Breaks no longer funded for parents with autistic son

Breaks no longer funded for parents with autistic son The parents of a severely autistic boy from Northampton will no longer be given paid respite after council funding was removed. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Will patient leadership cure chaos at NHS England?

Will patient leadership cure chaos at NHS England? The expertise to make the NHS the safest most efficient healthcare system in the world is available, someone needs to track it down and bring it home, says Martin Bromiley. The Health Foundation

Under one roof? Housing and public health in England

Under one roof? Housing and public health in England Now that public health is part of local government, the briefing explores what more could be done to strengthen links with housing departments. Housing Learning & Improvement Network

New laws could drive ‘political’ NHS closures

New laws could drive ‘political’ NHS closures BMA urges government to think again on amendments to the Care Bill. OnMedica

See also:

• Government must rethink plans to reconfigure NHS via 'the backdoor' The Information Daily

Integrated approach to improving the public's health

Integrated approach to improving the public's health These briefings discuss a range of issues connected to food, the environment, transport and obesity that demonstrate the importance of an integrated approach to improving people's health. They give an overview of key public health issues and make recommendations for action to tackle the issues they address. Faculty of Public Health

• The built environment and physical activity
• Food marketing to children
• Obesity
• Transport and health
• Sugar

NHS must do more for vulnerable people

NHS must do more for vulnerable people GPs suggest one stop ‘healthcare hubs’ for travellers, sex workers and the homeless. OnMedica

See also:

• Improving access to heath care for gypsies and travellers, homeless people and sex workers: an evidence-based commissioning guide for clinical commissioning groups and health and wellbeing boards Royal College of General Practitioners

Assisted suicide ruling cannot ignore right and wrong, says judge

Assisted suicide ruling cannot ignore right and wrong, says judge Moral questions of right and wrong cannot be "ignored" when deciding whether to allow assisted suicide, senior judge says in landmark challenge to Britain's euthanasia laws. The Daily Telegraph