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National Eye Health Week: Saving our sight Partner content
Health
By Bayer
National Eye Health Week: Saving our sight
This National Eye Health Week, Bayer UK's Medical Director for Ophthalmology and Neurology, Dr Jackie Napier, sets out how we can meet the UK's growing eye health needs.
MPs' attitudes towards reformulation are shifting, and not for the better Partner content
Health
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
MPs' attitudes towards reformulation are shifting, and not for the better
While MPs continue to recognise the importance of sport and physical activity in encouraging healthier lifestyles, new polling suggests that more needs to be done to highlight the vital role of reformulation.
We have a chance to change the future of dementia
Health
By Stephen Hammond MP
We have a chance to change the future of dementia
It’s hard to shy away from the stark impact of dementia on our society. It remains the leading cause of death in the United Kingdom, a near million Brits are living with it, and it’s on track to be the nation’s most expensive health condition by 2030.
Why a Broken Commissioning System Leads to ‘Granny Dumping’ Partner content
Health
By Advinia Health Care
Why a Broken Commissioning System Leads to ‘Granny Dumping’
There is a silent scandal sweeping across the country which is leaving older people with high needs vulnerable to inadequate care and safeguarding issues –‘Granny Dumping’.
Been dazzled lately?
Health
By Baroness Hayter
Been dazzled lately?
It all started with a visit to my optician – seeking help to deal with dazzling headlights.
Veterinary Medicines Discontinuation in Northern Ireland Threatens Health Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Veterinary Medicines Discontinuation in Northern Ireland Threatens Health
As a result of the Northern Ireland Protocol, 51% of veterinary medicines are expected to be discontinued in Northern Ireland at the end of 2025, posing considerable risks to animal and human health and welfare.
Government must go further and faster to reduce health disparities
Health
By Lisa Cameron MP
Government must go further and faster to reduce health disparities
In the United Kingdom, a disconcerting reality is that health inequalities continue to plague the population.
The Alarming Surge of STIs in the UK: Government Inaction Raises Concerns
Health
By Florence Eshalomi MP
The Alarming Surge of STIs in the UK: Government Inaction Raises Concerns
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to be a growing public health concern in the United Kingdom, with rates reaching unprecedented levels.
England’s chief nurse congratulates NHS Parliamentary Awards winners
Health
By Dame Ruth May
England’s chief nurse congratulates NHS Parliamentary Awards winners
This year, I had the honour of chairing our national judging panel for the NHS Parliamentary Awards. Already a highlight in our annual calendar, this year was particularly notable as it formed part of how we marked the 75th anniversary of the NHS.
Labour has a plan to revive our broken NHS
Health
By Paulette Hamilton MP
Labour has a plan to revive our broken NHS
This month marks the 75th anniversary of the National Health Service. The NHS is an incredible service, providing support at every milestone in our lives; from when we are born, until we die. But right now it isn’t working, with record waiting times, vacancies and delays.
Chief Scientific Adviser Lucy Chappell: 'You have to be thoughtful about how you describe uncertainty'
Health
By Sophie Church
Chief Scientific Adviser Lucy Chappell: "You have to be thoughtful about how you describe uncertainty"
Lucy Chappell, chief scientific adviser to the Department of Health and Social Care, was in the trenches at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, before she took up her government role in August 2021. Two years on, she speaks to Sophie Church about the role of advisers during that time, the next pandemic, and tackling problems in the NHS
Our plans for the NHS will help it thrive for years to come
Health
By Will Quince MP
Our plans for the NHS will help it thrive for years to come
This month we celebrated the NHS’ 75th birthday. As the health of the country changes, with an ageing population and more people living with multiple health conditions, so too does the way people interact with the NHS, meaning services face new challenges and pressures. It is crucial we set the NHS up for the future so it can adapt to the changing terrain of healthcare, including adopting exciting technological and AI advances.
Preventing ill-health is vital to ensure the NHS survives another 75 years
Health
By Steve Brine MP
Preventing ill-health is vital to ensure the NHS survives another 75 years
The achievements of the NHS over three-quarters of a century are remarkable and much spoken of. Ensuring our national health service has a healthy future cannot be taken for granted.
Why disability benefit claims are surging in the UK
Health
By Chaminda Jayanetti
Why disability benefit claims are surging in the UK
Disability benefit claims have surged in the last two years, taking in multiple health conditions and all age groups. Is it the effect of the pandemic, the consequences of NHS waiting lists, or in response to rising living costs? Chaminda Jayanetti digs into the data. Illustration by Tracy Worrall
Government must take charge of the heart and stroke care crisis Partner content
Health
By British Heart Foundation
Government must take charge of the heart and stroke care crisis
Latest British Heart Foundation (BHF) analysis reveals that we are on the cusp of a devastating milestone.
From strategy to delivery: How a new report from Bayer UK intends to place women at the heart of reproductive health policy Partner content
Health
By Bayer
From strategy to delivery: How a new report from Bayer UK intends to place women at the heart of reproductive health policy
Women’s health issues have not always been centre stage when it comes to policy discussions. However, following last year’s launch of the Government’s Women’s Health Strategy, they now rightly have found a place on the agenda. But how can we move from strategy to delivery that makes a difference on the ground? Part of the solution could be found in an important new report, ‘Informed, heard, empowered: placing women at the heart of reproductive health policy’, launched by Bayer UK.
Saving Brains: One Year On Partner content
Health
By Stroke Association
Saving Brains: One Year On
“In other European countries, if you need a thrombectomy, you get a
thrombectomy, it’s as simple as that” Peter Hooper, stroke survivor.
Nothing less than a radical overhaul is needed to deliver an NHS fit for the future
Health
By Dan Poulter MP
Nothing less than a radical overhaul is needed to deliver an NHS fit for the future
I am proud to be a practising NHS hospital doctor and work in a health service that delivers patient care which is free at the point of need, regardless of a patient’s wealth, background, sex, race or age.
How Covid-19 testing saved lives Partner content
Health
By University of Sussex
How Covid-19 testing saved lives
University of Sussex research provides clear evidence that high-capacity, responsive test, trace and isolate systems can prevent deaths in a pandemic.
Showing how exercise can give people with cancer more life to live Partner content
Health
By Yorkshire Cancer Research
Showing how exercise can give people with cancer more life to live
Yorkshire Cancer Research is Yorkshire’s independent cancer charity and is at the heart of worldwide cancer research and innovation as it rolls out a pioneering exercise and wellbeing programme for people with cancer across the region. Our vision is that one day everyone with a cancer diagnosis in Yorkshire and beyond can benefit from these services.
UV Exposure, Sunbeds and Tanning: 6 Things You Probably Didn't Know Partner content
Health
By The Sunbed Association
UV Exposure, Sunbeds and Tanning: 6 Things You Probably Didn't Know
Taking proper care in the sun is extremely important, we all agree on that. Yet,
exposure to UV light carries both risks and benefits and over the last few decades, the focus has only been on the risk of over-exposure and that sunlight should be avoided at all costs. But in the last few years, an increasing number of studies have identified bias in older research and that moderate exposure to UV light may outweigh the risk of over-exposure.
More funding is vital to help sufferers of rare and debilitating condition fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
Health
By Sir Mike Penning MP
More funding is vital to help sufferers of rare and debilitating condition fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
Imagine if your body started to turn into bone. That is the reality for people living with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), an ultra-rare and debilitating condition where soft tissue turns to bone.
Continence care requires a holistic and patient-centred approach
Health
By Lord Hunt
Continence care requires a holistic and patient-centred approach
Sometimes the NHS makes false economies which are short-sighted and lead to a reduction in patient dignity, a worsening of health outcomes and the creation of avoidable costs for the system as a whole. Nowhere is this clearer than in relation to the purchasing of absorbent pads in continence care.
It’s time for government action to shine a light on sudden cardiac arrest
Health
By Jonathan Gullis MP
It’s time for government action to shine a light on sudden cardiac arrest
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a silent killer that claims the lives of 100,000 people annually in the United Kingdom, surpassing cancer as the nation’s leading cause of death.