Peers are set to debate the Government’s legislation to reform the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards scheme over four years since the Lords Committee called for it to be replaced. Dods Monitoring's Daniel Laing explains.

CEO of EIT Health, Jan-Philipp Beck writes about his organisation which is a Knowledge and Innovation Community established by the European Institute for Innovation & Technology, an independent EU body set up in 2008 to promote innovation and entrepreneurship across Europe.

Football legend Gordon Banks is urging England fans to turn World Cup fever into dementia fervour.

Alzheimer’s Society have released the below following the appointment of Matt Hancock as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

Dods Monitoring’s Health consultant Sophie-Rose Feary writes about the funding and policy challenges facing the new Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock.

Independent Age have released the below following the appointment of Matt Hancock as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

A bill aiming to protect mental health patients from excessive restraint took a leap forward in the House of Commons today, despite fears it could once again be talked out by Conservative MPs.

Dr Stephen Cox, CEO, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) has called on MPs to support a National Strategy for the Prevention of Young Sudden Cardiac Death (YSCD) to help save young lives.

In 2015, universal health coverage was included in the Sustainable Development Goals. We have 12 years left to deliver on that promise and the stakes couldn’t be higher, says Save the Children.

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