health
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NHS doctors to receive pay rise this month
This month, around 150,000 NHS doctors will start to receive a pay rise after the government accepted the recommendations of the Independent Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration’s (DDRB). As part of the award, doctors...2023-09-04 710 0 -
Consultation launched into unregulated cosmetic procedure
People and businesses are being invited to share their views on how to make non-surgical cosmetic procedures – including Botox, laser hair removal and dermal fillers – safer as thousands complain of ‘botched’ procedures. The government’s...2023-09-03 1506 0 -
TACKLING THE NATION’S DIET THROUGH THE POWER OF FOOTBALL
Photo credit: Fabio De Paola/PA Wire As 14 million children and adults prepare to kick off the grassroots football season¹ and excitement is still high following this summer’s tournament, hopes are high for the footballing future...2023-08-31 6669 0 -
Research gives new insights into fighting antimicrobial resistance
Cooking food thoroughly and avoiding some types of vegetables and salad during a course of antibiotic treatment could potentially reduce antibiotic resistance, by preventing bacteria carrying resistance genes getting into the gut, according to a new...2023-08-19 1823 0 -
New inserts in cigarette packs to help smokers quit
The government will seek views on adding pack inserts into tobacco products to encourage more smokers to quit as it launches a new consultation today. Placed inside the packaging of cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco, they...2023-08-14 1807 0 -
UK health secretary steps in to offer long-term waiting list support in Wales and Scotland
The UK government Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay has written to the devolved administrations inviting them for talks about how all parts of the UK can work together to tackle long-term waiting lists in all parts...2023-08-13 1831 0 -
New data shows seven in ten (71%) have never received blind cord safety advice
Eighty percent of the UK’s population have blinds in their homes, but over 70 percent have never received blind cord safety advice, that’s according to the latest research from the Royal Society for the Prevention of...2023-08-12 1445 0 -
New research to explore the impact of exposure to rising temperatures during pregnancy
A team of researchers have been awarded funding to investigate the impact of short spells of exposure to high temperatures during early pregnancy on the long-term health of the child. A multidisciplinary team of scientists at the...2023-07-30 1723 0 -
Techniques to avoid weight regain, approved by experts
Losing weight is challenging. But as anyone who has ever successfully lost weight knows, it’s avoiding weight re-gain that’s the real challenge. This is true no matter what method you follow to lose weight. For example,...2023-07-28 2015 0 -
Kings Norton Retirement Development Raising Money for Birmingham Hospice
Churchill Retirement Living is inviting Birmingham locals to an exclusive sparkling event at St. Nicolas Lodge on High Meadow Road in Kings Norton on 13th July to fundraise for Birmingham Hospice. Between 11am and 3pm, as...2023-07-11 2289 0
