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PREVENTION

'Is it enough?' MPs to probe Child Poverty Strategy

By Lee Peart 29 January 2026

MPs will examine whether the Government is doing enough to tackle child poverty in a new joint inquiry.

10-YEAR HEALTH PLAN

The NHS 10-Year Plan: Why listening at scale matters for local government

By Lee Peart 28 January 2026

Ruth Cousens, chief executive of Thiscovery, outlines what 250,000 voices reveal about prevention, place and the future role of councils.

MENTAL HEALTH

National mental health crisis plan launched by charities

By Lee Peart 28 January 2026

A national crisis plan has been launched by leading charities alongside a survey showing three-quarters of parents are worried about their children’s mental health.

PREVENTION

Concern as UK loses WHO measles elimination status

By Lee Peart 27 January 2026

Concern has been voiced by health leaders following news the UK had lost its WHO measles elimination status.

CANCER

AI and robot pilot to provide earlier detection of lung cancer

By Lee Peart 27 January 2026

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is pioneering earlier lung cancer diagnosis through an AI and robot pilot.

PREVENTION

Local cycling facilities programme saves NHS £13.1m

By Liz Wells 26 January 2026

The Places to Ride programme - the largest investment in community cycling facilities launched in 2019 - saved the NHS £13.1m, new research reveals.

REGULATION

Government set to crackdown on illegal underage sunbed use

By Liz Wells 26 January 2026

The government has unveiled plans to crackdown on rogue businesses flouting the law and putting children’s health at risk by selling sessions to under-18s.

GENETICS

NHS launches world-first genetic register

By Liz Wells 26 January 2026

Thousands of people at higher risk of developing cancer due to inherited faulty genes will be regularly checked and tracked by the NHS thanks to a first-of-its-kind national genetics programme.

PREVENTION

Wood-burning stoves could carry health warnings under Government plans

By Liz Wells 23 January 2026

New wood-burning stoves will have stricter limits on smoke emissions and would have to be sold with health warnings under proposed government rules.

COSLA

Scotland's new suicide prevention action plan published

By Liz Wells 23 January 2026

A new national action plan setting out Scotland’s priorities for suicide prevention over the next three years has been backed by an increased budget of at least £3m in 2026-27.

PREVENTION