By allowing staff to park nearer to their place of work, they would be able to spend more time with the people we support and, ultimately, offer more meaningful support hours, says Billy Davis, Public Affairs and Policy Manager at Hft.

Boris Johnson has promised £25m in a bid to relieve pressure on frontline hospice and palliative care services.

Boris Johnson has urged social media companies to do more to tackle the spread of misleading anti-vaccination claims online after Britain was stripped of its "measles-free" status.

Largest public petition of its kind calls on Prime Minister to end the crisis in care – Alzheimer’s Society comments.

Any new tariffs could impact the production of drugs, Dods Monitoring's Nabil Rastani writes.

Health ministers have drawn up plans to airlift emergency medicines into Britain in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine writes that in 2019 Wales witnessed the lowest winter performance since records began, and unlike previous years there has been no recovery from the winter strain.

Shadow Minister for Public Health Sharon Hodgson writes that she knows breastfeeding can be physically draining and often painful, yet it is one of the most powerful factors in infant health.

Boris Johnson has pledged £250m to boost the use of artificial intelligence in the NHS.

Ministers have promised to scrap "unfair" pension rules brought in by George Osborne amid warnings they are penalising NHS staff for taking on extra work.

Boris Johnson has been criticised for insisting that the latest cash boost for the NHS is “new money” amid claims that hospitals had already earned some of it by making cuts.

Boris Johnson announced the 20 hospitals are set to share £850 million of new funding to upgrade outdated facilities and equipment – Alzheimers Society comments.

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.