We have a duty to take action and improve employers’ perception of disability, so everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential, writes Sarah Newton

From the ‘Women in Politics Hackathon’ to a new youth ambassadors scheme, this week’s activities will be a chance to celebrate our thriving democracy, writes Chloe Smith

To unlock the potential of our health services we must incentivise the uptake of innovation, says George Freeman

The funding boost is welcome – but investment must be accompanied by reform, says Alan Milburn

The NHS must see itself as a player in a team of other local public services to improve effectiveness for all, says Stephen Dorrell

The public would support tax rises if proceeds were ringfenced for health and social care, says Norman Lamb

Radical simplification is needed to streamline the NHS and remedy the fragmentation caused by the Lansley reforms, says Lord Darzi

A healthcare system based on need, not wealth? It may enjoy almost universal support in Westminster now, but passing the National Health Service Act in July 1948 was not an easy task, as Labour MP and Nye Bevan biographer Nick Thomas-Symonds reports

There is a battle underway for gender equality in healthcare as real and urgent as the ones in business or politics. The APPG for Women’s Health will keep fighting to break down barriers, writes Paula Sherriff

Integration may not save money and in the short-term it could cost more – but success must be judged by whether it delivers a better experience for patients and those looking after them, writes Sarah Wollaston

After years of austerity, the government’s cash-injection pledge still leaves the NHS chronically underfunded. Jon Ashworth offers an alternative prescription

A Church of England priest who splits her time between Westminster and her City of London parish, Reverend Rose offers spiritual guidance and support to Parliamentarians as they contend with the pressures of political life