Children to learn about altered images

Primary school pupils are to be shown pictures of an un-airbrushed Britney Spears and male models in their underwear in a lesson designed to boost their confidence.

Health

Speech in full - John Healey

John Healey's speech to Labour conference.

Promoting healthy lifestyles at conference

Party conference may not be the best time to check on an individual's health, but Gemma Reay, public affairs officer at the British Heart Foundation, outlines why the charity endeavours to do so.

'Main feature of care is instability'

22 year-old care leaver Jessica Inwood talks to ePolitix.com about how she overcame the odds to gain a coveted university place.

Lib Dems call for end to gay blood ban

The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to end restrictions on gay and bisexual men giving blood.

Call for social care safeguards

The government must do more to protect people from failing social care services in England, a report has said.

MP urges rights for terminally ill

Terminally ill people should have a guaranteed right to artificial hydration and nutrition, the Commons has heard.

MPs support Dilnot

Only one in ten MPs support long-term care being fully funded by the state. That is the finding of a report released by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), entitled 'Who cares?'.

Straw calls for crack-down on personal injury claims

Former cabinet minister Jack Straw has called on the coalition to dismantle the "lucrative and self-serving merry-go-round" of personal injury cases.

'People will lose a vital lifeline'

Lord Touhig uses the case of Anne, a woman in her early 20s with Asperger's syndrome, to demonstrate the problems with face-to-face assessments for disability benefits.

Lansley fails to acknowledge NHS successes

The government keep telling us that the NHS is failing patients, says Baroness Thornton, but evidence suggests otherwise.

Extra consideration for patient safety needed

Freedom of movement of healthcare professionals across the community is to be welcomed, but there must be inviolate standards of fitness to practise, says Viscount Bridgeman.