The Green Paper on children’s mental health will leave hundreds of thousands of young people without the help they need, writes Rob Halfon

While she has been in the spotlight in recent times for speaking out against anti-Semitism, Luciana Berger has become renowned in the Commons for her campaigning on mental health. And though she is no longer in a front bench role, the Liverpool Wavertree MP is still managing to influence the debate. She talks to Sebastian Whale about why every government department must take action

Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive Officer at Alzheimer’s Society, says: "We were saddened to hear that Barbara Windsor has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease - but we applaud her husband Scott’s decision to speak out about her condition.

NHS staff will no longer share patient data with the Home Office to assist with immigration inspections, ministers have announced in an embarrassing climbdown.

NHS England must involve autistic people and their families in the development of the autism mental health care pathway and put them at the centre of any reforms that they are leading, says Lord Touhig.

New research shows that following a diet based around lower energy dense foods such as fruit and veg, lean meat and rice allows people to reduce their calorie intake while eating more food – not less.

A survey by the Care and Support Alliance of nearly 4,000 people who need care or look after someone who does reveals the damning reality of a care system that is visibly failing and unfit for purpose. 

On Wednesday 9th May, Nuffield Trust publishes a report arguing that the English social care system can learn from the Japanese model. The authors highlighted the following key learning points:

A University of California (UCSF) led study out today has suggested that concussion, even without loss of conciousness, can increase a person's risk of dementia.

The sick and the vulnerable are disproportionately hit by hospital parking fees. My Bill would bring an end to this clear injustice, writes Robert Halfon  

Jeremy Hunt has taken aim at private hospitals who are falling behind on safety and transparency standards.

Here is a summary of this morning's lobby briefing by the Prime Minister's official spokesman.

Jeremy Hunt has today launched an inquiry after it emerged that up to 450,000 women may have missed crucial breast cancer screenings due to an IT failure.

Mind is calling on the Government and local authorities to provide good quality homes and a housing system that’s easy to understand and doesn’t discriminate against people with mental health problems.

BANT has long called for a different approach to the obesity crisis and indeed it reflects what was called for by the House of Commons Health Select Committee in their Childhood Obesity inquiry.  BANT admires Jamie Oliver’s tenacity as a parent, celebrity chef, restauranteur and healthy eating ambassador, in campaigning for the greater good: the fundamental right of good health for British children.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has produced a briefing for tomorrow’s Westminster Hall debate on the Case for HPV vaccination for boys. This recommends that the UK Government:

Noel Conway, a 68-year-old man with terminal motor neurone disease who has brought a judicial review challenging the current law on assisted dying, will have his case heard at the Court of Appeal from today, Tuesday 1st May 2018. It is set to commence at 10.30am at the Royal Courts of Justice in London and last for three days. The Noel Conway v Ministry of Justice case, which is supported by Dignity in Dying, was previously rejected by the High Court but permission to appeal was granted in January 2018.

Researchers at the University of Utah have analysed the effect hearing familiar music has on the brain of people with Alzheimer’s disease. The study looked at 17 people living with dementia, using a functional MRI scan to analyse brain activity after listening to music.

Hft, a national charity that supports adults with learning disabilities, is appealing to councillors to join them in calling on the government to adequately fund learning disability social care, and help the sector meet future demands.

Cash-strapped hospitals are suffering from leaking sewage pipes, broken roofs and outbreaks of rodents because vital funds are being diverted from their maintenance budgets, Labour has claimed.

The Noel Conway case, in which Dignity in Dying is supporting a man with terminal motor neurone disease to challenge the current law on assisted dying, is due to be heard at the Court of Appeal in London from Tuesday 1st May 2018.

The leaders of the opposition parties have come together to urge ministers to back new plans to tackle unhealthy eating.

By committing to funding the NBCP roll-out across England in October, the Government will ensure that the quality of bereavement care which these families are received is as good as possible, as soon as possible, says Will Quince MP. 

Jeremy Hunt has pledged a crackdown on tech firms who are failing to protect children using social media sites with a raft of new laws.