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PREVENTION

Government invests £10m in addiction healthcare researchers

By Lee Peart 15 September 2025

A £10m investment in supporting the next generation of leaders in addiction research has been announced.

MENTAL HEALTH

Suicide prevention training rolled out for mental health staff

By Lee Peart 12 September 2025

New suicide prevention training has been rolled-out for all NHS mental health staff this week.

PREVENTION

Chancellor urged to deliver urgent action on hunger in Autumn Budget

By Lee Peart 12 September 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to relieve food poverty in the Autumn Budget.

PREVENTION

Junk food advertising ban confirmed

By Lee Peart 11 September 2025

A ban on TV and online advertising targeting children will come into effect on 5 January 2026, the Government has confirmed.

PREVENTION

Teenage pregnancies rise for first time in 14 years

By Lee Peart 11 September 2025

Councils have called for investment in prevention after teenage pregnancies rose for the first time in 14 years.

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

Plan to prevent cardiovascular disease in Wales

By Liz Wells 10 September 2025

Identifying and treating up to 70,000 more people in Wales who have high blood pressure will prevent more than 1,000 heart attacks and strokes, saving nearly £18m for the NHS and social care sector...

FOOD INSECURITY

Significant increase in number of households going without food

By Liz Wells 10 September 2025

More than 14.1 million people, including 3.8 million children, faced hunger in the UK last year because they didn’t have enough money for food, new research reveals.

CLINICAL TRIALS

UK trial launches to transform Alzheimer's diagnosis

By Liz Wells 10 September 2025

A major UCL-led clinical trial, aiming to transform the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease through a blood test, is welcoming its first participants.

DHSC

Streeting vows to take on food and drink industry 'vested interests'

By Lee Peart 10 September 2025

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has vowed to take on ‘vested interests’ in the food, alcohol and tobacco industries.

PREVENTION

'Artificial pancreas' rolled out to help pregnant diabetic women

By Lee Peart 05 September 2025

An ‘artificial pancreas’ is being rolled out by the NHS in England to help pregnant women living with type 1 diabetes effectively manage their blood glucose levels.