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Former Health Minister, Lib Dem MP Norman Lamb writes ahead of today’s Backbench Business House of Commons debate in his name on ‘Future of the Transforming Social Care programme’. He calls for a cross-departmental ministerial taskforce to drive progress.
This Friday is the Third Reading of the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill, and the last chance for it to be passed. It is vital that as many MPs as possible attend and show their support, says Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of Mind.
Sajid Javid today paved the way for a law change that could allow the use of cannabis products for medicinal purposes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report today (Tuesday 3 July) following the completion of 20 local authority area reviews, exploring how older people move between health and social care services and making recommendations for change.
The UK needs an immigration system that ensures we remain a world leader in science, writes Chris Green
It’s time to show some compassion to thousands of patients who could benefit from medical cannabis, says Paul Flynn
We have a duty to take action and improve employers’ perception of disability, so everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential, writes Sarah Newton
Health bosses have begun emergency planning for a no-deal Brexit amid fears crashing out of the EU could restrict the supply of medicines, the chief executive of the NHS said today.
Theresa May’s cash boost for the NHS will make "no difference whatsoever" to the immediate funding crisis gripping the health service, Jeremy Corbyn has said.
To unlock the potential of our health services we must incentivise the uptake of innovation, says George Freeman
The funding boost is welcome – but investment must be accompanied by reform, says Alan Milburn
The NHS must see itself as a player in a team of other local public services to improve effectiveness for all, says Stephen Dorrell
The public would support tax rises if proceeds were ringfenced for health and social care, says Norman Lamb
Radical simplification is needed to streamline the NHS and remedy the fragmentation caused by the Lansley reforms, says Lord Darzi
A healthcare system based on need, not wealth? It may enjoy almost universal support in Westminster now, but passing the National Health Service Act in July 1948 was not an easy task, as Labour MP and Nye Bevan biographer Nick Thomas-Symonds reports
Women often feel “patronised” and “diminished” by medical practitioners, Jackie Doyle-Price has said.
There is a battle underway for gender equality in healthcare as real and urgent as the ones in business or politics. The APPG for Women’s Health will keep fighting to break down barriers, writes Paula Sherriff
Integration may not save money and in the short-term it could cost more – but success must be judged by whether it delivers a better experience for patients and those looking after them, writes Sarah Wollaston
After years of austerity, the government’s cash-injection pledge still leaves the NHS chronically underfunded. Jon Ashworth offers an alternative prescription
Jackie Doyle-Price fears the health service is failing women, who are too often forced to ‘suffer in silence’. The Minister for Health Inequalities tells Sebastian Whale why it’s vital women are given the tools to talk about their health
Simon Stevens played a pivotal role in securing a £20bn funding boost for the NHS ahead of its 70th birthday. With its finances now on a stable footing, he wants the organisation to seize the moment and build a health service fit for the future. The NHS England chief executive talks to Sebastian Whale
Ahead of her debate today on the challenges facing disabled people in the UK in 2018, Baroness Thomas writes about the issue for PoliticsHome.
This is the briefing for a House of Lords Debate on the challenges facing disabled people today.
Court of Appeal rejects judicial review on assisted dying but reaffirms that Courts could declare current law incompatible with human rights. Noel Conway and legal team will now appeal to Britain’s most senior judges, the Supreme Court
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