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Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares
Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares
Health
Care leavers could get free prescriptions and bus fares as part of plans to boost government support for vulnerable young people, PoliticsHome understands.
Kim Leadbeater “Disappointed” By Wes Streeting’s Assisted Dying Comments
Health
Kim Leadbeater “Disappointed” By Wes Streeting’s Assisted Dying Comments
Doubts Cast Over Recommended Pick For UK Surrogacy Regulator
Health
Doubts Cast Over Recommended Pick For UK Surrogacy Regulator
Kim Leadbeater Says Her Assisted Dying Bill Will Have “Strictest Safeguards In The World”
Health
Kim Leadbeater Says Her Assisted Dying Bill Will Have “Strictest Safeguards In The World”
Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran
Health
Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran
The Budget Is A 'Critical Moment' For Drug And Alcohol Rehab Services
Health
The Budget Is A "Critical Moment" For Drug And Alcohol Rehab Services
Voters Want Government Money Spent On The NHS More Than Anything Else, Poll Says
Health
Voters Want Government Money Spent On The NHS More Than Anything Else, Poll Says
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We must incentivise research into treatments for rare cancers like glioblastoma
Health
By Scott Arthur
We must incentivise research into treatments for rare cancers like glioblastoma
We must end the postcode lottery for diabetes treatment
Health
By Sarah Bool MP
We must end the postcode lottery for diabetes treatment
Mary Kelly Foy and breast cancer: 'I’m alive. I should be feeling great because it’s gone'
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
Mary Kelly Foy and breast cancer: 'I’m alive. I should be feeling great because it’s gone'
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Kemi Badenoch Gives All 26 New Tory MPs Jobs In Opposition
Kemi Badenoch Gives All 26 New Tory MPs Jobs In Opposition
Political parties
Tory MPs Urged To Claim Bluesky Usernames To Deter Fake Accounts
Tory MPs Urged To Claim Bluesky Usernames To Deter Fake Accounts
Technology
Are we ready for the next Covid?
Are we ready for the next Covid?
By Zoe Crowther
Coronavirus
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Mary Kelly Foy and breast cancer: 'I’m alive. I should be feeling great because it’s gone'
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
Mary Kelly Foy and breast cancer: 'I’m alive. I should be feeling great because it’s gone'
Labour MP Mary Kelly Foy tells Sienna Rodgers about her recovery from breast cancer, the lack of support she has felt from some quarters, and why Parliament needs to modernise
How reforms to UK surrogacy law could lead to a clash with campaigners
Health
By Sienna Rodgers and Sophie Church
How reforms to UK surrogacy law could lead to a clash with campaigners
As the government considers whether to overhaul UK surrogacy law, Sienna Rodgers and Sophie Church explore the ethical and practical questions around reform – and the political backlash that could follow
Layla Moran: 'We are basically at a standstill with social care'
Health
By Sophie Church
Layla Moran: 'We are basically at a standstill with social care'
In her first interview since becoming Health and Social Care Committee chair, Layla Moran tells Sophie Church why Labour’s ‘glaring omission’ in its budget on social care will sink the NHS further. Photography by Tom Pilston
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Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
British Safety Council comments on new Labour government's budget
The Budget Is A 'Critical Moment' For Drug And Alcohol Rehab Services
Health
The Budget Is A "Critical Moment" For Drug And Alcohol Rehab Services
The UK's largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment services has described the Budget as a "critical moment" for the sector with any reduction in funding risking an "unravelling" of rehabilitation provision.
Voters Want Government Money Spent On The NHS More Than Anything Else, Poll Says
Health
Voters Want Government Money Spent On The NHS More Than Anything Else, Poll Says
Voters want Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to prioritise spending on the National Health Service above all government departments in the Budget next week, new polling shows.
New report on how to improve Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) care Partner content
Health
By AbbVie
New report on how to improve Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) care
Half a million people across the UK, of whom I am one, live day in day out with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). IBD is a term used to describe chronic inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.1
New Report On 'Financially Unsustainable' Special Educational Needs System Is 'Watershed Moment'
Health
New Report On "Financially Unsustainable" Special Educational Needs System Is "Watershed Moment"
A new report setting out the severe pressures facing the special educational needs system (SEND) ought to be a “watershed moment” for Westminster, a former children’s commissioner has warned.
Bridging the gap: tackling inequalities in women’s healthcare Partner content
Health
By Association of Anaesthetists and Royal College of Midwives
Bridging the gap: tackling inequalities in women’s healthcare
The NHS is at a critical juncture, with waiting lists the longest on record1 and patient satisfaction the lowest on record.2 Despite progress being made in recent years to close the gender health gap, women are disproportionately feeling the effect.
Why inequality in sport and activity costs £15bn a year Partner content
Health
By Sport England
Why inequality in sport and activity costs £15bn a year
New Sport England research calculates that inequalities in the activity levels of adults cost £15.6bn a year. With a renewed political will to tackle inequalities and reduce the burden on public health, the research makes the unequivocal social and economic case for getting everyone active.
No one left behind: towards a smoke-free future Partner content
Health
By Philip Morris Limited
No one left behind: towards a smoke-free future
With declining smoking rates and reduced-risk products increasing in the marketplace, a smoke-free future may finally be within reach for the UK. A PMI-sponsored discussion at the recent Conservative Party Conference explored why pragmatism and collaboration must be key to delivering a smoke-free future.
Global health is Britain's best defence – more investment is key
Health
By Professor Sarah Gilbert
Global health is Britain's best defence – more investment is key
In our interconnected world, global security dictates national security. Diseases do not respect national borders; the ravages of climate change are similarly indiscriminate. It is in our interest to anticipate and neutralise health threats abroad before they reach our shores.
Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
Weight loss jabs to help jobless living with obesity return to work but let’s not forget healthy living
BANT supports Health Secretary, Wes Streeting when he says, “people need to take “healthy living more seriously”
The key to tackling dementia: the Chancellor must act on early diagnosis
Health
By Jim Dickson MP
The key to tackling dementia: the Chancellor must act on early diagnosis
Around one million people are currently living with dementia in the UK, including 29,000 across Kent and over 1,200 in my own constituency of Dartford.
Before voting on assisted dying, watch this film featuring my son Daniel
Health
By Lord Monks of Blackley
Before voting on assisted dying, watch this film featuring my son Daniel
I urge my fellow parliamentarians to think through what the current law means for the many people we know who are suffering horribly
How Back Care Awareness Week can help the health of the nation
Health
By Sonia Kumar
How Back Care Awareness Week can help the health of the nation
As an MP with a decade of experience as a physiotherapist, I’m passionate about raising awareness on back health, especially during Back Care Awareness Week (7th-11th Oct).
Supercharging prevention, prioritising women’s health: how can intimate health education help the government deliver on NHS pledges? Partner content
Health
By Bayer
Supercharging prevention, prioritising women’s health: how can intimate health education help the government deliver on NHS pledges?
If the new government is to meet manifesto pledges on women’s health and realise a whole-system shift from sickness to prevention, it must take cross-government action to enhance provision of lifelong education around vulval anatomy and vaginal health. Only by recognising intimate health education as a cornerstone of women’s health can we empower girls and women to understand their body without metaphor, euphemism, oversimplification and sexualisation.
Sport, arts and culture boosts young people's wellbeing – new research Partner content
Health
By Policy@Manchester
Sport, arts and culture boosts young people's wellbeing – new research
Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
The UK’s forgotten crisis: Alzheimer’s Society reveals the heart-breaking reality of dementia happening behind closed doors
Tories Praise Wes Streeting’s Plans For The NHS
Health
Tories Praise Wes Streeting’s Plans For The NHS
Conservatives have praised Wes Streeting at their annual party conference, saying the Labour Health Secretary has shown "political courage" by recognising that "the NHS model isn’t working properly”.
Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
Shared approach required to better support workers’ wellbeing in a changing world – new research
The lack of an agreed definition of wellbeing, and no shared way to quantify it or measure interventions to improve it, is holding employers back from supporting workers’ wellbeing better in the face of rapid change, new research highlights today.
Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
Annual Conference 2024: Leading Health, Safety and Wellbeing in a Complex World
We are delighted to present our 14th Annual Conference event in 2024.
With such an enormous impact now and into the future, we can’t afford to ignore dementia Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
With such an enormous impact now and into the future, we can’t afford to ignore dementia
Many of you reading this will already know the impact of dementia on those living with it. It’s a profound personal and family challenge, but the impact doesn’t end behind closed doors. The pressure on the NHS, social care, and the huge personal and economic costs present the most urgent health challenge of our time.
Senior Tory 'Very Supportive' Of Wes Streeting's NHS Policies
Health
Senior Tory "Very Supportive" Of Wes Streeting's NHS Policies
Shadow Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell has said he is “very supportive” of Labour Health Secretary Wes Streeting's approach to the NHS and insisted he does not want to oppose Labour “for the sake of opposing”.
Where is the plan to support today’s smokers to quit cigarettes for good? Partner content
Health
By Philip Morris Limited
Where is the plan to support today’s smokers to quit cigarettes for good?
There can be no doubt that the end of cigarettes cannot come soon enough. Ridding the world of smoking is the public health opportunity of this century. But, if we fail to map out a sustainable path to a smoke-free future, then it will forever remain out of reach.
Global AMR Challenge Receives a £5m Boost to Drive Diagnostics Innovation Partner content
Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
Global AMR Challenge Receives a £5m Boost to Drive Diagnostics Innovation
Bridging the gap: how care closer to home and different delivery methods of treatments can tackle health inequalities Partner content
Health
By Roche Products Ltd
Bridging the gap: how care closer to home and different delivery methods of treatments can tackle health inequalities
Ahead of the 2024 Labour and Conservative party conferences, Roche UK’s director of market access, Karen Lightning-Jones, sets out how experts in healthcare work together to bring care closer to home to address growing health inequalities
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Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
2024
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
2024
The De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
2024
Online
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
PT Cyber Security Conference
2024
The Minster Building, Central London
PT Cyber Security Conference