Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Bill in the House of Lords on 26 February 2016.
Research Briefing
This Lords Library briefing provides information on the prevalence of diabetes in the UK and sets out some of the policies and actions being implemented to help tackle the issue.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing examines the recent outbreak of the Zika Virus.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides an overview of the work of the five ad hoc Lords Select Committees which reported in the 2013–14 session.
Research Briefing
This Lords Library briefing examines the recently updated alcohol guidelines for the United Kingdom.
Research Briefing
This Library Note has been prepared to support the debate in the House of Lords on the ability of the NHS to meet present and future demands on 14 January 2016.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Note has been prepared ahead of a debate that is scheduled to take place in the House on 10 December 2015 on the following motion: “[...] that this House takes note of the quality and viability of the residential care sector in the light of the Government’s decision to delay the implementation of the care cost cap”.
Research Briefing
This In Focus briefing provides some statistics relating to the impact of lifestyle risk factors on health and what this means for the NHS, as well as examining policy responses to these challenges as set out in the NHS Five Year Forward View.
Research Briefing
This In Focus note provides an examination of air pollution in the UK, and its reported impact on public health.
Research Briefing
This In Focus briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the Mesothelioma (Amendment) Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on 20 November 2015.
Research Briefing
This In Focus note examines mental health in children and young people in the United Kingdom.
Research Briefing
This In Focus briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the Access to Palliative Care Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on 23 October 2015.
Research Briefing
This In Focus note examines the increasing number of adults and children in the United Kingdom classified as 'overweight' or ‘obese’. It examines how obesity is measured, the latest statistics available on the issue, and the reported costs of obesity to the National Health Service and wider economy.
Research Briefing
This Library Note has been written to support the House of Lords debate on the sustainability of the National Health Service as a public service free at the point of need.
Research Briefing
This Library Note provides information on the Immigration Bill, which is due for second reading in the House of Lords on 10 February 2014.
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