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Walk-in mental health centres to open in banks and libraries across England

Ministers have set out plans to create a network of nearly 200 community mental health centres and mental health A&Es by 2029. The aim is to give those experiencing a mental health crisis or significant distress…

Skills Aren’t the Whole Answer – Britain’s Young People Need Jobs to Match

There was more focus on local partnerships, real work experience, and young people getting hands-on time with employers earlier. All of this is welcome. But it addresses only half the problem. The issue was never skills…

Neuro-inclusion Article Three: One Million Young People and the Case for Building Differently

The Office for National Statistics puts it at 1,012,000 people aged 16 to 24 , which is 13.5% of the age group, up 89,000 on a year earlier. It’s the first time the figure has been above a million since 2013. One…

Sunshine to meal times: How to beat jet lag

Or, finding yourself wide awake at 3am, brain whirring and no prospect of sleep. Jet lag - the world's most annoying holiday souvenir – is the price we pay for flying off around the globe on travels or holidays. So how…

Half of vaccines are binned - 'fridge-free' versions could change that

Currently, most vaccines need to be refrigerated or frozen - but around half are wasted each year, mainly because they become unusable after getting too hot or too cold. In the trial, which involved 60 volunteers…

Student loan repayment rates an 'unsustainable burden', chancellor told

An open letter coordinated by the campaign group Rethink Repayment says the current set-up places an "unsustainable burden on the next generation of workers". Among the cross-party signatories are MPs with their own Plan…

From Opportunity to Employment: Building Skills Pathways that Work for Learners and Employers

It is a welcome ambition at a time when many employers continue to face skills shortages while too many young people still struggle to find a clear route into employment. That ambition is an important reminder that…

From flip flops to fisherman's sandals: How to look after your feet this summer

The most stylish way to wear them this summer is with a kitten heel, according to fashion expert and trend forecaster Angela Baidoo. "It's not a high heel and it's really kind of easy to just slip in and slip out of,"…

Top-rated mental health trust asked to save £24m

Like other NHS trusts, ELFT is required to meet annual financial and efficiency targets. Up to 330 posts from a workforce of 6,000 could be affected by any cuts and a union said patients would "feel the consequences". A…

Breast cancer checks missing most women under 50 who are at risk, says study

The current guidelines - set by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (Nice) - focus solely on inherited genes and not other factors such as lifestyle, they found. Older women are offered routine mammogram…