Chief.AI and Medicines Discovery Catapult awarded funding to make AI accessible to all drug discovery researchers

As the public enquiry into the infected blood scandal starts today, Diana Johnson MP writes for PoliticsHome about the need for the government to ease the burden and stress on those infected and their families.

Research comes from nearly 44,000 employees whose employer is taking part in Mind’s third annual Workplace Wellbeing Index 2018-19.

Vaccines are set to help the NHS tackle some of the biggest public health challenges it faces over the next decade, writes Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry's Dr Sheuli Porkess.

Over 2,000 people have led the charge towards a cure for dementia, after running the Virgin Money London Marathon for the Dementia Revolution.

In a new report for the Centre for Policy Studies, the Rt Hon Damian Green MP – who, as First Secretary of State, commissioned the Government’s social care green paper – has put forward a proposal about the future of social care.

New analysis from The King’s Fund shows that the proportion of working-age adults approaching local authorities for support has risen by 4 per cent – over 23,000 people – since 2015/16. At the same time, England’s increasing older population is fuelling greater demand for services.

If we do not restore trust and importance to the vital role vaccinations play, lives will be risked, and lives will be lost, says Layla Moran MP.

Medicines Discovery Catapult's Helen Hind writes about the millions of blood and tissue samples stored in the UK that are not currently being used to best effect.

The NHS too often "doesn't care enough about its own workers" and must do more to close its "deeply troubling" gender pay gap, according to Health Secretary Matt Hancock.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said he is "determined" to end the use of gagging clauses that stop NHS staff from speaking out.

Dignity in Dying responds to Lord Sumption’s recent comments on assisted dying.

Ministers should take immediate action to end the use of "extreme or controversial" restraint techniques on children held in detention by the state, a powerful committee of MPs and peers has said.

Teachers have taken aim at school funding cuts as they claimed mental health problems among children were reaching a "crisis point".

Transformation of NHS services outlined in the long-term plan require more than legislation to realise ambitions of integrated care. Social care, prevention, workforce and money are critical pieces of the puzzle.

Hft, a national charity that supports adult with learning disabilities, is calling on the government to ensure that trainers with learning disabilities and autism are fairly remunerated for their time.

Responding to today’s monthly and quarterly emergency care performance figures, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Chris Moulton said: “It is commendable that there has been a mild recovery in terms of monthly performance and all credit should go to staff who have faced another gruelling winter.

Responding to Frank Field MP’s comments, Sophie Corlett, Director of External Relations at Mind released the following statement. 

The Welsh Government is set to announce significant changes so that a long-standing council tax reduction in Great Britain is no longer hidden for people diagnosed as ‘Severely Mentally Impaired’ (SMI).

We can’t allow fake news and pernicious propaganda to undermine a medical advance that has helped save so many lives. This is about the health and wellbeing of our children. It would be shameful tragedy if we failed them by not acting, says Jon Ashworth MP.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been accused of ditching a pledge to halt privatisation in the NHS after it emerged more than £100 million-worth of health contracts are currently out to tender.

We need to recognise the challenges that autistic people may face, so we can celebrate their unique talents and skills, says Health Secretary, Matt Hancock MP. 

More people with dementia than ever are being rushed to hospital A&E departments for support and then staying in hospital for a short time, according to new statistics.

The NHS must curb falling staff numbers and employ more from overseas if Theresa May’s long-term plan for the service is to become a reality, MPs have warned.