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How do we fix the UK’s poor mental health and wellbeing challenge?

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by British Safety Council

4h ago

If you discovered your country was losing up to £78 billion a year, you would want to do something about it, right? Well, that is how much the UK loses to workplace sickness and ill-health each year ..read more

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Dozens Of Tory MPs Oppose Smoking Ban As It Clears First Commons Hurdle

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by Adam Payne

4h ago

Rishi Sunak's plan to ban smoking has cleared its first House of Commons hurdle, but not without around half of Conservative MPs failing to vote for it ..read more

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Downing Street Braced For Smoking Ban Snub From Dozens Of Tory MPs

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by Adam Payne

3d ago

Government is braced for potentially dozens of Conservative MPs to refuse to back Rishi Sunak's smoking ban when the legislation is put to a House of Commons for the first time on Tuesday ..read more

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From surviving to thriving: the new care system putting patients' needs first

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by Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Paul Twose

3d ago

Recovery after intensive care can be a years-long challenge. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Paul Twose, a consultant therapist at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, chart one patient’s journey from ICU to playing rugby for Wales to show how a ..read more

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We can’t trust this government to get a grip on youth vaping

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by Preet Kaur Gill MP

1w ago

The government’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill is nowhere to be seen, meanwhile legal loopholes and weak enforcement mean every day more children are getting hooked on nicotine ..read more

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UK Sunbed industry is already well regulated, says TSA Chairman

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by The Sunbed Association

1w ago

Gary Lipman, Chairman of The Sunbed Association (TSA), addresses concerns raised by Skin Cancer UK regarding sunbed legislation and challenges the misconceptions surrounding responsible tanning practices ..read more

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NHS communication problems: 'We’re at the mercy of a system that doesn’t work'

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by Andrew Brightwell

2w ago

Andrew Brightwell was the co-author of a think tank report showing problems with NHS communication are disproportionately affecting women – and leaving a terrible toll on long-term patients. He explains its findings ..read more

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“The question is not to diminish funding; the question is to increase funding": The World Health Organization interview

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by Sophie Church

2w ago

Donald Trump said he would suspend funding to the World Health Organization in the pandemic. Now, some in the UK question our membership. Sophie Church speaks to Europe’s regional director Hans Kluge about why the WHO is preparing for the worst ..read more

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Speed of delivery should be front and centre in the UK’s drive to be a Life Sciences leader

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by WSP

2w ago

WSP’s Claire Gott discusses the importance of delivering major pharmaceutical and laboratory infrastructure to drive the UK towards its future as a global leader in Life Sciences ..read more

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Doctor's orders: Why patients are still fighting to receive a medical cannabis prescription

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by Sophie Church

2w ago

Medical cannabis was legalised in 2018, but patients are still fighting to be prescribed. Sophie Church looks at whether a Labour government would make access simpler ..read more

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