Funding of £90,000 has been announced for a new advice package on the healthy use of social media and screen time. The Scottish Youth Parliament and the Children’s Parliament are
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Authorities cannot arrest their way out of the scourge of online child abuse, an expert has said. Rather than relying on the police, teachers, or social services to keep children
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Prostate cancer patients can avoid anxious waits to visit their doctor by seeing test results online as soon as they are available under a new model for after-care. Men can
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The Co-op is re-entering the health market with a new initiative allowing orders for repeat prescriptions to be made by phone. The company sold its healthcare business in 2014 for
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Internet giants are failing to properly tackle child sex abuse and remain “immune from liability no matter how reckless or indifferent” they are to the risks posed by paedophiles, an
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The Health Secretary is backing a new online NHS scheme where people who are dying can share their wishes around treatment and care. Matt Hancock welcomed the move towards giving
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A children’s charity has issued a warning about apps that allow users to be anonymous after the rapid rise of questions app Yolo. The NSPCC has warned such apps can
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Social media giants have pledged hundreds of thousands of pounds to the Samaritans charity in a bid to rid the internet of self-harm videos and other damaging material, Health Secretary
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Hundreds of looked after children supported by Action for Children are to be given access to unique app technology from Mind of My Own which encourages them to share worries
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A digital portal which helps NHS hospitals find care home places for patients is to be rolled out across England in a bid to cut unnecessary delays. The Capacity Tracker
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