Approved work: Winter mortality
This POSTnote will summarise the factors that affect winter mortality. It will outline evidence for policies to prevent excess winter deaths.

This POSTnote summarises the relevant science and the issues involved in reproductive technologies.
Reproductive Technologies (254 KB , PDF)
Recent public consultation on the future possibility of using foetal ovaries in infertility treatment has brought home how far reproductive technologies allow ‘natural’ constraints on human reproduction to be by-passed. There have been calls for Parliament to debate the ethical issues raised by this and other aspects of infertility treatment.
Reproductive Technologies (254 KB , PDF)
This POSTnote will summarise the factors that affect winter mortality. It will outline evidence for policies to prevent excess winter deaths.
This POSTnote will assess the evidence on interventions for increasing healthy life expectancy, and reducing regional differences across England.
Virtual wards aim to provide hospital level healthcare in patients' homes. What are the opportunities and risks for patients, carers and the NHS?