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Digital depression therapy given the greenlight in England

In correlation with Mental health Awareness Week nine new online talking-therapy treatments for anxiety and/or depression are set to be used by NHS England.

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Virtual memory box for children in care has been developed

Children in foster care are often known to move around frequently, which is why an

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Government announces six new community diagnostic centres to open

The government has said that six new community diagnostic centres (CDCs) will open this year,

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Harnessing technology to tackle the challenges of assessing pain in people with dementia

In the UK, research shows dementia affects around 850,000 people. Following this, more than 70%

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ADHD: private clinics exposed for misdiagnosing patients

A new investigation conducted by the BBC has discovered the naked truth about three private

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Newborns dying needlessly due to overstretched maternity services, report warns

Hundreds of babies are tragically losing their lives as maternity services with little resources are

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Scottish council has formed a new partnership to boost social care services

North Lanarkshire Council has joined forces with health and care software provider The Access Group,

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‘It’s not called getting old, it’s called getting ill’: Dementia Action Week has begun

Today marks the start of Dementia Action Week – an annual event in which charities

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One in five parents in dire financial straits amid ‘cost-of-children crisis’, report shows

Action for Children has warned that the UK is in the midst of a ‘cost-of-children crisis’ after it found that by almost every financial measure, families with children have been among the hardest hit by the country’s high inflation.

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NHS data has found childhood obesity in England is falling

New research by the National Health Service (NHS) has highlighted that the number of four

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Lloyds Bank is providing funding to help people experiencing addiction and homelessness

The leading national bank has recently opened a new funding pot to help charities who

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AI technology is set to upgrade blood pressure tests

A new software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to measure a person’s blood pressure could

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Vaccine misinformation targets young people and parents, report finds

A new study from Public Health Wales has highlighted the groups of people who have

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Scottish school strike date revealed following a rejected pay offer

Unison have once again rejected a pay offer from COSLA meaning school support staff will

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How transformative tech in social care could help speed up hospital discharge

With winter on the horizon and the NHS already at full capacity, Ben Weatherall, co-founder

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Review launched into laws on social care for disabled children

The Law Commission has announced a review into the 50-year-old laws on social care for