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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

Scotland leads on damp and mould regulations

By Lee Peart 23 January 2026

Regulations to protect tenants from damp and mould have been announced in Scotland.

PREVENTION

Fast food addiction costing healthcare £67bn a year, research finds

By Lee Peart 22 January 2026

The UK’s fast food addiction costs the healthcare system £67bn a year through associated health conditions, according to research.

MENTAL HEALTH

Online therapies recommended for eating disorders

By Lee Peart 22 January 2026

Online therapies have been recognised as interim support for people with eating disorders while on waiting lists for specialist NHS treatment.

PREVENTION

MPs call for overhaul of early years' healthcare support

By Lee Peart 22 January 2026

MPs have called for an overall of early years’ healthcare support, including more health visitors and Family Hubs, and a new vaccines strategy.

PREVENTION

National roll out for back to work scheme

By Lee Peart 20 January 2026

Up to 250,000 more people with health conditions will be supported to stay in or return to work through the national roll-out of the WorkWell scheme.

PREVENTION

Government consults on social media ban for children

By Lee Peart 20 January 2026

A public consultation on children’s mobile phone use, including a possible social media ban, has been launched by the Government.

PREVENTION

Thousands of men to gain NHS access to life-extending prostate cancer drug

By Lee Peart 19 January 2026

Thousands of men with prostate cancer are to be offered access to a life-extending drug on the NHS.

SEXUAL HEALTH

Trained teachers should deliver sex and reproductive health lessons, researchers say

By Liz Wells 15 January 2026

Reproductive health education needs a radical overhaul, with appropriately trained teachers providing the education the pupils say they need, UCL researchers say.

PREVENTION