Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth has demanded that minsters use the £20bn-a-year NHS cash boost to better improve patient safety.

Charities unite to raise awareness of devastating impact of disease on mental health

From the obesity crisis to health inequalities, the battle is on to secure a healthy future for everyone in the UK, writes Sharon Hodgson

Novartis is partnering with the British Society for Heart Failure at this year’s Labour and Conservative conferences, to raise awareness of heart failure more broadly and to launch its manifesto for change.

Labour has promised to force ministers to put improvements to patient safety "front and centre" of a major NHS review.

Under Labour, patients would receive the quality of care they deserve, writes shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth ahead of conference

On World Alzheimer's Day (Friday 21 September), the new World Alzheimer Report from Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) highlights the urgent need for more research into care, cure and prevention.

Dementia is now the leading cause of death in England and Wales. On World Alzheimer's Day, the Secretary of State of Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock MP, asks everyone to take a moment to reflect on what they can do for people living with dementia.

Funding to support Artificial Intelligence (AI) in drug discovery takes a significant step forward today as Optibrium, Intellegens, and Medicines Discovery Catapult secure a grant from Innovate UK to fund a £1 million project.

People with learning disabilities have been sharing their concerns with their local MP as part of a campaign to encourage political leaders to gain a better understanding of the issues that matter to them.

Air pollution may be linked to a heightened risk of developing dementia, finds a London-based observational study, published in the online journal BMJ Open.

Over half (55%) of 180 people affected by dementia said they felt the media didn’t represent them and over a third (34%) described dementia portrayal as negative

BANT is concerned that the food industry is taking advantage of regulatory loopholes to reformulate their products, especially using glycemic Maltodextrin.

Our children are simply not getting the support they need to ensure an equal education to their hearing peers, says the Chair of the APPG on Deafness, Jim Fitzpatrick MP.

The interaction between work and mental health is complex and sensitive, and remains a challenge for employers. 

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) applauds the Duke of Cambridge’s work on trying to break the stigma surrounding mental health 

It’s not for nothing that blood cancer is often referred to as the hidden cancer. It doesn’t have anything like the public profile of prostate cancer or breast cancer, despite killing more people every year, says Gemma Peters, CEO, Bloodwise.

A new report, Health Profile for England, published today under embargo by Public Health England (PHE) has revealed that the death rate* for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease may overtake heart disease in men as early as 2020 – it is already the leading cause of death in women.

There are warning signs that point to a growing mental health crisis for young people in particular, yet the Government’s Children and Young People’s Mental Health Green Paper this year did little to address these specific needs, says Paula Sherriff MP.

Too many people in England are dying as a result of our low donor rates. Deemed consent, alongside a properly funded public awareness programme, could be transformational, write Geoffrey Robinson and Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Three Lions legend boosts dementia charity’s flagship fundraising campaign ahead of this weekend’s Stoke event 

Holly Firmin writes about the importance of volunteering and reflects on the 15 volunteers from CCEP who attended the recent Special Olympics in Stirling, supporting the 1,400 athletes who took part.

Matt Hancock is due to announce a new £200m fund to help overhaul the NHS's "downright dangerous" IT systems.

On the back of the publication of the Green Paper, a major study by Mind emphasises need for Government to ensure mental health is at the heart of social housing policy