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Access to eating disorder treatment is a fundamental right but many are being denied access
Health
By Hope Virgo
Access to eating disorder treatment is a fundamental right but many are being denied access
Imagine sitting in a room with your clinical team, there to help you recover from an eating disorder, but being told you aren’t working hard enough.
A National Eye Health Strategy is vital to prevent avoidable sight loss
Health
By Marsha de Cordova MP
A National Eye Health Strategy is vital to prevent avoidable sight loss
Sight loss is something that I live with, along with over two million others in the United Kingdom.
Unions 'Won't Rest' In Fight For Pay Deals After Success For NHS And Rail
Health
Unions "Won't Rest" In Fight For Pay Deals After Success For NHS And Rail
The year began with the highest levels of industrial action in decades, with nurses, junior doctors, ambulance workers, rail operators, teachers, university staff, and civil servants shivering on the picket lines in their fight for improved pay and conditions – sometimes almost all at once.
Hear from frontline clinicians on how to tackle the crisis facing emergency care Partner content
Health
By Royal College of Emergency Medicine
Hear from frontline clinicians on how to tackle the crisis facing emergency care
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) is holding an Emergency Care Crisis Summit on Tuesday 28th March, 15.30-17.00 in the Attlee Room, House of Lords. The event will aim to build political support to tackle the crisis facing our emergency care system.
Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
BANT supports Dimbleby’s protest at government’s “insane” inaction against obesity
Junk food culture mean Brits eat more ultra-processed than real food.
Sustaining Skills to Supercharge the UK Life Sciences Sector Partner content
Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
Sustaining Skills to Supercharge the UK Life Sciences Sector
The UK will only achieve the goal of becoming a science and technology superpower if there is a strong pipeline of talent to fast track growth.
Government must not allow UK life sciences to be levelled down Partner content
Health
By Great Ormond Street Hospital
Government must not allow UK life sciences to be levelled down
The Government has launched its UK Science and Technology Framework in its latest bid to make the UK a global ‘powerhouse’ of research. Its publication signals a welcome commitment to research and development – but is the wider policy environment geared towards delivering the outcomes that ministers want to achieve?
#EmbraceEquity: Why we need a policy vision for women’s reproductive healthcare Partner content
Health
By Bayer
#EmbraceEquity: Why we need a policy vision for women’s reproductive healthcare
This International Women’s Day, Bayer UK’s Romika Purwaha sets out how the Government can improve access to women’s reproductive healthcare services and contraception.
Government must make its review of Relationships, Sex and Health Education a top priority
Education
By Sarah Champion MP
Government must make its review of Relationships, Sex and Health Education a top priority
We have an unmissable opportunity to support our young people this year.
There are not enough GPs to tackle the burden of non-communicable diseases Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
There are not enough GPs to tackle the burden of non-communicable diseases
The current state of primary healthcare is ill-equipped to handle the increase of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), with the shortage of GPs and the 9-minute consultation model putting patients at risk. Social prescribing has been suggested as a solution, but it requires funding for services outside of the NHS...
We cannot allow another generation to grow up breathing filthy air
Environment
By Wera Hobhouse MP
We cannot allow another generation to grow up breathing filthy air
Thousands of people in Bath are now breathing cleaner air thanks to ambitious action to tackle air pollution and the devastating impact it can have on our health.
The climate emergency is threatening our health and costing lives – we must act now
Environment
By Caroline Lucas MP
The climate emergency is threatening our health and costing lives – we must act now
Our precious NHS is at crisis point. Ambulance response times are soaring; A&E waiting times are at record levels; hospitals are overflowing.
Only Half of UK Health Boards are Catering for People with Functional Neurological Disorder Partner content
Health
By FND Hope UK
Only Half of UK Health Boards are Catering for People with Functional Neurological Disorder
A recent Freedom of Information request by the charity FND Hope UK has found that half of UK health boards have no specific agreement to treat Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). This means that people living with FND may not have access to the care and treatment they need, simply because of where they live. FND Hope UK write on why improving access to treatment should be a priority
We know prevention is better than the cure, and it could be the only way to save the NHS. Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
We know prevention is better than the cure, and it could be the only way to save the NHS.
We need to act now to stop eating our way into poor health and disease
Partner content
Health
By Policy@Manchester
Antifungal resistance – a growing global problem
The spread of resistance to antifungal medications has led to many serious infections becoming untreatable, compromising patient safety and posing a global public health threat. The World Health Organisation (WHO) will soon publish its fungal pathogen priority list, highlighting fungi that are already untreatable, and those for which treatment outcomes are poor. Professor David Denning from The University of Manchester outlines the issue of antifungal resistance, and the approaches required to tackle its spread.
After decades of denial the government must finally do right by infected blood victims
Health
By Des Collins
After decades of denial the government must finally do right by infected blood victims
This week the infected blood inquiry heard closing submissions from the barristers representing victims and their families, as well as the Department of Health and Social Care.
Labour's plan to ban the sale of cigarettes is a condescending kneejerk reaction
Health
By Scott Benton MP
Labour's plan to ban the sale of cigarettes is a condescending kneejerk reaction
Last week we learnt that The Labour Party will look at banning the sale of cigarettes if Sir Keir Starmer secures the keys to No 10 at the next general election.
We need a new strategy to tackle alcohol harm after over a decade of inaction
Health
By Dan Carden MP
We need a new strategy to tackle alcohol harm after over a decade of inaction
As a society, we have a complex relationship with alcohol. While we celebrate and normalise its consumption, we stay silent about its harm.
Putting the spotlight on children with cancer Partner content
Health
By Great Ormond Street Hospital
Putting the spotlight on children with cancer
The word ‘cancer’ is one that nobody wants to hear, particularly in relation to a child. But for thousands of families across the UK, it is now their reality.
Health Secretary Meeting With Doctors' Union To Avert Strikes Not Expected To Cover Pay
Health
Health Secretary Meeting With Doctors' Union To Avert Strikes Not Expected To Cover Pay
Health secretary Steve Barclay is set to meet doctors' union the British Medical Association for talks on Thursday as members are balloted for strike action, but discussions are not expected to cover pay, PoliticsHome understands.
The NHS I work in is a sinking ship – strike action is the only way we can save it
Health
By Dr Benjamin Janaway
The NHS I work in is a sinking ship – strike action is the only way we can save it
What would drive a doctor to strike? Negligence, ignorance, and abuse. I fear that your distance makes this easy. But the esteem of the high office does not absolve responsibility, and I have no intention of allowing it for the sake of politeness.
Radical social care reform is vital if we are to solve the crisis in the NHS
Health
By Damian Green MP
Radical social care reform is vital if we are to solve the crisis in the NHS
One side-effect of the current enormous pressure on the NHS has been a recognition that if you do not fix social care you cannot fix the health service.
Why NHS Junior Doctors Are Considering Going On Strike
Health
Why NHS Junior Doctors Are Considering Going On Strike
Junior doctors in England are holding a ballot on industrial action that could see them walk out for 72 hours in March in the latest dispute over pay to hit the NHS workforce.
Government In Talks With Unions, NHS Crisis Plans, Teachers Are Leaving Jobs
Health
Government In Talks With Unions, NHS Crisis Plans, Teachers Are Leaving Jobs
Leaders from a range of unions are meeting cabinet ministers today to discuss their positions ahead of further planned strikes across the health, education, and transport sectors.