Whilst some parts of the government’s National Child Obesity Strategy are welcome, its reliance on a voluntary approach will not provide the necessary impetus for real change, argues Baroness Benjamin

Jeremy Corbyn has thrown his weight behind a bid to create an opt-out system for organ donation.

Tissue Solutions and Medicines Discovery Catapult launch service to support UK companies and biobanks

Jeremy Hunt has said mistakes made by medical staff when prescribing drugs to patients must stop as they are causing up to 22,300 unnecessary deaths a year.

The Prime Minister today hailed "inspirational" Labour peer Tessa Jowell as the Government announced a package of funding for brain cancer research.

Theresa May has announced a review into how three medications came to be used by NHS doctors despite patients reporting dangerous side effects.

The British Heart Foundation’s Chief Executive writes in support of Geoffrey Robinson MP’s Private Members’ Bill, calling for an opt-out system for organ donation, which has its second reading this week.

Introducing an 'opt out' system for organ donation could save as many as 500 lives a year. It’s time for Members of Parliament to act, writes Geoffrey Robinson

Improving our understanding of ADHD could save millions of pounds for the public purse - and help boost the life chances for millions of people across the UK, writes Jo Platt

Dods Monitoring's Rosie Lythgoe-Cheetham writes about outsourcing within the NHS following the collapse of Carillion, and notes that the public, NHS staff and politicians have now begun to wonder how many more weaknesses lie just beneath the surface of this model.

Top Tory MP Sarah Wollaston has warned that delays in reaching a Brexit transition deal could put patients at risk. 

To flourish post-Brexit we must adopt a new model of public service delivery that prioritises innovation. Nowhere is this more important than in healthcare, writes George Freeman

More devolved powers could help tackle the Liverpool city region’s health inequalities – but we need better integrated public services to make it work, writes Steve Rotheram

Scope has commented on the Work and Pensions select committee's report on disability benefit claimants' experiences, which found a "pervasive lack of trust" and assesssment reports "riddled with errors".

Jeremy Hunt has called on tech giants like Facebook and Twitter to do more to tackle the scourge of mental illness among young people.

Last Friday (9 February), the Work and Pensions Committee released their interim first report into the experiences of disabled people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), benefits intended to provide support for disabled people to live independently, or to manage the costs related to being out of work.

Responding to a series of articles on assisted dying (see links below) published in The British Medical Journal today, Thursday 8th February 2018, Sarah Wootton, Chief Executive at Dignity in Dying, said:

Pupils and teachers gathered at Saltney Ferry Primary School to unveil the school’s new defibrillator, donated by Airbus in Broughton. The device was presented to the school by Maggie Sinnott, Wellbeing Manager on behalf of Airbus.

Every local authority should have at least one handyman to help the elderly with odd jobs and to stay safe in their homes, MPs have said.

Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth says hospital corridors are now routinely being used as wards as the Government starves the NHS of cash.

Jeremy Hunt has come under fire after saying NHS doctors “knew there would be pressurised moments” when they decided on a career in medicine.

Theresa May has been criticised after she refused to rule out the possibility of American firms gaining access to the NHS as part of a post-Brexit trade deal.

Theresa May has failed to challenge Donald Trump on his claim the NHS was “broke and not working” - just a day after he made it.

Theresa May has been forced into a climbdown over claims she made in the Commons about Labour's handling of the NHS in Wales.