“We cannot avoid the need to spend more money on healthcare”, argues Conservative MP Dr Andrew Murrison, and a nonpartisan commission is paramount to finding a solution.

CEO of the older people's charity Independent Age, Janet Morrison says poor discharge practice is a symptom of an under-funded NHS. 

The health and social care system’s management of discharging older patients from hospital does not represent value for money, according to the National Audit Office in a report launched today (Thursday 26 May 2016). 

Independent Age says today's National Audit Office report reveals the "inevitable" consequences of social care budget cuts.

The health and social care system’s management of discharging older patients from hospital does not represent value for money, according to the National Audit Office. The spending watchdog estimates that the gross annual cost to the NHS of treating older patients in hospital who no longer need to receive acute clinical care is in the region of £820 million.

Alzheimer’s Society comments on CQC new five year strategy

Michael Dugher MP writes ahead of his House of Commons Adjournment debate on proposed funding cuts to community pharmacies.

Responding to figures showing record deficits for NHS trusts, Simon Bottery, Director of Policy at Independent Age, the older people’s charity, said:

The British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy responds to the new report by the National Obesity Form, claiming “eating fat does not make you fat.” 

SRA highlights importance of wellbeing for solicitors 

The mental health and stress levels of officers may be negatively impacted by the falling number of officers on the ground, the initial results of new research suggests.

A report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has found that people are being unsafely discharged from hospital with devastating consequences.

Graham Allen MP says he will use today's debate to highlight to Jeremy Hunt and Alistair Burt UK's current crisis in dental health. 

Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, warns that  the current NHS targets regime prevents patients with chronic eye diseases from receiving necessary care.

NHS England’s spending on specialised services has increased at a much greater rate than other parts of the NHS, according to today’s report from the National Audit Office. Although NHS England took responsibility for commissioning these services three years ago, it still does not have an agreed overarching service strategy, consistent information from all providers on costs, access to services and outcomes or how efficiently services are being delivered.

Conor McGinn MP writes on the devastating disease - Dementia with Lewy bodies - which affects more than 100,000 people in Britain.

The government is trying to demonise the junior doctors, in the same way that Margaret Thatcher bullied the miners, Unite, the country’s largest union, said today.

This event follows recommendations made in the APPCOG’s 2015 inquiry report Carbon Monoxide: from awareness to action and the Royal College of Physician’s & Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s report Every Breath We Take.

Labour MP and co-Chair of the APPG on Dementia, Debbie Abrahams MP, calls for 'profound changes' to the way our health system treats those with multiple conditions.

Ahead of World Malaria Day, Chair of the APPG for Malaria Jeremy Lefroy MP says anti-malaria aid has a tangible impact on global social and economic health.

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson for the Voluntary Sector, Baroness Barker, writes ahead of her question today on revenue raised by local authorities who raise council tax to offset the cost of social care.

Police Federation response to MIND release: "One in four emergency services workers has thought about ending life"

With the publication of an Independent Mental Health Task Force report, James Morris MP is leading a Whitehall debate to maintain its momentum.

New standards from the GMC for doctors carrying out cosmetic procedures will apply to a wide range of clinicians, not just plastic surgeons, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) explained today.