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Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: 'I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference'
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: "I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference"
Health
Sienna Rodgers talks to Labour MP Kim Leadbeater about why she chose assisted dying as the subject of her bill – and how she responds to its critics
Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares
Health
Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares
Kim Leadbeater “Disappointed” By Wes Streeting’s Assisted Dying Comments
Health
Kim Leadbeater “Disappointed” By Wes Streeting’s Assisted Dying Comments
Doubts Cast Over Recommended Pick For UK Surrogacy Regulator
Health
Doubts Cast Over Recommended Pick For UK Surrogacy Regulator
Kim Leadbeater Says Her Assisted Dying Bill Will Have “Strictest Safeguards In The World”
Health
Kim Leadbeater Says Her Assisted Dying Bill Will Have “Strictest Safeguards In The World”
Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran
Health
Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran
The Budget Is A 'Critical Moment' For Drug And Alcohol Rehab Services
Health
The Budget Is A "Critical Moment" For Drug And Alcohol Rehab Services
The House Live
We must incentivise research into treatments for rare cancers like glioblastoma
Health
By Scott Arthur
We must incentivise research into treatments for rare cancers like glioblastoma
We must end the postcode lottery for diabetes treatment
Health
By Sarah Bool MP
We must end the postcode lottery for diabetes treatment
Mary Kelly Foy and breast cancer: 'I’m alive. I should be feeling great because it’s gone'
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
Mary Kelly Foy and breast cancer: 'I’m alive. I should be feeling great because it’s gone'
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Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: 'I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference'
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: "I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference"
Health
Keir Starmer Will Face “Immense Pressure” To Allow More Time For Assisted Dying Debate If Bill Passes
Keir Starmer Will Face “Immense Pressure” To Allow More Time For Assisted Dying Debate If Bill Passes
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Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: 'I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference'
Health
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: "I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference"
Sienna Rodgers talks to Labour MP Kim Leadbeater about why she chose assisted dying as the subject of her bill – and how she responds to its critics
Mary Kelly Foy and breast cancer: 'I’m alive. I should be feeling great because it’s gone'
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
Mary Kelly Foy and breast cancer: 'I’m alive. I should be feeling great because it’s gone'
Labour MP Mary Kelly Foy tells Sienna Rodgers about her recovery from breast cancer, the lack of support she has felt from some quarters, and why Parliament needs to modernise
How reforms to UK surrogacy law could lead to a clash with campaigners
Health
By Sienna Rodgers and Sophie Church
How reforms to UK surrogacy law could lead to a clash with campaigners
As the government considers whether to overhaul UK surrogacy law, Sienna Rodgers and Sophie Church explore the ethical and practical questions around reform – and the political backlash that could follow
Health & Care news
There is no reason to deny women the option of taking abortion pills at home
Health
By Caroline Nokes MP, Sir Peter Bottomley MP and Crispin Blunt MP
There is no reason to deny women the option of taking abortion pills at home
In March 2020 the government granted permission to allow early medical abortion to be carried out at home. The at-home service, known as telemedicine, gave clinically eligible women the option of taking both abortion pills - instead of only the second pill - in the privacy and comfort of their own home instead of at an abortion clinic.
Senior Tories Urge MPs To Overturn 'Misjudged' End Of At-Home Abortion Services
Health
Senior Tories Urge MPs To Overturn "Misjudged" End Of At-Home Abortion Services
Exclusive: Senior Tory MPs have pledged support for an amendment to the Health and Care Bill that would force government to U-turn on its “misjudged” policy to end at-home early abortion services.
Save the NHS: Deliver a Fair Fee for Care Partner content
Health
By Advinia Health Care
Save the NHS: Deliver a Fair Fee for Care
In the decade before the pandemic, while health care budgets went up every year, social care spend was savaged with multi-billion-pound cuts. As a result, today, care capacity is at rock bottom.
Education Secretary Pledges To Do 'Everything In My Power' To Keep Schools Open As Covid Cases Rise
Coronavirus
Education Secretary Pledges To Do "Everything In My Power" To Keep Schools Open As Covid Cases Rise
Nadhim Zahawi has said it was a "mistake" to close schools in response to Covid because of the impact on children's education and mental health.
Partner content
Health
By Policy@Manchester
Improving cancer outcomes in the UK and Kenya
On 3 March, Policy@Manchester – The University of Manchester’s policy engagement team –gathered a panel of experts to discuss the future of cancer care in the UK and abroad, including specialists on AI & algorithms in clinical settings, advanced radiotherapies, and international healthcare collaborations.
The Treasury can't bail everyone out – let’s impose a levy on the tobacco industry instead
Health
By Steve Brine MP
The Treasury can't bail everyone out – let’s impose a levy on the tobacco industry instead
The past two years have laid bare underlying health disparities across the UK.
Government 'Spooked' By Attempts To Block Medical Equipment From Regions With 'Genocide Risk'
Health
Government "Spooked" By Attempts To Block Medical Equipment From Regions With "Genocide Risk"
An amendment to the Health and Care Bill, seeking to ban the Department of Health from procuring medical equipment made in regions of the world at “serious risk of genocide” is believed to be causing unease within government.
Sajid Javid Says It's 'Not Possible' To Reach Zero-Covid In The UK As Cases Rise Dramatically
Coronavirus
Sajid Javid Says It's "Not Possible" To Reach Zero-Covid In The UK As Cases Rise Dramatically
The Health Secretary has insisted the government's "defence" against Covid is working but said the UK would not be able to implement a "zero Covid" approach due to the emergence of a more infectious form of the Omicron variant.
Why malnutrition should be a priority for health care Partner content
Health
By British Specialist Nutrition Association (BSNA)
Why malnutrition should be a priority for health care
It often gets overlooked, but its importance is undeniable. This Nutrition and Hydration Week, BSNA reflects on the importance of addressing malnutrition in Integrated Care Systems.
Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
Lack of ambition shown by Government in its proposed air quality targets
Commenting on the publication today (Wednesday) by Defra of a consultation on its proposed environmental targets for a range of factors including air quality, water, biodiversity, and resource efficiency as well as waste, British Safety Council Chief Executive, Mike Robinson, said:
Lords Move To Overturn 'Unjustifiable' Government Decision To End At-Home Abortion Services
Health
Lords Move To Overturn "Unjustifiable" Government Decision To End At-Home Abortion Services
The Conservative peer Baroness Sugg has tabled an amendment to the Health and Care Bill, seeking to make permanent the temporary at-home early abortion services that were brought in during the pandemic.
This government cannot continue to ignore the crisis in our ambulance services
Health
By Helen Morgan MP
This government cannot continue to ignore the crisis in our ambulance services
At 6pm last Friday evening, the headteacher of a local secondary school contacted me in desperation.
Minister Who Resigned Over Covid Loans Says He “Wasn’t Aware Of Full Horror” Of Fraud Until Much Later
Coronavirus
Minister Who Resigned Over Covid Loans Says He “Wasn’t Aware Of Full Horror” Of Fraud Until Much Later
The former Treasury minister who resigned over the government’s failure to tackle fraud in the Covid loan schemes has called on the board of the British Business Bank to resign.
BANT celebrates 25 years as the leading professional organisation for Nutritional Therapy Practitioners Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
BANT celebrates 25 years as the leading professional organisation for Nutritional Therapy Practitioners
Setting the standard of excellence in science-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine
Menopause: Career-pause for women?
Health
By Marilyn Wright
Menopause: Career-pause for women?
A lack of support to help manage menopause symptoms in the workplace is ruining women’s careers, with many feeling forced to forego promotion or even leave their jobs. But the narrative is shifting. Employers are realising doing nothing could be damaging not just for the women affected but for business too, as Marilyn Wright reports
Reducing excess salt in our food would be a much-needed triumph for UK public health
Health
By Graham MacGregor CBE
Reducing excess salt in our food would be a much-needed triumph for UK public health
Earlier this year, evidence emerged from South Africa that mandatory salt targets resulted in a huge fall in salt intake, even amongst the most deprived groups.
The Government should treat betting like booze - not like tobacco Partner content
Health
By Betting And Gaming Council
The Government should treat betting like booze - not like tobacco
After more than a year of waiting for the outcome of the Gambling Review, and with the Government changing its ministers more times than Watford change football managers, it strikes me that the debate has boiled down to this: should betting be treated like tobacco, which is inherently and universally damaging to all, or should it be treated more like alcohol, something millions of people do and where the vast majority are able to enjoy it responsibly, but where sadly a small minority can have a problem and, in the most extreme and terrible cases, it can be an addiction?
Covid-19 Inquiry To Look At UK’s Pandemic Preparedness And Government's Health, Care And Economic Responses
Coronavirus
Covid-19 Inquiry To Look At UK’s Pandemic Preparedness And Government's Health, Care And Economic Responses
The draft terms of reference for the long-awaited public inquiry into the UK’s response to Covid-19 have been published today.
Let’s Mark International Women’s Day by Improving Cancer Screening for UK Women Partner content
Health
By Hologic
Let’s Mark International Women’s Day by Improving Cancer Screening for UK Women
We must make cancer screening accessible to all women in the UK by ensuring preventative healthcare is a priority.
Women should not be forgotten in the UK HIV response
Health
By Baroness Barker and Florence Eshalomi
Women should not be forgotten in the UK HIV response
Women make up a third of people living with HIV, with an estimated 31,000 women living with HIV in the UK. As a group, women do not experience the best HIV outcomes.
The UK must stop purchasing healthcare equipment from states accused of genocide
Health
By Lord Blencathra, Baroness Kennedy QC, Baroness Smith and Lord Alton
The UK must stop purchasing healthcare equipment from states accused of genocide
We have laid an all-party amendment which will shortly be considered at the report stage of the Health and Care Bill. Our proposal is designed to ensure that future NHS procurement policies take into account the origins of the vast quantities of goods which are purchased at huge public expense and some of which originate in states accused by our Foreign Secretary and the House of Commons of committing genocide.
The Power of Partnerships: helping individuals make a difference in their communities Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
The Power of Partnerships: helping individuals make a difference in their communities
I’m always emphasising the incredible power of individuals in making a difference in their communities and the important impact that every single volunteer’s contribution can have. However, I believe we can truly shift the dial when we work together.
We should use our 3.5 million unused Covid vaccines to help vaccinate the world
Coronavirus
By Preet Kaur Gill MP
We should use our 3.5 million unused Covid vaccines to help vaccinate the world
With restrictions on travel beginning to lift, we can start to think about booking foreign holidays for Easter.
We are desperate to return to normal life - but we must also be safe
Coronavirus
By Baroness Brinton
We are desperate to return to normal life - but we must also be safe
The Prime Minister’s statement last week, has left the “most vulnerable*” bemused and worried.
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Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
2024
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
2024
The De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
2024
Online
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
PT Cyber Security Conference
2024
The Minster Building, Central London
PT Cyber Security Conference