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Scottish Government funding aims to strengthen emergency response

By Liz Wells 27 February 2026

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has announced a £2.5m investment to improve community capacity to respond to cardiac arrests through the purchase of up to 1,250 additional defibrillators ove...

PREVENTION

Norovirus cases high but returning to expected levels

By Lee Peart 27 February 2026

Norovirus cases remain high but are returning to expected levels, according to the UKHSA.

PREVENTION

Number of young people not in education, employment or training rises

By Lee Peart 26 February 2026

The number of 16 to 24 years in the UK not in education, employment or training (NEET) rose in October to December 2025.

PREVENTION

Gambling helpline and specialist treatment service to be launched in Wales

By Liz Wells 26 February 2026

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has been awarded £1.3m a year by the Welsh Government to run a specialist gambling treatment service and helpline.

PREVENTION

North London measles cases continue to rise

By Lee Peart 26 February 2026

The number of measles cases in north London continues to rise and now stands at 81.

NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH

Leading neighbourhood health

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

Cllr Wendy Taylor, chair of the LGA’s Health and Wellbeing Committee, says local government must be central to the development of a neighbourhood health model

MHRA

MHRA disrupts facilities suspected to be involved in supply of illegal weight loss medicines

By Liz Wells 25 February 2026

Officers from the MHRA's Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) have raided two separate premises as part of an ongoing investigation into an organised criminal network involved in the manufacture and sal...

NHS ENGLAND

Demand for NHS advice on high blood pressure skyrockets

By Liz Wells 23 February 2026

The number of people searching for NHS advice on high blood pressure surged in 2025, with hundreds of thousands of extra visits to online information on risk and how to get checked.

SMOKING

Will new legislation really deliver a 'smokefree generation?

23 February 2026

Remaining obstacles may leave a ‘smokefree generation’ as little more than a pipe dream, writes Professor Lisa McNally, director of public health for Worcestershire County Council

NICE

NICE makes major changes to type 2 diabetes treatment

By Liz Wells 20 February 2026

New NICE guidance will see millions of diabetes patients will get access to medicines that protect the heart and kidneys, while NHS savings of £560m from using generic dapagliflozin.