School uniform policies linked to students getting less exercise, study finds
School uniform policies could be restricting young people from being active, particularly primary school-aged girls, new research suggests.
The University of Cambridge study used data...
Manchester highlighted in call to reduce health inequalities
Manchester is one of the places being highlighted by the recently formed Inequalities in Health Alliance (IHA) as it calls for action to address...
Friends and family found creative ways to support women experiencing domestic abuse during COVID-19
In usual times, women experiencing domestic abuse reach out to those around them for support, but the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated social restrictions...
Covid crisis wealth boom has seen an average £7,800 windfall but widened wealth gaps
Higher savings and rocketing house prices have made the average household £7,800 richer during the pandemic, a think tank has fond. However, the Resolution...
Over 2 million women who are in work are paid below the real Living...
According to the Living Wage Foundation, over 2 million women,14 per cent, in work are paid below the real Living Wage, compared to 1.4...
Children’s Commissioner for England calls for changes to gambling laws including a crackdown on...
A report out today calls for tighter rules to protect kids who game online after revealing how children can spend hundreds of pounds on...
Work from Home Day: homeworking has tripled since before the pandemic
Today (Friday) is the 17th annual Work from Home Day, organised by Work Wise UK as part of Work Wise Week – a week...
One in four UK children have a mother with mental illness say Manchester Researchers
One in four UK children between the ages of 0 and 16 have a mother with a mental illness, according to a team of...
Mind survey reveals toll of pandemic on ambulance workers’ mental health
Data from a survey of almost 4,000 staff and volunteers across police, fire and ambulance services in the UK* has laid bare the scale...
Teenagers are most likely to seek help for anxiety or depression at the start...
eenagers are more likely to visit their GP about depression and anxiety at the start of the school year in the autumn, according to...