Scale of fertility misinformation revealed; Equality impact assessment for single patient record; Supermarket scans spot cancer
Report reveals scale of fertility misinformation
Women's Health World has published its first independent research examining the nature, scale and reach of health misinformation on social media. The report focuses on fertility content across Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok as an indicator of the broader challenge facing women's health online. It identifies four distinct misinformation archetypes and how social media algorithms systematically reward harmful content with greater reach than evidence-based material. Harmful content does not merely coexist alongside accurate health information. It consistently outperforms it on every reach metric examined.
Read the full report on the Women's Health World website here.
Equalities impact assessment for single patient record
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published an impact assessment for the proposed single patient record (SPR). It says SPR aims to support improved information sharing and empower individuals to take control of their health. However, it also acknowledges risks linked to cyber security, digital exclusion, safeguarding and unequal access for vulnerable groups.
Read the full assessment on the Gov.UK website here.
Supermarket scans spotting thousands of cancers
Thousands of people in England have had lung cancer caught early thanks to NHS scanning trucks in supermarket car parks, sports stadiums and busy high streets. New NHS data shows 10,678 lung cancers have been detected through the programme since it began – more than three quarters of which were caught at stages one or two.
Find out more on the NHS England website here.
Blog: Trauma-informed care and racialised communities
In this blog Abdirahim Hassan and Andy Bell explore why trauma-informed care must also be anti-racist. They argue system-wide transformation is required, not incremental change. This means resourcing community organisations as equal partners, embedding anti-racism as a core leadership responsibility, and recognising lived experience as expertise rather than anecdote.
Read the full blog via the National Voices website here.
Survey: Mood-boosting books for young adults
PIF member the Reading Agency is creating a new mood-boosting books list chosen by young adults for the National Year of Reading 2026. It has launched a survey asking young people aged 18 to 25 to share their recommendations. The survey is open until 15 June and includes the chance to win a £30 book voucher.
Take the survey via SurveyMonkey here.
Blog: Shifting to a 'do with' mindset
In this long-read Adam Lent outlines three core elements of the "do with" approach. Research consistently shows that neighbourhood health works best when people and communities are partners in shaping support. This "do with" approach brings together professional expertise with local knowledge, relationships and community assets – so care feels joined-up and grounded in people’s everyday lives.