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Online therapies recommended for eating disorders

By Lee Peart 22 January 2026

Online therapies have been recognised as interim support for people with eating disorders while on waiting lists for specialist NHS treatment.

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MPs call for overhaul of early years' healthcare support

By Lee Peart 22 January 2026

MPs have called for an overhaul of early years’ healthcare support, including more health visitors and Family Hubs, and a new vaccines strategy.

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National roll out for back to work scheme

By Lee Peart 20 January 2026

Up to 250,000 more people with health conditions will be supported to stay in or return to work through the national roll-out of the WorkWell scheme.

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Government consults on social media ban for children

By Lee Peart 20 January 2026

A public consultation on children’s mobile phone use, including a possible social media ban, has been launched by the Government.

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Thousands of men to gain NHS access to life-extending prostate cancer drug

By Lee Peart 19 January 2026

Thousands of men with prostate cancer are to be offered access to a life-extending drug on the NHS.

SEXUAL HEALTH

Trained teachers should deliver sex and reproductive health lessons, researchers say

By Liz Wells 15 January 2026

Reproductive health education needs a radical overhaul, with appropriately trained teachers providing the education the pupils say they need, UCL researchers say.

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Reforms aim to get more sick and disabled people into workplace

By Lee Peart 15 January 2026

Reforms to the Disability Confident scheme are to be trialled by the Government in a bid to get more sick and disabled people into the workplace.

WORKFORCE

Warning of fraudulent social media weight loss videos

By Lee Peart 15 January 2026

Fraudulent videos claiming clinicians have endorsed weight loss patches have been posted on social media.

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Medical health club brings fitness facilities and GP access under one roof

By Lee Peart 13 January 2026

A new innovation in preventative care offers fitness facilities and GP access under one roof.

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Government aims to save thousands of lives with new road safety strategy

By Liz Wells 07 January 2026

The government has unveiled the first road safety strategy in more than a decade, which aims to save thousands of lives on the nation’s roads by tackling drink driving, improving training for young...