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Leading neighbourhood health

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

Cllr Wendy Taylor, chair of the LGA’s Health and Wellbeing Committee, says local government must be central to the development of a neighbourhood health model

MHRA

MHRA disrupts facilities suspected to be involved in supply of illegal weight loss medicines

By Liz Wells 25 February 2026

Officers from the MHRA's Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) have raided two separate premises as part of an ongoing investigation into an organised criminal network involved in the manufacture and sal...

NHS ENGLAND

Demand for NHS advice on high blood pressure skyrockets

By Liz Wells 23 February 2026

The number of people searching for NHS advice on high blood pressure surged in 2025, with hundreds of thousands of extra visits to online information on risk and how to get checked.

SMOKING

Will new legislation really deliver a 'smokefree generation?

23 February 2026

Remaining obstacles may leave a ‘smokefree generation’ as little more than a pipe dream, writes Professor Lisa McNally, director of public health for Worcestershire County Council

NICE

NICE makes major changes to type 2 diabetes treatment

By Liz Wells 20 February 2026

New NICE guidance will see millions of diabetes patients will get access to medicines that protect the heart and kidneys, while NHS savings of £560m from using generic dapagliflozin.

PREVENTATIVE

Confirmed cases rise following measles outbreak

By Lee Peart 20 February 2026

The UKHSA has confirmed 60 cases of measles in north London following an outbreak.

MENTAL HEALTH

Campaign puts spotlight on underplayed mental health conditions

By Lee Peart 18 February 2026

A six-week campaign is putting the spotlight on six often mistaken or underplayed conditions which can be treated by NHS Talking Therapies.

COMMUNITY

Children in deprived areas three times more likely to have tooth extraction

By Lee Peart 17 February 2026

Children in deprived areas are three more times more likely to have decay related tooth extraction compared with those in the most affluent areas, new figures have revealed.

DIGITAL

UK Government offers grants for new technology to help combat drug and alcohol addiction

By Liz Wells 17 February 2026

Innovators across the UK are being offered £20m in grants to develop cutting‑edge medicines, medical technologies and digital tools to tackle drug and alcohol addiction.

PREVENTION