
Health
By Ros Bragg
A third of pregnant women fear losing their job over Covid safety worries - rules protecting them are not fit for purpose
Jessica (pseudonym) was six months pregnant when her boss called her in to “discuss her performance”. After repeatedly asking to work from home since she’d become pregnant, and being refused any additional protections against Covid, she realized that she was being sacked.
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