Hft, a national charity that supports adults with learning disabilities is reflecting on the achievements of the women who run, support and use its services this International Women’s Day.

The percentage of Britons who are satisfied with the performance of the NHS has fallen to its lowest in more than a decade, a new report has found.

The data for the 2018-19 Winter Flow Project at its half way point presents a portrait of conditions in Emergency Departments that continue to become increasingly challenging, says Gordon Miles, RCEM Chief Executive.

The data for the 2018-19 Winter Flow Project at its half way point presents a portrait of conditions in Emergency Departments that continue to become increasingly challenging, says Gordon Miles, RCEM Chief Executive.

The Health for Care coalition, a new group of health organisations, led by the NHS Confederation is urging the Government to act to rescue the social care system.  Millions of vulnerable people are being deprived of the care and support they need because of the Government’s failure to grasp the crisis in social care, with services in parts of the country near collapse.

Responding to data from the College’s Winter Flow Project for the week ending 24 February 2019 showing average four-hour performance at over 50 emergency departments at 79.01% – up from 76.87% the previous week.

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is committed, first and foremost, to patient safety and the delivery of quality care for our patients on a consistent basis in Emergency Departments – the most intense environment in the NHS.

Sixteen Medical Royal Colleges and Associations have written a joint letter to the Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, asking the government to signal its support for the Colombo Declaration.

To mark Rare Diseases Day, Health Minister, Baroness Blackwood has announced the National Genomics Healthcare Strategy which will ensure that all rare disease patients in the NHS get earlier diagnosis, more targeted treatment and better care, as well as revolutionising the diagnosis and treatment of other diseases, such as cancer.

Rare Disease Day, celebrated on February 28, is an important annual reminder of the work carried out, all year round, by advocates across the UK to improve awareness of rare diseases and the challenges of living with them, says Nicola Redfern, UK General Manager, Bluebird Bio.

Lib Dem peer Baroness Parminter writes to mark Eating Disorder Awareness Week, following her Lords question on ‘Ensuring those suffering from an eating disorder can access treatment and support’

The Government’s expected Social Care Green Paper needs to set out how social care and dental services will work together in the future, says Andrew Selous MP.

The annual Mental Health Act report, published today by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), looks at the care and treatment people received when they are held under various sections of the Mental Health Act.

One of the best ways of creating a fairer society is to give the right support and care to children in the crucial first 1,000 days of their lives, writes Paul Williams

Despite having the tools to prevent disease-related malnutrition, the UK is facing an increase in cases.

Cancer Research UK’s Shaun Walsh is calling for Government to push forward with consulting & implementing in full, Childhood Obesity Plan: Chapter 2 as promised, without further delay.

Today in Parliament, the possibility of free school meals is going back on the Parliamentary agenda thanks to Lord Bassam. 

Please find below the latest statement from Mind issued in response to the government’s announcement of more mental health support for NHS workers.

Dignity in Dying has welcomed the commitment that the Government of Jersey will commission research into end-of-life choices, with the explicit inclusion of assisted dying as one of the issues to be considered.

Owen Smith MP writes for PoliticsHome, calling for an end to the prioritisation of commercial interests over patient safety in the regulation of medical devices.

Responding to the release of performance figures for January 2019 which show worst ever four-hour performance and the highest ever number of emergency admissions, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Taj Hassan said:

Without the skill and dedication of its staff and volunteers, our NHS would not be possible. The Parliamentary Awards are a chance for MPs to celebrate the outstanding care they offer, write Simon Stevens and Sarah Wollaston  

It is vital to recognise that for disease related malnutrition, the goal is to minimise the impact, writes the British Specialist Nutrition Association (BSNA).

Policy and Campaigns Manager at Mind, Paul Spencer, says: