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Boosting funding to community pharmacies would help ease the NHS backlog
Health
By Lord Hunt
Boosting funding to community pharmacies would help ease the NHS backlog
A funding squeeze and workforce shortages are threatening to hold back community pharmacies from expanding.
We must act now to unlock the potential that gene therapies could offer people with rare diseases Partner content
Health
By Pfizer UK
We must act now to unlock the potential that gene therapies could offer people with rare diseases
The formation of a Gene Therapy Taskforce could help ensure people with genetic rare diseases can access the latest scientific advances.
Why malnutrition should be a priority for health care Partner content
Health
By British Specialist Nutrition Association (BSNA)
Why malnutrition should be a priority for health care
It often gets overlooked, but its importance is undeniable. This Nutrition and Hydration Week, BSNA reflects on the importance of addressing malnutrition in Integrated Care Systems.
The kind of death you experience has become a postcode lottery
Health
By John Johnston
The kind of death you experience has become a postcode lottery
The only guarantee in life, as the saying goes, is death. But how we die, and whether we enjoy the privilege of a “good death,” has no certainty at all. Across the UK, the experience of our final weeks has increasingly become a postcode lottery, influenced by location, condition, age, ethnicity and wealth.
A cross-government strategy is vital to tackle growing health inequalities and level up
Health
By Peter Dowd MP
A cross-government strategy is vital to tackle growing health inequalities and level up
The pandemic has exposed and exacerbated the inequalities that have existed in our society for far too long.
Coping With Care: The Hidden Crisis Facing Unpaid Carers
Health
By John Johnston
Coping With Care: The Hidden Crisis Facing Unpaid Carers
Millions of unpaid carers were left without respite or support during the pandemic – to the detriment of their health and wellbeing.
Landmark Social Care Proposals Criticised As 'Three Steps Forward And Two Steps Backwards'
Health
Landmark Social Care Proposals Criticised As "Three Steps Forward And Two Steps Backwards"
Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has criticised the government over its ten year vision for social care announced today, claiming it fails to tackle issues with local authority funding and the workforce crisis.
Jeremy Hunt Hints Government Could “Look Again” At Social Care Cap Before Next Election
Health
Jeremy Hunt Hints Government Could “Look Again” At Social Care Cap Before Next Election
Health select committee chair Jeremy Hunt has suggested that the government may be forced to review their controversial social care cap plans in light of heavy criticism from MPs.
We need to make it easier for families to access life-changing medical cannabis prescriptions
Health
By Alberto Costa MP
We need to make it easier for families to access life-changing medical cannabis prescriptions
This week marks three years since medical cannabis became legal to prescribe on the NHS in specialist cases. I have been campaigning for improved access to whole plant medical cannabis on the NHS for children with severe epilepsy for over three years.
Why ‘levelling up’ must start by helping those most in need. Partner content
Health
By Veterans Aid
Why ‘levelling up’ must start by helping those most in need.
What does ‘levelling up’ and ‘building back better’ mean to those Veterans living on the fringes of society? Dr Hugh Milroy, CEO of frontline homeless charity Veterans Aid, offers some cautionary thoughts.
The Budget failed to address serious crisis in social care ahead of growing pressures this winter
Health
By Caroline Abrahams
The Budget failed to address serious crisis in social care ahead of growing pressures this winter
After interrogating the detail in the Treasury documents, it would be true to say that we were rather disappointed about what the Chancellor’s Budget means for social care.
If we’re serious about protecting vulnerable people, we need a new assisted dying law
Health
By Baroness Meacher
If we’re serious about protecting vulnerable people, we need a new assisted dying law
The purpose of my Assisted Dying Bill, which will be debated at Second Reading tomorrow, is to give dying adults a safeguarded choice to control the timing and manner of their imminent death.
We must do more to improve support for menopausal women
Health
By Carolyn Harris MP
We must do more to improve support for menopausal women
The menopause is something that every woman will experience at some point in her lifetime. When and how we experience it is unique to each of us. For some it will be a simple transition with relatively few side effects. For others the symptoms will be extreme – physically painful, mentally challenging and at their peak, completely life changing.
We must utilise new technology to improve accessibility and choice for people with sight loss
Health
By Lord Low of Dalston
We must utilise new technology to improve accessibility and choice for people with sight loss
There are over two million people in the UK who live with sight loss and every day they face barriers to living full, independent lives.
Assist disabled people to choose life, not death
Health
By Baroness Campbell of Surbiton
Assist disabled people to choose life, not death
Next week, the House of Lords will debate Baroness Meacher’s Assisted Dying Bill. It is, in fact, an Assisted Suicide Bill.

Half of all sight loss is preventable – investment in our nation’s eye health must be a priority
Health
By Marsha de Cordova MP
Half of all sight loss is preventable – investment in our nation’s eye health must be a priority
I am calling on the government to urgently commit to obtaining the data we need to understand our nation’s eye health and the reasons people are still going blind due to preventable conditions.
Jeremy Hunt Says New GP Funding Won't Fix A “Burnt-Out Workforce Running On Empty”
Health
Jeremy Hunt Says New GP Funding Won't Fix A “Burnt-Out Workforce Running On Empty”
Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has sharply criticised the government’s plans to help GPs see more patients face to face, describing them as “a burnt-out workforce running on empty”.
Tackling the NHS backlog requires innovation and patient centered care
Health
By Lord Patel of Bradford OBE
Tackling the NHS backlog requires innovation and patient centered care
There is a vital need for greater collaboration, shared innovation and solutions across the healthcare sector to help policy makers target funding and support best practice.
Jeremy Hunt: rise in national insurance to fund the NHS and social care was the easy bit – now comes the graft
Coronavirus
By Jeremy Hunt MP
Jeremy Hunt: rise in national insurance to fund the NHS and social care was the easy bit – now comes the graft
My job as Health Select Committee chair is to hold the government to account, and I haven’t shied away from doing that during the pandemic. But that means also giving credit where it’s due.
Eating disorders cost the UK £9.4 billion in 2020 – we need to invest in a nationwide strategy to tackle this crisis
Health
By Hope Virgo
Eating disorders cost the UK £9.4 billion in 2020 – we need to invest in a nationwide strategy to tackle this crisis
The report is calling on the government to develop a UK-wide eating disorder strategy, with a timeline for implementation, adequate ring fenced funding and investment in research.
GPs are struggling to cope with growing mental health crisis
Health
By Dr Louise Hyde
GPs are struggling to cope with growing mental health crisis
Mental health care and general practice are in deeper crisis than ever before. We need a political solution.
We must protect vulnerable and pregnant migrant women wrongly charged for NHS maternity care
Health
By Ros Bragg
We must protect vulnerable and pregnant migrant women wrongly charged for NHS maternity care
Our advice lines are full of terrified women, scared to go to antenatal appointments in case they are charged, even if they should be exempt.
Low tax conservatism is dead, but fiscal conservatism is back in fashion
Health
By Torsten Bell
Low tax conservatism is dead, but fiscal conservatism is back in fashion
The Prime Minister and Chancellor made huge policy decisions this week, raising taxes to spend more on the NHS and protect the assets of those facing high social care costs.
This World Suicide Prevention Day, there are reasons to be hopeful – and we all have a part to play Partner content
Coronavirus
By The National Lottery
This World Suicide Prevention Day, there are reasons to be hopeful – and we all have a part to play
Jessica Gallier turned a personal tragedy into positive outcomes for other families when she founded The Martin Gallier Project with National Lottery funding – and now it’s one of many organisations creating hope through action this World Suicide Prevention Day.