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Government-funded projects to help bring healthy food to those who need it most

By Liz Wells 08 July 2025

Households that may struggle to eat nutritious meals due to a lack of accessible healthy options are to receive government support through six projects across the UK, the Science and Technology Pet...

GAMBLING

Worthy winners!

By Lee Peart 07 July 2025

London Borough of Haringey scooped the prize in the Innovation in Reducing Health Inequalities category at our sister title The Municipal Journal’s annual achievement awards last month

TORBAY COUNCIL

Preventative healthcare with teeth

23 June 2025

We continue our feature series showcasing the finalists in this year’s Innovation in Reducing Health Inequalities category at our sister title The Municipal Journal’s annual achievement awards this...

WORKFORCE

Training to ensure healthcare staff have skills to handle learning disabilities and autism

By Liz Wells 19 June 2025

The DHSC has published new guidance to ensure health and care staff have skills to provide care for people with a learning disability and autistic people.

CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE TRUST

Time to deliver

By Lee Peart 19 May 2025

James Benson, chief executive of Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust, urges the Government to deliver on its pledge to shift from a hospital to a community healthcare model

HEALTH INEQUALITIES

Shining a light on health inequalities

By Liz Wells 05 May 2025

The UK Health Security Agency’s latest report, which highlights the extent and cost of health inequalities in England, aims to support health systems in better understanding who and where is most a...

HEALTH INEQUALITIES

Inquiry to examine how digital access shapes health outcomes

By Liz Wells 02 May 2025

The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) is to lead a new inquiry to examine how digital exclusion is shaping health outcomes, and what must change to ensure digital transformation in healthcare does not...

Chatbot technology aims to reduce health inequalities

By Liz Wells 19 February 2025

Researchers from the University of Westminster have pioneered an inclusive approach for the use of chatbot technology to reduce health inequalities among ethnic minorities.

NHS ENGLAND

NHS rolls out free eyesight, hearing and dental checks at residential special schools

By Liz Wells 05 October 2024

Children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in residential special schools and colleges across England are to be offered free NHS eyesight, hearing and dental checks.