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First cases of rare tick disease found in England

Britons have now been warned to watch out for ticks over the Easter weekend by health officials because a new disease has been found to be carried by the insects.

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Switching to sustainable deliveries could save the NHS £4bn, research shows

Research published yesterday has revealed that delivery companies switching to cargo bikes could save the

Adult Headlines

Doctors concerned about women’s health due to the names of body parts

Welsh health specialists have warned that women’s health could be at risk due to the

Headlines Physical Disabilities

Food insecurity could permanently impact a child’s develop, research shows

More than a quarter of households with a child aged under four experienced food insecurity

Headlines Health

5 million to receive Covid-19 booster jab this month

According to research from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) cases of Covid-19 have hit

Care Headlines

The UK care home with rapid rising costs unlike any other

New research from UK Care Guide has discovered the average annual cost of a self-funded

Families Headlines

MPs warn urgent action is needed to ensure efficiency of Integrated Care Systems

A new Health and Social Care Committee report is calling for the government and NHS

Features & Opinion Headlines

Opinion: Finance technology can salvage the care sector

Ian Johnson, Senior Vice President of Market Development at UK fintech Soldo, a leading spend

Children Headlines

Council facing overspend after surge in costs for children’s care placements

Leicestershire County Council is forecasting a budgetary overspend this year after the cost of children’s social care placements rose by a fifth in the space of just over a year.

Adult Headlines

New ways to predict outcomes of pregnancies with foetal growth problems

A UCL-led team of scientists have developed new methods to predict outcomes for pregnancies where

Care Headlines

Warning over criminals using digital switchover to scam vulnerable residents

Criminals are exploiting the analogue to digital switchover to scam vulnerable residents who use health

Headlines Physical Disabilities

The show must go on: new venue confirmed for disability group’s performance

A new Northampton venue has been confirmed for a popular annual disability show after dangerous

Children Headlines

Council budgets buckling under soaring costs for children’s social care, warn charities

Children’s charities have warned that funding for early intervention has plummeted over time despite recent

Headlines Health

Two NHS maternity services severely downgraded following CQC inspection

The healthcare regulator has rated the two maternity services run by County Durham and Darlington

Headlines Health

Alzheimer’s breakthrough: scientists have discovered how brain cells die

Experts based in the UK and Belgium believe they may have finally answered a question

Care Headlines

Scottish government grants funding to charities to contribute to care service plans

Five third sector organisations have been granted new funding by the Scottish government to act