Plans to change the rules on organ donation consent in England are set to clear the final hurdle in Parliament. The legislation will be known as Max and Keira’s law after a boy who received a heart transplant and the girl who donated it. Under the new system, which comes into force next year, consent…
Research by the UK’s “big five” children charities has found that England’s child protection and support services are in financial crisis, with the heaviest cuts falling on the north of the country and in the most underprivileged areas. Councils overall suffered a 29% cut in government funding for children’s department between 2010 and 2017-18 which…
According to new figures from NHS Digital show there were 338,000 admissions to hospital In 2017/18 where the main cause was to drinking alcohol. The figures are 15% higher than a decade ago. Alcohol related admissions still account for a similar percentage of overall hospital admissions (2.1% in 2017/18, 2.1% in 2016/17 and 2.3% in…
A ban on junk food advertising across London’s entire public transport network has come into force. Posters for food and drink that are high in fat, sugar and salt will begin to be removed from the underground, buses and bus shelters. Some adverts for unhealthy food could remain on the network for a while as…
Armed forces personnel and veterans who need mental healthcare are being “completely failed by the system” in some cases according to MPs. The Commons defence select committee said in a report published on Monday it was a scandal. In January 2018 the defence committee launched the first part of their inquiry into Armed Forces mental…
The flu vaccine is proving to be more effective in children than in adults in the UK. The nasal spray vaccine is 87% more effective in children aged two to 17 against the main circulating flu strain, influenza A(H1N1)pmd09, Public Health England data indicates. Meanline the flu vaccine is 39% effective against the same strain…
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