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Supermarkets could be hit with penalties over junk food sales under new proposals to tackle obesity

The Health and Social Care Committee has also called for all outdoor advertising of junk food to be banned

The Independent UK

Government must ‘stand up to the food industry’ to tackle obesity epidemic – MPs

All outdoor advertising of junk food should be banned and front-of-pack labelling should be mandatory, the Health and Social Care Committee said.

Evening Standard

Weight loss jabs’ medicine-cosmetics blurring ‘raises black market drugs risk’

Profit margins from black market sales of medicines can rival cocaine and heroin, MPs were told.

Evening Standard

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How dying patients in palliative care face ‘postcode lottery’ in their final days

Those in end-of-life care facing ‘postcode lottery,’ a report from MPs says

The Independent UK

Flu cases may be ‘starting to settle’ in some areas, NHS chief says

Sir Jim Mackey gave evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee.

Evening Standard

Systemic racism affects maternity care for black women in England, say MPs

Commons committee finds women’s concerns not taken seriously due to bias, stereotyping and racist assumptions

The Guardian - UK

Black women ‘not taken seriously’ on maternity care, MPs say

Racism was ‘one of the core drivers’ of poor outcomes for black woman, a Health and Social Care Committee inquiry heard.

The Independent UK

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Racism a main cause in poor maternity outcomes for Black women, damning report reveals

The issue is ‘reinforced by bias and stereotyping underpinned, in some cases, by racist assumptions’, the report added

The Independent UK

Concerns flagged to CQC go months with no response because of backlogs, MPs told

The organisation’s new chief executive said staff have told him they believe a new IT system that was rolled out last spring is not fit for purpose.

Evening Standard

Surgeons waiting hours in empty operating theatres due to bed blocks, MPs hear

Lord Darzi gave evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee.

Evening Standard

MPs to press new Health Secretary on NHS data platform plans

The health and social care committee said the Government has acknowledged it ‘needed to do better to communicate the benefits of digital healthcare’.

The Independent UK

UK ‘in danger of falling behind the pack’ in cancer research, MPs told

The Health and Social Care Committee heard from specialists in cancer research.

The Independent UK

No plans to make vapes prescription-only, Government says

There have been calls for plain packaging on e-cigarettes and a crackdown on their sale to under-18s.

The Independent UK

Restrict disposable vapes like tobacco to curb child use, says senior Tory

Steve Brine urges ministers to consider ban on packaging and marketing of vapes to children

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The Independent UK

Adoption of AI in the NHS should be faster, experts say

Witnesses gave evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee as part of its inquiry into emerging cancer technologies.

The Independent UK

MPs call for heavier restrictions on vapes to stop use among children

The Health and Social Care Committee said a headteacher had told MPs that hydraulic oil and antifreeze were found in a vape confiscated at her school.

Evening Standard

People forced to pull out their own teeth amid NHS dental crisis

The Health and Social Care Committee has published a report into NHS dental services, calling for drastic reforms.

The Independent UK

People forced to pull out their own teeth amid NHS dental crisis, report finds

The Health and Social Care Committee has published a report into NHS dental services, calling for drastic reforms.

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The Independent UK

NHS Workforce Plan ‘achingly vague’ and should mention pay, Adam Kay says

Former doctor and author Adam Kay appeared in front of the Health and Social Care Committee on Wednesday alongside a number of other witnesses.

The Independent UK

Parts of NHS lack ‘basic, functioning IT equipment’, MPs warn

Members of the Health and Social Care Committee have been exploring the use of technology in the NHS.

The Independent UK

Schools forced to take action in toilets due to child vaping, MPs hear

The Health and Social Care Committee heard that some students were making excuses to leave lessons in order to go to the toilet to vape.

The Independent UK

Minister wants to see social care workers rewarded despite funding pledge cut

Helen Whately told the health and social care committee there was a ‘limited pot of taxpayers’ money’.

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