England's fast food capital revealed as poor areas have twice the takeaways amid obesity crisis
Research has revealed a concentration of fast food takeaways and restaurants in more deprived areas of the country compared ...
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Local public health services in UK to receive increased funding
The UK Government has announced significant funding of nearly £200m ($206.47m) to enhance local public health services across ...
UK public sector productivity extends post-COVID decline
Productivity in Britain's public sector recorded a year-on-year decline in the three months to the end of September 2024, as ...
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Government must continue to take bold action on public health issues after grant uplift, says BMA
Responding to news that the public health grant will increase by 5.4% in England, Dr Heather Grimbaldeston, chair of the ...
Hull to receive almost £30m for public health services in Government funding boost
Hull is to receive £28,352,353 to fund key local health services. The Government has announced a £200m funding boost to the ...
Older people in England are happier now than before the COVID pandemic, national study suggests
Older people have greater general happiness, life satisfaction and sense of purpose than they did before the COVID-19 ...
Number of alcohol deaths reaches record high as experts warn of "public health crisis"
The number of deaths across the UK specifically caused by alcohol has reached a record high, according to new figures.
Health alert issued over sweets and drinks containing banned substances linked to cancer 'flooding UK'
A number of popular imported fizzy drinks and sweets are said to contain illegal and banned ingredients in the UK, with the ...
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Government extends England’s HIV prevention programme with £1.5m funding boost
The UK government has announced that it is renewing funding for the public health campaign HIV Prevention England for another year as part of efforts to end HIV transmission by 2030. The programme, ...
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UK government must show that its AI plan can be trusted to deal with serious risks when it comes to health data
The UK government's new plan to foster innovation through artificial intelligence (AI) is ambitious. Its goals rely on the ...
Manx children's oral health worse than UK - report
It found that 26.6% of children aged five had experienced decayed, missing, or filled teeth, which was about 3% more than the 23.7% recorded for those in the UK. The island also had "a significantly ...