Premature deaths twice as likely in deprived areas, analysis finds

Premature deaths twice as likely in deprived areas, analysis finds

By Lee Peart 08 July 2025

People are almost twice as likely to die before the age of 75 in local authority areas with the highest rates of premature deaths than those with the lowest rates, new analysis has found.

Government letting down families on social care, says Dilnot

By Lee Peart 07 July 2025

Professor Andrew Dilnot has accused the Government of ‘letting down generations of families and social care workers’ by not implementing social care reform.

Life expectancy gap grows between least and most deprived areas

By Lee Peart 07 July 2025

The gap in life expectancy between the least and most deprived areas of England has grown, according to the latest statistics.

Report seeks to improve healthcare productivity measurement

By Lee Peart 01 July 2025

A new report commissioned by The Health Foundation provides an in-depth examination of how productivity in the NHS is currently assessed and how it should evolve to meet the growing challenges faci...

10-Year Health Plan must 'shift dial to care in the community', report

By Lee Peart 30 June 2025

NHS Providers has called for the 10-Year Health Plan to ‘shift the dial towards delivering more care in the community’.

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Majority of patients 'successful' when contacting GPs

By Liz Wells 23 June 2025

More than 96.3% of people who attempted to contact their GPs in the past 28 days were successful, with 77.5% making contact the same day, new data reveals.

Report calls for cross-sector action on ADHD

By Lee Peart 23 June 2025

An NHSE commissioned report has called for cross-sector support for ADHD to reduce school exclusions, ease pressure on mental health and wider health services, and help more people thrive at home, ...

'We're failing test on childhood obesity,' report warns

By Lee Peart 23 June 2025

A new report has warned the UK is ‘failing the test on childhood obesity’.

More needed to help intensive care patients rehabilitate, report finds

By Lee Peart 19 June 2025

More needs to be done to help intensive care patients rehabilitate from serious conditions, according to new research.

Innovations in healthcare could boost UK economy by £278bn

By Lee Peart 10 June 2025

Healthcare innovations could boost the UK economy by around £278bn, according to a report.

Improving cancer diagnosis

09 June 2025

In the first of a regular feature from each region of the Health Innovation Network, Richard Stubbs, chief executive of Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber, shares how AI is improving cancer dia...

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Public Health Project Officer - WMF3045e

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Cumbria / Various£43,693 - £44,711

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Career Grade 10/11

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