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Mind out!

Is a mental health crisis the next pandemic to face the UK?

11 May 2023 , 1 Min Article

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ACBS sets out criteria for ONS to be listed in the Drug Tariff

Only 'standard' 125 and 200ml packs to be included in Tariff in the future - all other sizes to be de-listed.

20 Apr 2021 , 1 Min Article

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UK drug deaths highest since records began says ONS

The number of drug-related deaths in England and Wales last year climbed to the highest levels since records started in 1993.

14 Oct 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Male suicide rate highest in 20 years

The male suicide rate in England and Wales in 2019 was the highest since 2000, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics.

02 Oct 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Depression rates almost double during Covid crisis

Adults are twice as likely to have suffered from depressive symptoms during the Covid-19 pandemic than they were before.

20 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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More working years lost to alcohol than cancer

More working years were lost to alcohol consumption than cancer in England in 2018, according to data from Public Health England.

03 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Covid infections in England stable at around 133,000

New infections still running at around 54,000 a week

29 May 2020 , 1 Min Article

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ONS on health workers' Covid-19 risk

Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are in the top 20 occupational groups with potentially the highest exposure to coronavirus, says the ONS.

13 May 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Black adults four times more likely to die from Covid-19

The risk of death from coronavirus is “significantly higher” among some ethnic groups than others, the Office for National Statistics has said.

07 May 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Drug deaths in England and Wales hit record levels

Misuse of heroin pushes drug misuse deaths up by 17 per cent to 2,917.

14 Jan 2020 , 1 Min Article

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