Wellbeing and health promotion

A new £16m NHS workforce wellbeing programme has been launched in England and will feature initiatives that have been developed by staff.

Between 600 and 1,200 mothers experience postpartum psychosis each year in England and Wales, a royal college has warned.
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The rate of drink-related deaths in Scotland is still the highest in the UK, official figures on alcohol and health have shown.

More than a third of people living with multiple sclerosis have avoided seeking help because of feeling embarrassed.

More than 12,000 people have died from asthma attacks since 2014, with a report warning that asthma care is now "in crisis".

Climate change is meaning mosquito-borne diseases, such as malaria and dengue, are expanding rapidly, with more than half the world’s...

The number of new strokes will increase by 51% from 100,000 to 151,000 by 2035, a charity has warned, costing...

The more people use their brains at work, the better they are protected against later-life dementia, research has suggested.

Study suggests smoking-related deaths can be reduced if people attending lung cancer screening are offered stop-smoking support.

A fifth of UK adults – 18% or the equivalent of 9.4 million people – have performed a ‘DIY’ dental...

Nearly a quarter of working-age adults will have been diagnosed with a major illness by 2040, a health think-tank has...

A successful clinical trial has raised hopes the creation of a vaccine against chlamydia.

Cases of prostate cancer worldwide are set to surge by 2040, research has suggested, doubling from 1.4 million to 2.9...

When embedding employee wellbeing, the real benefits for performance come from attention to psychological safety, argues Arran Heal.

Nearly two-thirds (63%) of people with the skin condition vitiligo struggle with their mental health, according to a survey.