First data in a decade highlights ethnic disparities in cancer
White people in England, are more than twice as likely to get some types of cancer, including melanoma skin cancer, oesophageal, bladder and lung...
Almost six million families face a £320 ‘leaky homes surcharge’ as energy bills rise
Soaring energy costs will lay bare Britain’s longstanding failure to better insulate its housing stock, with families living in EPC E-rated or worse homes...
Girls’ mental health “at a precipice” and increasingly worse than boys’, data shows
The mental health of girls is “at a precipice” with tens of thousands now hiding signs of deep distress from their teachers and parents,...
Councils could face budget blackhole amid growing concerns about underfunded adult social care reforms
As councils plan budgets for next year, concerns are growing that the Government’s reforms to adult social care are underfunded and risk their implementation...
New report urges government to take stronger action on major health risk factors in...
A new report calls for the government to take stronger action to tackle the leading risk factors for ill health following years of slow,...
One in four young people say they will never recover from the emotional impact...
A report released today, finds almost a quarter of young people (23%) in the UK agree they will never recover from the emotional impact...
Covid pandemic responsible for substantial decrease in mental wellbeing
People in the UK have experienced a “substantial decrease” in mental wellbeing since the start of the Covid pandemic - according to new research...
Industry funding potentially compromising gambling addiction research, say experts
Too little research is being conducted into problem gambling – and what research there is, is often funded by the gambling industry rather than...
Manchester led study highlights stark ethnic healthcare inequalities in the UK
A major new review into ethnic inequalities in healthcare has revealed vast inequalities across a range of health services in the UK.
The review, funded...
Ageing population and more expensive healthcare are set to increase public spending by £76...
An ageing population and more expensive healthcare are set to increase public spending by £76 billion a year by the end of the decade,...