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Scottish councils call for leisure and sport investment as prevention tool

By William Eichler 26 March 2026

Scotland's councils are calling for long-term investment in public leisure and sport, warning that short-term funding and outdated legislation are putting vital community services under serious str...

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EXCLUSIVE: Delivering sustainable change in NEET

By Lee Peart 26 March 2026

Helen Macdonald, senior clinical advisor, British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, says If the Government’s NEET strategy is to deliver sustainable change, it must be unde...

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Government publishes £1bn Pandemic Strategy

By Lee Peart 26 March 2026

A new Pandemic Preparedness Strategy has been published alongside the UK Government’s response to Covid-19 Inquiry Module 2 report.

INTEGRATED CARE

Health devolution deals to give great powers to mayors

By Lee Peart 26 March 2026

Two new health devolution deals are to give greater powers to mayors in Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire.

PREVENTION

Hospital took two days to raise meningitis alarm

By Lee Peart 25 March 2026

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate took two days to notify the UKHSA about its first meningitis outbreak, it has been revealed.

PREVENTION

LGA to lead public health improvement programme for councils

By Lee Peart 25 March 2026

A three-year, local authority public health improvement and support programme is to be led by the Local Government Association (LGA).

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Government hits Pathways to Work target

By Lee Peart 25 March 2026

Over 65,000 sick and disabled people have been given employment support over the past year, exceeding the Government’s target set in March 2025.

COMMUNITY

THE BIG INTERVIEW: Leading the three shifts

By Lee Peart 25 March 2026

Chief executive Shane DeGaris shares how Barts is building on its history of innovation by leading the adoption of the Government’s three shifts.

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Extensions to soft drinks sugar levy will have 'tiny effects' on sugar intake

By Liz Wells 25 March 2026

Government plans to expand the scope of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy - extending it to soft drinks with 4.5–5 g of sugar per 100 ml and pre-packaged milk-based drinks with added sugar - will bring...

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