Researchers from University College London (UCL) have today (Wednesday 5 July 2017) said in The BMJ that by 2040, there will be over 1.2 million people living with dementia in England and Wales, largely due to increased life expectancy.

A senior Tory MP has warned that patient safety could be compromised in the NHS by keeping in place a pay cap on public sector workers.

Cross-party action is needed to ease the pain of funding health services – and it’s time to take ideas from everyone’s manifesto, says Sarah Wollaston. The Conservative MP talks to Sebastian Whale about her bid to be re-appointed as Health Select Committee chair 

The CQC has today released a report on the state of adult social care in England. The report reveals a quarter of providers are not meeting safety standards, and a fifth are delivering care that puts people in danger.

The UK wants to find a way to continue working with the EU on drug regulation after Brexit, two senior Cabinet ministers have said. 

Theresa May's top aide has been in touch with the Liberal Democrats to ask for help in passing parts of the Government's legislative agenda.

Nurses, doctors and soldiers will not get a pay rise before next April at the earliest, Downing Street has suggested.

More NHS nurses and midwives are leaving the profession than joining, worsening the "severe workforce problems" faced by NHS trusts.

Women from Northern Ireland will be able to have free abortions in England on the NHS following a major government climbdown.

The Government has hinted at a concession to allow Northern Irish women to access free abortions on the NHS in England. 

Slimming World stress the importance of 'healthy conversations' about weight between healthcare professionals and prospective parents.

Baroness Benjamin highlights the key findings of a report which suggests that maternal obesity is a contributor to long term adult health.

Jeremy Hunt has been accused of presiding over an “absolute scandal” after it emerged thousands of NHS patients may have been put at risk by an administrative blunder.

The cash crisis in the NHS is a conspiracy created by the Government to usher in a privatisation boom, doctors have concluded.

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath argues that we are seeing an 'unforgivable' drain of talent from the country as a result of Brexit.

Labour has hit out at Jeremy Hunt after it emerged thousands of NHS patients may have been put at risk by an administrative blunder.

A third (32%) of 846 GPs responding to a survey on professional indemnity say they are considering leaving the profession or retiring because they cannot afford the increased cost, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) revealed today.

The health service is at "breaking point" due to an "explicit political choice" from the Government, the head of the British Medical Association has claimed.

As we are now in full Festival season, the All-Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group launches the CO Safety at Festivals campaign, highlighting the widespread risk of carbon monoxide poisoning at festivals to politicians and the government.

Sarah Wootton, Chief Executive of Dignity in Dying, pays tribute to Lord Joffe, a leading campaigner and advocate for assisted dying.

Mental health charity Mind have responded to the legislation focussing on mental health which was presented in the Queen's Speech.

Alzheimer's Society has today announced its biggest-ever single investment in dementia care research. £6 million has been awarded to three 'Centres of Excellence' that will focus on key priority areas within dementia care research over the next five years.

Sarah Wootton, Chief Executive of Dignity and Dying, has responded to the news that Lord Joffe has died.

Unions representing over a million NHS employees have come together to urge the Government to scrap the 1% cap on pay rises for health workers.