Boris Johnson has announced plans for a £1.8bn cash injection for the NHS that will fund upgrades to hospitals.

 Alzheimer's Society comments on the "to-do" list written by health professionals asking the new Prime Minister to address major areas of "unfinished business" that are damaging patient care.

A new report has revealed that almost half of the public (48%) believe that legislation should be introduced to require supermarkets to proactively encourage healthier choices.

Hft welcomes the re-appointment of Health Secretary Matt Hancock.

Neil Coyle MP writes that he hopes that his mental health debate can show that there is a strong commitment across Parliament to reform care.

Despite this growing body of public support, there have been relatively few social policy and legislative approaches to address weight bias and there is still no particular provision in UK law that protects against discrimination on the grounds of weight, says Baroness Bull.

Theresa Villiers, local MP for Chipping Barnet, has taken up the offer to walk in the shoes of people with learning disabilities as part of a campaign encouraging political leaders to gain a better understanding of the challenges they face.

The UK must provide choice and control to dying people. says Dignity in Dying. 

Women in England and Wales can still go to prison for having an abortion – we must remove the criminal law from what is essentially a matter between a woman and her doctor, says Diana Johnson

Sophie Corlett, Mind’s Director of External Relations, comments on the Supreme Court judgment that means more people with mental health problems will be entitled to support from Personal Independence Payment. 

Sally Copley, Director of Policy and Campaigns at Alzheimer’s Society, responds to Jeremy Hunt's pledge for social care investment.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is in line for a showdown with Boris Johnson over plans to ban the sale of energy drinks to children under 16.

Since 2011-12 the number of elderly and vulnerable patients has increased while the number of beds to put them in has decreased by just over 7000, says Royal College of Emergency Medicine.

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care should have explicit powers in law for the growth and development of the health and care workforce across England, says Eleanor Smith MP. 

Declan O’Brien, Director General of the British Specialist Nutrition Association responds to the WHO Europe Region report on baby foods published on 15 July.

Companies who do more to help staff struggling with mental health problems should be rewarded with tax breaks, Boris Johnson has said.

Research from the University of Washington School of Public Health showed that impairment of either vision or hearing increases the risk of developing dementia, says Alzheimer’s Society. 

Alzheimer’s Society comments on new dementia research: "With one person developing dementia every three minutes in the UK, knowing how to lower our dementia risk couldn’t be more vital."

The Health Foundation's Director Jo Bibby calls for a "whole-government approach" to health and social care and one which "places the value of people’s health and wellbeing on an equal footing with measures of GDP".

"This isn’t good enough," says Emma Mamo, Head of Workplace Wellbeing at Mind

Health Secretary Matt Hancock, Health Select Committee Chair Sarah Wollaston, and Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell joined parliamentarians in celebrating NHS staff at the annual NHS Parliamentary Awards. 

Amber Rudd has said she will look to axe a rule in Britain's benefits system which forces dying patients to undergo health assessments.

Since the promise of the Green Paper on social care reform in March 2017, the dementia care crisis has reached absolute breaking point, says the Alzheimer’s Society. 

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is set to call for smoking to be wiped out in England completely by 2030, a leaked government plan has revealed.