NHS England and NHS Improvement have launched a new strategy on patient safety today. The strategy aims to be the ‘golden thread’ running through healthcare and sets out what the NHS will do to continuously improve patient safety.

As Alcohol Awareness Week begins, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore explains how the government should communicate the harms associated with alcohol to the public.

Professor Stephen Holgate, special adviser on air quality to the RCP, reflects on the latest evidence on the impact of air pollution on health.

The RCP's special adviser on obesity, Professor John Wass, comments on the release of the government's strategy for addressing obesity in children.