Global agreement to protect UK from pandemic threat
By Lee Peart 21 May 2025
The UK Government has adopted a global agreement to better protect against future pandemic threats.
Vitamin B12 deficiency could raise health risks during pregnancy, research warns
By Lee Peart 21 May 2025
Vitamin B12 deficiency during pregnancy could raise the risk of diabetes and heart problems for mothers and their children, according to new research.
NHS and local government partner on gonorrhoea vaccine
By Lee Peart 21 May 2025
The NHS and local government have partnered on the roll-out of a world-first vaccine programme to prevent gonorrhoea.
Welsh government seeks views on healthy food for primary schools
By Liz Wells 20 May 2025
The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on proposals that will see primary school menus increase fruit and vegetables, limit sugary desserts and fried foods, in line with UK dietary guidel...
Number of frontline NHS staff receiving flu jabs hits record low
By Liz Wells 19 May 2025
A record low of frontline health service staff took up flu jabs this winter, with some areas seeing less than one in 10 receive the vaccine, new data reveals.
NHS drive aims to find undiagnosed infected blood patients
By Liz Wells 19 May 2025
All new patients registering at GP practices will be asked if they had a blood transfusion before 1996, as part of an NHS drive to find undiagnosed patients affected by the contaminated blood scandal.
Government extends mental health support for school children
By Liz Wells 16 May 2025
The government's school mental health support rollout is to reach up to 900,000 more pupils this year, official figures reveal.
Digital 'smart scale' technology helping thousands of obese children
By Liz Wells 13 May 2025
Thousands of severely obese children are being supported to lose weight and live healthier lifestyles with the roll-out of specialist NHS clinics and new digital ‘smart scale’ technology to deliver...
Government confirms roll out of scanners to support better bone care
By Liz Wells 12 May 2025
The government has confirmed the roll out of 13 new DEXA scanners in England, which will enable 29,000 extra bone scans to be delivered each year.
MPs call for Gambling Act review
By Lee Peart 08 May 2025
The Health and Social Care Committee has urged the Government to tackle gambling-related harms.
NICE updates guidance to help cut falls and related hospital admissions
By Liz Wells 02 May 2025
Personalised assessments that consider factors, including the hazards in a person’s home and their previous medical history, will help reduce falls in older and at-risk people, according to updated...
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