A poll of more than 1000 GPs has found that most doctors would want their medical bodies to be neutral on the subject of assisted dying. 

Ministers will launch a fresh crackdown on "above the law" social media firms today as they promise a raft of measures aimed a curbing online threats to young people.

On World Cancer Day, Henry Smith MP writes that through earlier diagnosis, more personalised care and enhanced mental health backing, we can improve patient outcomes and ensure greater support before, during and after treatment.

With both the housing system and mental health services being squeezed, it is too often those in the most vulnerable situations who slip through the net, especially given the lack of suitable social housing, says Ellie White, Senior Policy and Campaigns Officer at Mind.

We cannot change the number of people who develop sepsis, as it is not preventable, but we can significantly reduce the number of people who lose their lives or suffer life-altering after-effects by using better data to anticipate risk, says Lord Grade.

Matt Hancock has blocked plans by the NHS to cancel some blood donation sessions after health chiefs claimed a no-deal Brexit would force them to be scrapped.

Blood donation sessions have been cancelled after concerns were raised over traffic gridlock in Kent as a result of a no-deal Brexit.

Derek Prentice, Lay Group Chair of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has written an open letter to NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens regarding the four-hour A&E target.

The body representing over 8,000 Emergency Medicine clinicians, The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, is extremely concerned by the comments made by the Chief Executive of NHS England, Simon Stevens, at yesterday’s Health and Social Care Committee.

It cannot be right that in hospitals, the very places we go to recover from our ills, people smoke freely right outside the front door, writes Tracy Brabin

The government must address social care, workforce and budget challenges for its plan to succeed, writes Lord Hunt

While the NHS long term plan made some welcome promises on funding, critical questions over staffing, referral and waiting times remain unanswered, says Baroness Tyler

Matt Hancock has called on social media firms to “purge” harmful posts from their sites after the death of a teenager was linked with the content.

The NHS has released their latest set of data to show how they are performing when it comes to delivering mental health services. Regularly publishing these data forms part of their commitment to delivering promises outlined in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, including greater transparency and monitoring of progress.

Figures from the OECD suggest that UK aid commitments to water, sanitation and hygiene are falling – by as much as 67% from 2016 to 2017. This is an alarming trend which, put simply, threatens global health, says Savio Carvalho, Global Campaign Director, WaterAid.

The Government will overhaul the way pharmaceutical firms are funded in a bid to encourage them to up the fight against drug-resistant infections.

The next stage of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill has begun in the House of Commons. While we welcome reform in this area, changes need to be made. The current version will strip essential legal protections from the most vulnerable.

The British Safety Council is concerned about the ill-health effects to outdoor workers from long-term exposure to air pollution. That is why we are launching a new campaign in March to raise this issue and produce a step-change in how employers, policy-makers and researchers recognise and help this vulnerable group.

For people with mental health difficulties, the benefits system can be a devastating process. The government must no longer ignore their needs, writes Angela Crawley

Passing the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill reforms is essential to ensure the most vulnerable in our society continue to receive access to essential legal protections, says Minister for Care, Caroline Dinenage MP. 

A senior doctors' group has urged the government to be “transparent” about the availability of key drugs in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

BANT (British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine) was interested to read ‘Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems. 

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) notes the recent media speculation with regards to the proposed dismantling of the four-hour Emergency Care Standard (ECS) based upon the comments made by Mr Simon Stevens and others. 

Responding to A&E performance figures for December 2018 and Quarter 3 of 2018-19 President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Taj Hassan said: