Men's Health Strategy
11:15 . 29/05/24 .
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In his final letter to the secretary of state, the outgoing chair of the health committee of MPs echoes our campaign: we need a men's health strategy.
18:15 . 23/05/24 .
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If we're serious about the NHS, we need to get serious about the wider causes of ill health.
17:15 . 18/12/23 .
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Parliament publishes new data that highlights the need for a Men's Health Strategy
09:15 . 20/11/23 .
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But new initiative falls short of the required strategy and does not tackle fundamentals.
10:45 . 31/10/23 .
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With an election expected within the year, thoughts turn to what the opposition might do to improve men's health.
What would Labour do about men's health? In 2001, Yvette Cooper, then minister for public health in the last Labour government, wrote the Foreword in the first issue of the Forum's journal, the Men's Health Journal.
If you've ever wondered what attitude Labour might take to men's health, this fascinating interview with Yvette Cooper from 2000 might help. Many of the issues we discussed with the then minister for public health (now shadow home secretary) are still around today.