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BREAKING NEWS: Milburn warns Britain at 'risk of lost generation' due to NEET crisis

By Lee Peart 28 May 2026

Britain is at ‘risk of a lost generation’ without urgent action on the number of people not in education, employment or training (NEET), according to former health secretary Alan Milburn.

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Prisoners twice as likely to leave A&E without being treated

By Lee Peart 28 May 2026

One in ten prisoners who attend A&E leave before they are seen or treated by hospital staff – double the proportion for people outside prison, according to the Nuffield Trust.

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Healthy lifestyle lowers risk of dying after cancer diagnosis

By Lee Peart 27 May 2026

A healthy lifestyle is not only important for cancer prevention but may also have implications for long-term health after a cancer diagnosis, research has found.

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Free heart health tests to be offered to 100,000 workers

By Lee Peart 27 May 2026

Up to 100,000 workers are set to benefit from a free health test using a smartphone and finger-prick blood sample.

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Government acts against hidden childcare costs

By Lee Peart 27 May 2026

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has written to the competition regulator as part of Government action to tackle hidden childcare costs.

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Tackling 'medical misogyny' must be backed with adequate funding, MPs warn

By Lee Peart 27 May 2026

The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) has warned tackling ‘medical misogyny’ must be backed with adequate funding.

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MPs call for social media ban for children

By Lee Peart 21 May 2026

MPs have called for a social media for children alongside urgent action to curb deliberately designed addictive features.

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Children and young people facing 'barbaric' A&E waits

By Lee Peart 20 May 2026

Some children and young people in mental health crisis face ‘barbaric' waits of up to three days in A&E, according to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).

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