Theresa May’s pledge to dramatically increase funding for the NHS faces an £11bn black hole, after ministers failed to agree on how it would be paid for.

MPs have an opportunity to bring about real change in the lives of those living with ME, writes Carol Monoghan

We must shift the perception of what a disability ‘looks’ like and articulate in a compassionate way the challenges people with hidden disabilities face, writes Martin Whitfield

In response to today's announcement of £20bn extra funding for the NHS, Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of Mind, the mental health charity, said:

Today, Theresa May has announced that the NHS is to receive an extra £20 billion a year in funding as a “birthday present”. The spending plan means that the NHS’ budget of £114 billion a year, will rise by more than 3% a year on average in the next five years.

Theresa May has been accused of using a "magic money forest" to fund a planned boost to NHS spending - as questions were raised over a so-called 'Brexit dividend' behind the pledge.

Theresa May has confirmed that taxes are likely to go up to fund a major boost to NHS spending in time for the health service's 70th birthday.

Nearly two-thirds of Conservative voters support increasing income tax to boost funding for the NHS, according to a new poll.

"This Bill signifies an important social reform", writes Minister for Mental Health and Inequalities Jackie Doyle-Price.

Theresa May is set to commit up to an extra £5bn per year to the NHS for the next four years.

Please see below a statement from the Equality and Human Rights Commission on government's plans to relax immigration rules allowing more non-EU skilled workers into the UK. 

Theresa May has been accused of a "U-turn" after ditching a policy she introduced limiting the number of non-EU doctors in the NHS.

There is also a strong argument that the legal uncertainty over who is and who isn’t engaged self-employed, created by a lack of a statutory definition of self-employment, has allowed cases like this to proceed, says IPSE.

Upholding the rights of people affected by dementia is the central focus for the APPG’s activity in 2018 and beyond, writes APPG Co-Chairs, Debbie Abrahams MP and Baroness Greengross.

Further clarity is needed in terms of changes to the National Framework for continuing healthcare (CHC), and if it is not provided soon, we could see the social care system finally reach breaking point, says Chris Evans MP.

The NHS has today (Wed June 13th) announced plans to free up thousands of hospital beds and improve patient care by cutting long stays in hospitals.

A study being published tomorrow in European Heart Journal has suggested that 50-year-olds who have high blood pressure, despite being below the threshold for hypertension, are at increased risk of developing dementia in later life.

Four out of five people in the UK back a significant budget increase for the NHS, according to a new poll.

Respnding to the publication of an updated handbook for Maximus staff delivering Work Capability Assessments, its is hugely worrying that it thought necessary to produce guidance advising assessors not to ask to see evidence of self-harm, says Mind. 

Doctors and nurses who mistakenly kill patients should not fear being struck off for “honest mistakes,” the Health Secretary will say today.

NHS health workers, members of Unite, the country’s largest union, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the three year pay deal, it was announced today (Friday 8 June).

Scope has responded to an announcement by the Government today that it is making changes to Universal Credit which will affect some disabled people

Two people with learning disabilities have helped to deliver a custom-made pair of shoes to the Prime Minister in a bid to encourage government officials to better understand what life is like for them.

Theresa May is set to announce a “significant” increase in NHS funding 70 years on from the service’s creation, the Health Secretary has revealed.