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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
Political parties
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
Political parties
Starmer Loyalist Labour MPs Resist Campaigning For Burnham In Makerfield
Starmer Loyalist Labour MPs Resist Campaigning For Burnham In Makerfield
Political parties
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
Partner content
Health
By Arthritis UK
£3m global study targets drug-free remission in inflammatory arthritis
World-leading researchers unite for ‘pivotal’ study to help children and adults with arthritis to live drug free
Arthritis UK – 10 million reasons to change Partner content
Health
By Arthritis UK
Arthritis UK – 10 million reasons to change
Arthritis is one of the UK's leading causes of pain, disability and worklessness, with some of the longest NHS waiting times in hospitals and the community. This is a growing public health crisis.
The NHS Is Now 'Wide Open' As An Issue As Reform Narrows Labour's Lead
Health
The NHS Is Now "Wide Open" As An Issue As Reform Narrows Labour's Lead
Public trust in Labour as being the strongest party on the NHS is waning, with Reform UK only three percentage points behind, according to research shared with PoliticsHome.
People with arthritis are being left unsupported and unable to work, says a report by Arthritis UK Partner content
Health
By Arthritis UK
People with arthritis are being left unsupported and unable to work, says a report by Arthritis UK
One in two people with arthritis said their condition impacted their ability to work. Of these, nearly four in ten people have stopped work due to their arthritis.
We can't afford not to empower dyslexia in the workplace
Health
By Kate Griggs
We can't afford not to empower dyslexia in the workplace
Dyslexic thinkers properly empowered at work could add almost £70bn to the economy. Nothing is stopping us from seizing this opportunity.
The case for a national screening programme for prostate cancer is overwhelming – we must act now
Health
By Rishi Sunak MP
The case for a national screening programme for prostate cancer is overwhelming – we must act now
Prostate cancer has a devastating impact on men and families across the UK.
'He'd Exposed Himself To Our Care Professional': Inside The Unregulated Care Sector
Health
"He'd Exposed Himself To Our Care Professional": Inside The Unregulated Care Sector
Finding care for a loved one is often difficult and expensive. Sophie Church explores the unregulated sector and its darker corners. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
APPG Inquiry: Why UV Safety Must Be Seen in the Round Partner content
Health
By The Sunbed Association
APPG Inquiry: Why UV Safety Must Be Seen in the Round
With MPs on the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Beauty and Wellbeing turning their attention to UV safety this summer, much of the debate focused on the price of sunscreen. Lowering costs of protection is an important step, but The Sunbed Association (TSA) explained why the nation’s sun safety conversation must be about more than the price of bottles on a supermarket shelf.
Protecting workers from asbestos harm, a crucial conversation at Labour Party Conference Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
Protecting workers from asbestos harm, a crucial conversation at Labour Party Conference
British Safety Council was pleased to join campaign group, Asbestos Information CIC, at their ‘A National Asbestos Strategy’ fringe event at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.
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
We owe it to victims of fatal poisoning to do better in warning UK travellers of the dangers they face
Health
By Jim Dickson MP and Tom Morrison MP
We owe it to victims of fatal poisoning to do better in warning UK travellers of the dangers they face
Last November, Simone White was backpacking in Laos with her friend Bethany – following the same path thousands of young travellers from the UK take every year.
Early moments matter: tackling inequality in early childhood Partner content
Health
By The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK)
Early moments matter: tackling inequality in early childhood
A child’s earliest years shape their whole life. UNICEF calls on the governments to address early childhood inequality to ensure every child has a fair start in life
Treasury Now 'More Open' To Private Investment In NHS: Matthew Taylor
Health
By Sophie Church
Treasury Now "More Open" To Private Investment In NHS: Matthew Taylor
With the economy flatlining, the Treasury is increasingly open to private investment models to support the health service, NHS Confederation boss Matthew Taylor tells Sophie Church
Our Covid legacy hangs in the balance - can we choose the spirit that drove the vaccine rollout?
Coronavirus
By Ryan Wain
Our Covid legacy hangs in the balance - can we choose the spirit that drove the vaccine rollout?
Trust is the foundation of Britain’s public health. Yet it is fracturing, and we risk reversing generations of progress. 
A chance for the UK to lead the way in rare disease care Partner content
Health
By Şeyda Atadan Memiş, General Manager UK and Ireland, Takeda
A chance for the UK to lead the way in rare disease care
Without a renewed commitment to the UK Rare Diseases Framework, progress for patients is at risk. A dedicated strategy is essential to drive improvements for those living with a rare disease, their families and carers
Sustaining NHS resilience Partner content
Health
By Hetal Naik, Primary Care Lead, Pfizer UK
Sustaining NHS resilience
Broadening the respiratory infections protection strategy for year-round defence
Labour Voters Want New Deputy Leader To Focus On Fixing Public Services
Health
Labour Voters Want New Deputy Leader To Focus On Fixing Public Services
Labour voters want the party's new deputy leader to focus on fixing public services more than anything else, according to polling shared with PoliticsHome.
Vapers Deserve Better: what BAT UK believe the government needs to do to stop half a million people returning to smoking Partner content
Health
By BAT UK
Vapers Deserve Better: what BAT UK believe the government needs to do to stop half a million people returning to smoking
Back in 2019, the UK set a bold goal: to be smoke-free by 2030 – an ambition BAT UK supports.
Addressing long-term conditions: our healthcare must evolve with our population Partner content
Health
By AbbVie
Addressing long-term conditions: our healthcare must evolve with our population
25 million people in England now live with at least one long-term condition.1 With these conditions firmly at the heart of the NHS 10 Year Plan and the subject of recent debate in Westminster Hall, Steve Hopkinson (Vice President and General Manager, AbbVie UK) reflects on the need for proactive and sustainable action.
Smarter prescribing is critical to improve outcomes while driving down NHS costs
Health
By Adam Dance
Smarter prescribing is critical to improve outcomes while driving down NHS costs
The NHS is one of our greatest institutions but is also under enormous pressure – waiting times remain far too high, staff morale is low, and the system has been pushed to breaking point.
Open letter to the government: why effective behaviour change support must be at the heart of the weight management conversation Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
Open letter to the government: why effective behaviour change support must be at the heart of the weight management conversation
As the focus on weight loss medicines increases, Lisa Salmon, Managing Director of the UK’s largest weight management organisation, Slimming World, urges the government to combine medical progress with evidence-based, in-person support to create lasting change.
Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
Employees have more negative view of wellbeing provision than employers, new British Safety Council research reveals
New research by British Safety Council reveals some significant differences in the way employees and their employers view workplace wellbeing and what is needed to support it.
New Zealand shows why UK politicians must be wary of assisted dying reassurances
Health
By Simon O'Connor
New Zealand shows why UK politicians must be wary of assisted dying reassurances
I strongly encourage British parliamentarians to look at what has happened in New Zealand since the introduction of assisted dying.
900 cigarettes a second: the Bill that could stub out the harms of smoking Partner content
Health
By Cancer Research UK
900 cigarettes a second: the Bill that could stub out the harms of smoking
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a historic chance to protect future generations from deadly, costly addiction. Parliamentarians must act now to pass this worldleading legislation and secure a lasting legacy for the nation’s health.
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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