Drug deaths in England and Wales rise for eighth consecutive year
Ian Hamilton, associate professor of addiction at the University of York and Niamh Eastwood, associate member of the drug and…
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Wiltshire names new director of public health
Wiltshire Council has appointed Kate Blackburn as its new director of public health for the county. Ms Blackburn has been…
The vital role hope plays in rebuilding lives after a stroke
Claire Upton, support coordinator at Stroke Association (SA) Fylde Coast, discusses the importance of hope in a stroke survivors recovery….
Councils call for greater control over test and trace
Town hall leaders have called on ministers for more funding for local test and trace programmes as the number of…
Oxfordshire launches local track and trace system
Councils in Oxfordshire are launching a local contact tracing system to help people who have recently tested positive for COVID-19….
Where in the world will the next epidemic start?
Naomi Forrester-Soto, reader in Vector Biology at Keele University discusses how we can predict what the next dangerous virus might…
Better educated use outpatient services more, study finds
Highly-educated retired people use NHS outpatient care services ‘considerably more’ than their less educated peers, according to a new study….
Covid cancer delays could cause tens of thousands of deaths, report reveals
Delayed cancer screenings could lead to 35,000 avoidable deaths within a year, a hard-hitting report by the Health and Social…
