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Duty of Candour In NHS "Not Working", Says Inquiry Chair

04 Apr Health

The NHS is failing to be honest with patients when things go wrong, according to a former chair of investigations into preventable deaths on maternity wards.

30 Mar Health

"All Peopled Out": Labour MP Cat Eccles On Being Autistic In Westminster

27 Mar Health

Public Likely To Comply With Lockdown Measures To Halt New Pandemic, Poll Suggests

25 Mar Health

UK Google Interview: We Need Data Centres And Grid Connections, Fast

22 Mar Health

Abolishing NHS England Will Not Work, Says Former Health Secretary Behind Its Creation

13 Mar Health

Abolishing NHS England Became "Inevitable" – But What Happens Next?

13 Mar Health

The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'

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23 Apr Health

Self-care: an untapped resource

Our challenge to the House of Lords: It’s time to make smoking obsolete

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22 Apr Health

Our challenge to the House of Lords: It’s time to make smoking obsolete

20 Apr Health

Experts are divided over six-month safeguard for assisted dying

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How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line

19 Apr Political parties

Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts

17 Apr Political parties

Recipes For Disaster: The Bacon Sandwich

17 Apr Political parties

Defra has lost its way

17 Apr Environment

MPs Say They Will Not Be Intimidated By New Russian Sanctions

23 Apr Foreign affairs

Mark Francois: I Hope Trump Will Now See Putin For The Murderous Tyrant He Is

22 Apr Defence

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13 Mar Health

The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'

A mental health social worker takes us through a typical day in the job, from disappointing patients to dealing with abuse and threats

12 Mar Health

How to resolve the modern care dilemma: drop the obsession with GDP

Resolving the modern care dilemma means putting family at the heart of the economy, writes Miriam Cates. But the challenges to implementing this conservative plan for care come from all sides – including the ‘ultra-online right’

11 Mar Health

Stephen Kinnock: 'I have a really personal understanding of what people are going through'

Stephen Kinnock is responsible for tackling one of the biggest challenges the government faces: social care. The health minister talks to Sienna Rodgers about charging reforms, professionalising the workforce and his family’s experiences with care

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Putting women at the heart of the 10 Year Cancer Plan

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20 Jul 2022 Health

Putting women at the heart of the 10 Year Cancer Plan

Hologic UK and Ireland’s General Manager, Tim Simpson, outlines three steps to ensure cancer screening delivers positive outcomes for women over the next decade.

20 Jul 2022 Health

Failure To Resolve PPE Supplier Disputes May Cost Taxpayers £2.7bn, Warn MPs

A cross-party committee of MPs has warned a failure to resolve disputes with suppliers of poor-quality PPE could cost the taxpayer £2.7bn.

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14 Jul 2022 Health

Why Portsmouth needs a medical school

A medical school at the University of Portsmouth could help transform the city’s GP provision.

Now is not the time to push ahead with the Gambling White Paper

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14 Jul 2022 Health

Now is not the time to push ahead with the Gambling White Paper

With reform to the betting and gaming industry having the potential to impact the lives of millions in this country, we need to give it the attention it deserves.

13 Jul 2022 Coronavirus

Transport Secretary Is "Very Concerned" About Airport Delays Ahead Of Peak Summer Travel

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said he has already changed some laws to help reduce long delays and cancelled flights ahead of the summer holidays.

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11 Jul 2022 Health

BANT response to the BMJ on Hypervitaminosis D article and subsequent misrepresentation of Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioners

08 Jul 2022 Coronavirus

Keir Starmer And Angela Rayner Will Not Be Fined By Durham Police

Labour leader Keir Starmer and deputy Angela Rayner will not be fined for their involvement in an event held while coronavirus restrictions were in place, Durham Police has confirmed.

Think About the Future: How Aico is Working to Build the Next Generation of Housing Professionals whilst hitting net zero goals

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07 Jul 2022 Health

Think About the Future: How Aico is Working to Build the Next Generation of Housing Professionals whilst hitting net zero goals

Building the homes that the nation needs and retrofitting existing stock to support the net zero transition are enormous national challenges. They will demand commitment, investment and action from government, housebuilders, and repairs and maintenance professionals across the UK. It will also require a workforce with the skills required to take part in a rapidly changing sector.

06 Jul 2022 Health

Gynaecological conditions must be given greater priority to end prolonged suffering for women

The findings of the report of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) understanding the scale and impact of waiting lists in gynaecology shows waiting lists across the UK have now reached record levels.

05 Jul 2022 Health

Stephen Barclay Is The New Health Secretary And Nadhim Zahawi Replaces Rishi Sunak As Chancellor

Boris Johnson has chosen Stephen Barclay to replace Sajid Javid as Health Secretary and Nadhim Zahawi to replace Rishi Sunak as Chancellor.

05 Jul 2022 Health

We still have a long way to go to end HIV stigma

This week marks 40 years since Terry Higgins died of an Aids-related illness and his partner Rupert Whitaker and I set about founding an organisation in his honour to prevent what happened to him and is happening to untold others.

29 Jun 2022 Coronavirus

Boris Johnson must honour the promises he made at the G7 to deliver Covid vaccines

It will be an absolute disgrace if the UK falls short of its promises to provide surplus Covid-19 vaccines to the world's poorest countries.

28 Jun 2022 Health

Boosting funding to community pharmacies would help ease the NHS backlog

A funding squeeze and workforce shortages are threatening to hold back community pharmacies from expanding.

28 Jun 2022 Health

MPs Call For Stronger UK Abortion Rights After Historic US Abortion Bans

Several MPs have called on the UK government to strengthen domestic rights to abortion care following the United States' historic decision to overturn a ruling protecting the right to abortion.

Health Disparities White Paper must level up heart health

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28 Jun 2022 Environment

Health Disparities White Paper must level up heart health

For a child growing up in Blackpool – let’s call her Mia – the barriers to good heart health are set early on.

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27 Jun 2022 Health

‘People’s wellbeing should be as important as their health and safety at work’ – British Safety Council Chairman

At the start of World Wellbeing Week, which takes place from 27 June to 1 July, the Chairman of British Safety Council, Peter McGettrick, has issued a rallying cry to all businesses and employers to make the wellbeing of their staff as important as their health and safety.

25 Jun 2022 Coronavirus

UK behaviour at WTO exposes a dishonest approach to trade negotiations and will prolong the pandemic globally

As we adapt to live with COVID we must not forget that our ability to access vaccines, tests and treatments is what underpins this freedom.

22 Jun 2022 Health

Digital technology must be front and centre when tackling the children's mental health crisis

Digital technology has undeniably transformed our lives – from streaming the latest unmissable TV show on our smartphones to taking work zoom calls remotely, we live in a world that offers so many online opportunities.

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20 Jun 2022 Health

The National Food Strategy White paper is more of a whitewash!

This non-strategy falls way short of delivering against health targets.

13 Jun 2022 Coronavirus

Out of office – how the pandemic has changed the face of British high streets

Exclusive analysis by The House reveals how the pandemic has accelerated a leap in office vacancies in London and the Home Counties. What impact will the trend have on our high streets – and the future of work?

Medicines Discovery Catapult Supports Cystic Fibrosis Week 2022

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13 Jun 2022 Health

Medicines Discovery Catapult Supports Cystic Fibrosis Week 2022

Exploring the theme of ‘lifting the limits together’, this week (13-19 June) marks Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Week 2022. The event is a week-long opportunity to celebrate the courage and resilience shown by the CF community, whilst raising awareness and demystifying misconceptions surrounding the disease.

10 Jun 2022 Health

We need a polluter levy on tobacco firms to help smokers quit

I warmly endorse Javed Khan’s recommendations and particularly welcome his top priority, which is immediate and substantially increased funding for preventive measures to reduce the harm done by smoking.

08 Jun 2022 Health

Global Britain has a vital role to play in helping cure neglected diseases

A silent medical revolution has been going on over the past decade. Innovative initiatives to bring the best science to the most vulnerable communities have resulted in breakthrough cures and preventative drugs for some of the world’s most neglected diseases.

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01 Jun 2022 Health

MPs right to call on haulage firms to improve ‘squalid’ drivers’ facilities – says British Safety Council CEO

Commenting on the report by the Transport Select Committee published today (1 June) calling on the Government to give the haulage industry two years to provide suitable facilities for drivers to park, sleep and wash during overnight trips in the UK, and threaten a tax on operators if it fails to do so, Mike Robinson, Chief Executive of British Safety Council, said:

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