Mother of girl who died in 2021 reveals figures on Today programme that are welcomed by national medical directorPatients have been moved to intensive care or received potentially life-saving treatment such as oxygen as a direct...
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Read MoreExclusive: Food, Farming and Countryside Commission added up cost to NHS and economy of diet-linked diseaseThe UK’s growing addiction to unhealthy food costs a “staggering” £268bn a year, far outstripping...
Read MoreHealth and children’s groups urge UK ministers to impose levies on products containing too much salt or sugarDozens of health and children’s groups have urged ministers to tackle obesity by imposing taxes on foods...
Read MoreExclusive: Researchers who studied babies in Scotland believe cuts to benefits and services are linked to riseThe introduction of UK austerity policies has been associated with a striking increase in the number of babies in...
Read MoreLancet commission calls for gambling to be treated in same way as alcohol and tobacco after technology widens reachGambling poses a growing worldwide threat to public health, with its rapid expansion via mobile phones and the...
Read MoreMove is designed to combat environmental damage from single-use vapes and their widespread use by childrenDisposable vapes will be banned from sale in England next summer, the government has confirmed.From June 2025 it will be...
Read MoreObstetricians, midwives and obstetric anaesthetists will take part in pilots after damning report by health regulatorNHS maternity staff will take part in a mandatory training programme to improve patient safety after a damning...
Read MoreChild deaths from infections see ‘remarkable’ decline but AMR fatalities of over-70s likely to rise by 146%, study findsAnalysis: Drug-resistant infections are on the rise – so why aren’t we getting any...
Read MoreJunk food ad ban, age limit on energy drinks and expanded water fluoridation among measures planned to help NHSPlans to ban junk food ads and to stop children buying high-caffeine energy drinks are among radical public health...
Read MoreOnline adverts for products high in fat, salt and sugar to be banned altogether and TV ads will air only after 9pmJunk food TV advertisements are to be banned from airing before the 9pm watershed as part of the...
Read MoreFriends of the Earth says older people and young children are most at risk in heat-vulnerable neighbourhoodsInadequate climate protections mean at least 6 million lives are at risk from extreme heat in England, an analysis has...
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