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Tech Secretary Says He Will Take The Flak If AI Expansion Goes Wrong
Technology
Tech Secretary Says He Will Take The Flak If AI Expansion Goes Wrong
Science, innovation and technology secretary Peter Kyle has said that he will make himself personally accountable if artificial intelligence tools make mistakes across the public sector.
Half of UK adults say they've put off losing weight Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
Half of UK adults say they've put off losing weight
A new survey has found that half of UK adults (50 per cent) have put off trying to lose weight, with many saying that the delay has impacted their health and caused them to gain even more weight. The UK’s leading weight-management organisation, Slimming World, warns that weight loss injections are not the silver bullet for success this January.
Government Announces Funding Boost And Reforms To Social Care
Health
Government Announces Funding Boost And Reforms To Social Care
The Government has announced a funding boost and immediate reforms to the social care system, alongside the launch of an independent commission investigating how to improve adult social care in the long-term.
Weight loss injections are not a silver bullet Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
Weight loss injections are not a silver bullet
As Chancellor Rachel Reeves pledges to cut down on “wasteful spending” within public services, weight management expert Margaret Miles-Bramwell OBE, founder and chair of Slimming World, is calling for a review of spending on unnecessary weight loss medication.
NHS infrastructure crisis risks creating two-tier hospital system, academic warns Partner content
Health
By Policy@Manchester
NHS infrastructure crisis risks creating two-tier hospital system, academic warns
A combination of continued NHS underfunding, poorly maintained infrastructure and increasing numbers of patients risks creating a two-tier hospital system in England, a leading financial expert has warned.
BANT calls for Nutritional Therapy Practitioners to work within Primary Care under the NHS 10-Year Health Plan Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
BANT calls for Nutritional Therapy Practitioners to work within Primary Care under the NHS 10-Year Health Plan
Extend the Dietetics register to include Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioners
NHS Boss Amanda Pritchard: There Will Be “Unprecedented Demand” This Winter
Health
NHS Boss Amanda Pritchard: There Will Be “Unprecedented Demand” This Winter
Amanda Pritchard, NHS England’s chief executive, tells Zoe Crowther she is making progress on the service’s productivity gap – but the Government’s pledged capital investment will be needed.
Create 10-Year 'Standalone Plan' To Fix Social Care, Say Local Leaders
Health
Create 10-Year "Standalone Plan" To Fix Social Care, Say Local Leaders
The Government must create a decade-long plan for social care if the long-term strategy for repairing the National Health Service hopes to succeed, local authority leaders have said.
Keir Starmer Says His Six Milestones Will Let Voters 'Hold Our Feet To The Fire'
Political parties
Keir Starmer Says His Six Milestones Will Let Voters "Hold Our Feet To The Fire"
Keir Starmer has set out the Government’s “plan for change” which he said would allow the country to judge Labour on whether it has delivered its promises.
NHS Boss Says Physician Associates Are 'Having A Really Hard Time'
Health
NHS Boss Says Physician Associates Are "Having A Really Hard Time"
The boss of NHS England has said physician associates are having a “really hard time” and need mental health support in the workplace.
Shining the ‘jewel in the crown’: how government can build a new life sciences plan Partner content
Health
By Future Health
Shining the ‘jewel in the crown’: how government can build a new life sciences plan
Looking back at the last three life sciences strategies can help us better understand how Labour’s sector plans can deliver for the UK economy, the NHS and patients
Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares
Health
Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares
Care leavers could get free prescriptions and bus fares as part of plans to boost government support for vulnerable young people, PoliticsHome understands.
Labour’s Budget is the first step to ending rural health inequity
Environment
By Joe Morris MP
Labour’s Budget is the first step to ending rural health inequity
For 14 years, rural communities were failed by the Conservatives. As the MP for England’s largest rural constituency of Hexham, I have spoken to countless constituents about their frustrations about business, farming, the economy, jobs, housing and, particularly, on health.
To improve cancer outcomes, we need a medicines framework which is fit for the future Partner content
Health
By Sanofi
To improve cancer outcomes, we need a medicines framework which is fit for the future
Access to innovation is proving increasingly difficult for UK cancer patients. Unpicking the policy barriers is important for achieving the government’s ambitions of improving outcomes. Now is the time for a resolution
We can’t fix the NHS without social care Partner content
Health
By HC-One
We can’t fix the NHS without social care
As the largest provider of social care in the country, we at HC-One recognise our role in ensuring the health and wellbeing not just of our residents but also of the NHS
We need the best of the NHS to meet the challenges ahead – including this winter
Health
By Stephen Powis
We need the best of the NHS to meet the challenges ahead – including this winter
After wrapping up another memorable NHS Parliamentary Awards, I want to thank all parliamentarians, past and present, who have shown their support over the last few months.
Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran
Health
Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran
The social care system is “basically at a standstill” following the Budget, the new chair of the Health and Social Care Committee Layla Moran has said.
Reducing variation and inequalities in prostate cancer care – how industry can help the NHS achieve its goals Partner content
Health
By Bayer
Reducing variation and inequalities in prostate cancer care – how industry can help the NHS achieve its goals
The Budget Is A 'Critical Moment' For Drug And Alcohol Rehab Services
Health
The Budget Is A "Critical Moment" For Drug And Alcohol Rehab Services
The UK's largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment services has described the Budget as a "critical moment" for the sector with any reduction in funding risking an "unravelling" of rehabilitation provision.
Voters Want Government Money Spent On The NHS More Than Anything Else, Poll Says
Health
Voters Want Government Money Spent On The NHS More Than Anything Else, Poll Says
Voters want Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to prioritise spending on the National Health Service above all government departments in the Budget next week, new polling shows.
Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
Weight loss jabs to help jobless living with obesity return to work but let’s not forget healthy living
BANT supports Health Secretary, Wes Streeting when he says, “people need to take “healthy living more seriously”
Tories Praise Wes Streeting’s Plans For The NHS
Health
Tories Praise Wes Streeting’s Plans For The NHS
Conservatives have praised Wes Streeting at their annual party conference, saying the Labour Health Secretary has shown "political courage" by recognising that "the NHS model isn’t working properly”.
With such an enormous impact now and into the future, we can’t afford to ignore dementia Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
With such an enormous impact now and into the future, we can’t afford to ignore dementia
Many of you reading this will already know the impact of dementia on those living with it. It’s a profound personal and family challenge, but the impact doesn’t end behind closed doors. The pressure on the NHS, social care, and the huge personal and economic costs present the most urgent health challenge of our time.
Senior Tory 'Very Supportive' Of Wes Streeting's NHS Policies
Health
Senior Tory "Very Supportive" Of Wes Streeting's NHS Policies
Shadow Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell has said he is “very supportive” of Labour Health Secretary Wes Streeting's approach to the NHS and insisted he does not want to oppose Labour “for the sake of opposing”.