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NHS programme targets 'silent killer'

By Lee Peart 16 September 2026

An NHS programme is being launched in Northampton and Wellingborough to help residents manage high blood pressure.

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Sixfold divide in job availability for young people revealed

By Lee Peart 16 September 2026

A sixfold divide in job availability for young people has been revealed by the IPPR.

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A&E mental health crisis

14 September 2026

Helen Macdonald, senior clinical advisor at the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP), says A&E should not be the first place a child gets mental health support.

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Clinical guidelines to support oral health care for older people published

By Lee Peart 10 September 2026

New clinical guidelines to support oral health care for older people have been published The Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) at the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England).

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Government agrees online harm should be public health issue

By Lee Peart 10 September 2026

Online harm caused by children’s screen use should be treated as a safeguarding and public health issue, the Government has said.

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Concern over low child flu vaccine uptake

By Lee Peart 07 September 2026

Concerns have been voiced by the UKHSA over the low uptake by children of the flu vaccine.

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Netcompany wins NHS screening programme contract

By Lee Peart 03 September 2026

NHS England has selected Netcompany as its digital delivery partner to run and transform its adult screening programmes in a five-year partnership valued at over £215m.

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UKHSA update on salmonella outbreaks

By Lee Peart 03 September 2026

An update on three salmonella outbreaks in England has been provided by the UKHSA.

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Almost a quarter of a million students given meningitis vaccine

By Lee Peart 03 September 2026

Almost a quarter of a million students have received the MenB vaccination ahead of the new university year.

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Surge in young people attending A&E in mental health crisis

By Lee Peart 02 September 2026

A surge in young people attending A&E in mental health crisis has been revealed by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH).

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Opposition parties call on Burnham to back breast cancer appeal

By Lee Peart 01 September 2026

All 17 UK opposition parties have united to call on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to back a £20m, five-year research programme into invasive lobular breast cancer.