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Children Are Turning To AI Chatbots For Mental Health Support
Children Are Turning To AI Chatbots For Mental Health Support
Health
New data shows young people are turning to AI chatbots for mental health support. Could the trend be an effective way of relieving pressure on an overburdened health service, or are we already playing catch-up in our attempts to limit the fallout? Matilda Martin investigates
How Austerity-Hit Councils Are Passing The Buck – At The Expense Of The Most Vulnerable
Health
How Austerity-Hit Councils Are Passing The Buck – At The Expense Of The Most Vulnerable
Asylum Reforms Could Put More Pressure On Mental Health Services, Home Office Warned
Health
Asylum Reforms Could Put More Pressure On Mental Health Services, Home Office Warned
Labour MP Launches ‘Summer Of Sex’ Campaign To Overhaul Sex Education
Health
Labour MP Launches ‘Summer Of Sex’ Campaign To Overhaul Sex Education
Wes Streeting Insists NHS England Abolition Is Still Right Thing To Do Despite 'Astonishing' Opposition
Health
Wes Streeting Insists NHS England Abolition Is Still Right Thing To Do Despite "Astonishing" Opposition
Sonia Kumar MP On Training Physiotherapists In A War Zone And Why She Quit The NHS
Health
Sonia Kumar MP On Training Physiotherapists In A War Zone And Why She Quit The NHS
The Future Of The WHO: Another Brexit?
Health
The Future Of The WHO: Another Brexit?
Opinion
Unlocking the benefits of community pharmacy: how health literacy can underpin self-care Partner content
Health
By Opella
Unlocking the benefits of community pharmacy: how health literacy can underpin self-care
MPs, do not force us to endure Leadbeater's bill again
Health
By John Cooper MP
MPs, do not force us to endure Leadbeater's bill again
Big changes will need to be made to the assisted dying legislation for success next time
Health
By Alex Ruck Keene KC, Gareth Owen and Katherine Sleeman
Big changes will need to be made to the assisted dying legislation for success next time
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Andy Burnham Says He Wants To Use Devolution To Bring Down Welfare Spending
Andy Burnham Says He Wants To Use Devolution To Bring Down Welfare Spending
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Reform Councillor Claims Restore Britain Would Deport People 'Just Because Of Their Colour'
Reform Councillor Claims Restore Britain Would Deport People "Just Because Of Their Colour"
Political parties
Andy Burnham Says He Is “Not Going To Hold Back” On “Early Change” To The House Of Lords
Andy Burnham Says He Is “Not Going To Hold Back” On “Early Change” To The House Of Lords
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Starmer Loyalist Labour MPs Resist Campaigning For Burnham In Makerfield
Starmer Loyalist Labour MPs Resist Campaigning For Burnham In Makerfield
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Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards ##sash##
Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards
Health
Inside The Lib Dem Strategy Rethink
Inside The Lib Dem Strategy Rethink
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Inside The Wes Streeting Operation At DHSC: “He's Political Up To His Eyeballs”
Health
Inside The Wes Streeting Operation At DHSC: “He's Political Up To His Eyeballs”
Is Wes Streeting a details man? What do his days look like? Who does he delegate to? Sienna Rodgers and Zoe Crowther explore how the Health Secretary runs his department
Labour MPs Are Competing For Wes Streeting's Ear On Puberty Blockers
Health
Labour MPs Are Competing For Wes Streeting's Ear On Puberty Blockers
Amid the persistent will-he-won’t-he speculation over Wes Streeting’s leadership ambitions, Tom Scotson and Sienna Rodgers talk to the Labour MPs applying pressure on the Health Secretary over the divisive puberty blockers trial
Rebecca Paul: Without The NHS, I Doubt I Would've Made It To 20
Health
Rebecca Paul: Without The NHS, I Doubt I Would've Made It To 20
Conservative MP Rebecca Paul tells Sienna Rodgers about her working-class upbringing, how the NHS saved her life as a child and why she campaigns on women’s prisons
Health & Care news
Sport, arts and culture boosts young people's wellbeing – new research Partner content
Health
By Policy@Manchester
Sport, arts and culture boosts young people's wellbeing – new research
Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
The UK’s forgotten crisis: Alzheimer’s Society reveals the heart-breaking reality of dementia happening behind closed doors
Tories Praise Wes Streeting’s Plans For The NHS
Health
Tories Praise Wes Streeting’s Plans For The NHS
Conservatives have praised Wes Streeting at their annual party conference, saying the Labour Health Secretary has shown "political courage" by recognising that "the NHS model isn’t working properly”.
Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
Shared approach required to better support workers’ wellbeing in a changing world – new research
The lack of an agreed definition of wellbeing, and no shared way to quantify it or measure interventions to improve it, is holding employers back from supporting workers’ wellbeing better in the face of rapid change, new research highlights today.
Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
Annual Conference 2024: Leading Health, Safety and Wellbeing in a Complex World
We are delighted to present our 14th Annual Conference event in 2024.
With such an enormous impact now and into the future, we can’t afford to ignore dementia Partner content
Health
By Alzheimer’s Society
With such an enormous impact now and into the future, we can’t afford to ignore dementia
Many of you reading this will already know the impact of dementia on those living with it. It’s a profound personal and family challenge, but the impact doesn’t end behind closed doors. The pressure on the NHS, social care, and the huge personal and economic costs present the most urgent health challenge of our time.
Senior Tory 'Very Supportive' Of Wes Streeting's NHS Policies
Health
Senior Tory "Very Supportive" Of Wes Streeting's NHS Policies
Shadow Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell has said he is “very supportive” of Labour Health Secretary Wes Streeting's approach to the NHS and insisted he does not want to oppose Labour “for the sake of opposing”.
Where is the plan to support today’s smokers to quit cigarettes for good? Partner content
Health
By Philip Morris Limited
Where is the plan to support today’s smokers to quit cigarettes for good?
There can be no doubt that the end of cigarettes cannot come soon enough. Ridding the world of smoking is the public health opportunity of this century. But, if we fail to map out a sustainable path to a smoke-free future, then it will forever remain out of reach.
Global AMR Challenge Receives a £5m Boost to Drive Diagnostics Innovation Partner content
Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
Global AMR Challenge Receives a £5m Boost to Drive Diagnostics Innovation
Bridging the gap: how care closer to home and different delivery methods of treatments can tackle health inequalities Partner content
Health
By Roche Products Ltd
Bridging the gap: how care closer to home and different delivery methods of treatments can tackle health inequalities
Ahead of the 2024 Labour and Conservative party conferences, Roche UK’s director of market access, Karen Lightning-Jones, sets out how experts in healthcare work together to bring care closer to home to address growing health inequalities
The prescription for growth: how the UK can become a life sciences leader Partner content
Health
By UCB UK & Ireland
The prescription for growth: how the UK can become a life sciences leader
The life sciences landscape has changed significantly in recent decades, and will continue to do so at pace.1 The rise of regenerative medicines, Artificial Intelligence (AI) in drug discovery, and cell therapies paint, in part, a picture of the sector’s future
Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
Like Darzi, BANT believes the NHS must reform and focus on prevention-led healthcare
The Lord Darzi report states the NHS must ‘reform or die'
Male suicide is a national tragedy – it requires immediate action
Health
By Jake Richards MP and Josh MacAlister MP
Male suicide is a national tragedy – it requires immediate action
The rising rate of male suicide is a quietly unfolding crisis.
To build an NHS ‘fit for the future’, we must unlock growth in the life sciences industry Partner content
Health
By Guy Oliver, General Manager, Bristol Myers Squibb UK and Ireland
To build an NHS ‘fit for the future’, we must unlock growth in the life sciences industry
The NHS’s unprecedented challenges and an urgent need to stimulate economic growth needn’t mean solutions are complicated or take years to implement. Quick progress lies in collaboration with the life sciences sector and focusing on uptake of innovation
Back to basics: the role of vaping in Britain Partner content
Health
By Stephen Rooney, UK Head of Government Affairs, Imperial Brands
Back to basics: the role of vaping in Britain
A new Action on Smoking and Health report shows how proposed restrictions on vapes are sending mixed messages and risks pushing those who are trying to quit smoking back towards tobacco
Parkinson’s UK: together we can unlock a better future for people with Parkinson’s Partner content
Health
By Parkinson's UK
Parkinson’s UK: together we can unlock a better future for people with Parkinson’s
Every hour, two people in the UK receive a life-changing diagnosis of Parkinson’s, the fastest growing neurological condition in the world. From delays in diagnosis to fighting for essential medication and financial support, many people with Parkinson’s are left without the care and support they need. This comes at a high cost to them, their loved ones and the UK economy
Diet fad or fact? New survey reveals why people struggle to lose weight and keep it off Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
Diet fad or fact? New survey reveals why people struggle to lose weight and keep it off
As a new survey finds more than half of UK adults have attempted a fad diet, the UK and Ireland’s largest weight loss organisation is calling on the government to support the option of evidence-based and effective lifestyle-based weight loss programmes working in partnership with the NHS.
Parliamentary event calls for action on improving women's health Partner content
Health
By Bayer
Parliamentary event calls for action on improving women's health
A “Welcome to Parliament” reception brought together women MPs, experts from the pharmaceutical industry, and senior health leaders to celebrate the record number of women elected at the general election and to discuss the transformative impact this could have on women’s health.
Partner content
Environment
By Humane World for Animals UK
Charity calls Government-backed ‘eat more red meat’ campaign ‘reckless self-sabotage on Labour’s national health and climate policy ambitions’
Humane Society International/UK calls on the Government to conduct an urgent review of the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board’s goals and spending priorities.
The UK Chemical Industry Celebrates its Achievements and Looks to the Future Partner content
Health
By Chemical Industries Association
The UK Chemical Industry Celebrates its Achievements and Looks to the Future
Behind many new medicines or scientific breakthroughs is an army of professionals who work in the UK’s thriving chemical and pharmaceutical sector. At the annual Chemical Industry Awards Dinner, the industry came together to celebrate the people and the businesses that are making a difference in all of our lives.
Doctor phobia: supporting the millions of people unhappy with their weight who are too scared to go to the doctor Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
Doctor phobia: supporting the millions of people unhappy with their weight who are too scared to go to the doctor
As Wes Streeting pledges billions to GPs to ‘fix the front door’ of the NHS, weight management experts are urging the Health Secretary to support the millions of people who are too scared to go to the doctor because they fear being judged.
Teachers And NHS Staff To Get Above Inflation Pay Rise
Health
Teachers And NHS Staff To Get Above Inflation Pay Rise
The Government has agreed a pay rise worth 5.5 per cent for teachers and some NHS staff, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed.
What is the future of work? Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
What is the future of work?
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Health and Safety at Work Act, experts came together discuss its successes, challenges, and the future impact of new technologies and employee mental health on the workplace.
Catalysing progress: How an incoming government can seize the moment to drive healthy growth Partner content
Health
By MSD
Catalysing progress: How an incoming government can seize the moment to drive healthy growth
Ben Lucas, Managing Director of MSD in the UK, highlights how the pharmaceutical industry is ready to scale partnerships with the new government and the NHS: to tackle health inequalities and improve patient pathways. He explores opportunity spaces to focus on in the early days of a new administration.
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Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards
2026
Speaker's House, Palace of Westminster, London
Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards
Net Zero Week 2026
2026
Online and In-Person
Net Zero Week 2026
Back Nuclear Energy 2026
2026
Online and In-Person
Back Nuclear Energy 2026