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Announcement represents a move towards the UK government-led framework for tackling harm prevention from gaming.

Experts have published new guidance on best practice for travelling abroad for care.

Gambling is not a public health issue. Never has been, never will be. Problem gambling is a mental health problem but not a public health problem. It is no more of a public health issue than…

Betting and Gaming Council CEO Grainne Hurst today (WEDS) opened the annual Gambling Anti-Money Laundering Group (GAMLG) training event, welcomin

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Head of ONS Prof Sir Ian Diamond summoned days after review of statistics widened

NICE publishes its guidance in full more than 12 months after initial draft release, with the institute working closely alongside the DCMS, DHSC and NHS England on implementation

A study on intermittent fasting revealed it helps to a greater extent improve blood sugar regulation and reduce abdominal subcutaneous fat. 

A new Lancet Commission - made up of more than 50 experts from around the world - says a 'radical overhaul' is needed in how obesity is diagnosed

Experts are calling for two new "diagnostic categories" of obesity

Researchers have said there needs to be a more ‘nuanced’ way to measure obesity.

Pleased that London is in the vanguard of providing an actual solution to the problem of obesity? As a nation the UK – self included – is getting fatter and fatter and thus less and less healthy, with the rise in type two diabetes an index of the problem. One of the most popular weight loss injections costs the NHS £122 per month per user.

Industry editor Bill Barber on how misuse of statistics from a controversial survey could lead to bad gambling policy

The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, established by Martin Lewis, has announced the formation of the Gambling Harms Action Lab, comprising seven

The NHS watchdog breached the Gambling Commission’s statistics guidance when it cited the regulator’s new harms survey, argued Regulus Partners partner Dan Waugh.

People should be asked about their gambling at routine health checks and GP appointments, according to new medical guidance issued on Tuesday. The... Read More

The Chatty Cafe Scheme held its first meeting in Andover on Thursday, January 23 and it is looking to tackle the loneliness pandemic.

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has confirmed that its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2025 will take place on Thursday, February 27th, at a central