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UK digital health company launches innovation fund for ICS

By Liz Wells 09 April 2025

Digital health coaching service Holly Health has launched a £320,000 Prevention Innovation Fund, offering up to four ICS or equivalents in Scotland and Wales up to £80,000 credit towards deploying ...

MENTAL HEALTH

Government urged to act on young people's mental health

By Lee Peart 08 April 2025

The Government has been urged to act now to avoid losing the next generation of young people to mental ill health

PREVENTION

Government invests in medical research

By Liz Wells 08 April 2025

The Government and the Wellcome Trust will invest up to £600m to transform access to NHS data, by providing a secure single access point to national-scale datasets, slashing red tape for researchers.

LGA

Bridging the health inequality gap

By Lee Peart 07 April 2025

Cllr Louise Gittins says that with the gap in healthy life expectancy between the richest and poorest areas at almost 20 years, one of her priorities as chair of the LGA is to look at how it can be...

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION

UK advisers recommend no drinks with sweeteners for young children

By Liz Wells 04 April 2025

Young children should not be given any drinks containing artificial sweeteners, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) advises.

PREVENTION

UKHSA launches call for evidence to tackle rising TB cases

By Liz Wells 02 April 2025

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has launched a call for evidence to help shape the next five-year Tuberculosis (TB) National Action Plan for England, which will run from 2026 to 2031, as infe...

PREVENTION

Big Tobacco 'must pay' to cut smoking rates, say MPs

By Liz Wells 02 April 2025

Big Tobacco should be forced to fund initiatives that reduce smoking rates and reduce the gap in healthy life expectancy between the richest and poorest, a new report says.

PREVENTION

Wales approves food placement restrictions to combat obesity

By Lee Peart 27 March 2025

New rules on how and where foods high in fat, salt and sugar can be promoted and displayed in large shops and online have been passed by the Welsh Parliament.

BEST PRACTICE

Charity praises trust for diabetes care

By Lee Peart 19 March 2025

A national charity has praised colleagues at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust involved in a national initiative focused on improving diabetes care.

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

Scottish government unveils £6m funding for health projects

By Liz Wells 14 March 2025

The Scottish government is to invest more than £6m as part of the Accelerated National Innovations Adoption (ANIA) programme to help people with type 2 diabetes, stroke patients and babies born wit...