People incorrectly think getting shorter is just a natural part of growing old or ‘just one of those things’, says the Royal Osteoporosis Society.

BANT hopes that the Academy’s intention to speak as one unified voice is not in fact an attempt to muzzle the independence and integrity of The Nutrition Society.

The Royal Osteoporosis Society outlines their work with the the All-Party Parliamentary Osteoporosis Group (APPOG). 

Scotland has left England and Wales lagging behind as it has become the second country in the world to provide 100% coverage of vital health screenings service. This saves patients from pain and suffering and the NHS cash, writes the Royal Osteoporosis Society. 

Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, has responded to the Care Quality Commission’s report ‘The state of health care and adult social care in England 2018/2019’.

Today the Care Quality Commission released their annual assessment of health and social care in England.

Hft, a national charity that supports adults with learning disabilities, has reacted to the Queen’s Speech, where commitments were made that the government will bring forward proposals to reform adult social care in England. 

A trip to the Emmerdale Studios, rock climbing sessions for people with autism and Asperger’s syndrome, and supporting someone to take place in their first Gay Pride parade are among the case studies shared by a national learning disability charity to the Department of Health and Social Care as part of a government consultation.

Writing on World Obesity Day, Eleanor Smith MP states that reducing stigma around obesity requires a “whole systems overhaul”.

"We target zero deaths for a variety of physical health conditions... why shouldn’t we be doing the same for suicide?" Norman Lamb MP asks, on World Mental Health Day. 

People may die from a shortage in medicines if Britain crashes out of the European Union without an agreement, England’s chief medical officer has warned.

Ministers are “nowhere near” reaching their target to halve child obesity by 2030, the Government’s top medical advisor has warned.

Public faith in the NHS will be “on the line” unless patients and taxpayers are told the true scale of the challenges it faces, health bosses have warned.

Emergency Medicine consultants overwhelmingly believe that the safety of patients will be compromised as a result of the recent changes to taxation rules and pensions.  

The British Specialist Nutrition Association (BSNA) look to NHS and social care bodies to give greater leadership to address the challenge of malnutrition.

Today (3rd October 2019) the Psychiatry Consortium announces its first call for projects that focus on the identification of novel drug targets to address the unmet therapeutic needs of people with mental health conditions. Applicants can submit project proposals to the consortium from the 7th of October 2019.

We need to strengthen public policy on women's mental health through laws that safeguard and support community wellbeing services, writes Wera Hobhouse MP. 

The UK's leading dementia charity, Alzhemier's Society, responds to Boris Johnson's speech today at the Conservative Party Conference.

Financial pressures facing pharmacies since 2016 due to Government spending cuts have been fatal to community pharmacies across the country, with many operating at a loss, or being forced to close, writes Holly Lynch MP.

The Conservatives are the natural guardians of the NHS – our record cash settlement will ensure it is there for the whole country, writes Matt Hancock MP

Vaccines could become compulsory for all schoolchildren to combat the rise in preventable diseases, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has revealed.

A Government announcement for 40 new hospitals descended into chaos after it emerged ministers have only identified cash for six of them.

Forty NHS hospitals will be modernised at a cost of £13bn over the next decade, the Government has announced.

Over 112,000 people have left their jobs to care for loved ones with dementia and the costs to businesses of lost workforce is set to soar to £6.3bn/year by 2040, writes the Alzheimer’s Society.