As London Fashion Week draws to a close we would like to remind the fashion conscious public that cat walk models should be representing the wider world – and not just the size 6 sixteen …
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NHS ENGLAND HELPING DISABLED PEOPLE ACCESS ONLINE SERVICES
Aimed at supporting people with sight loss, hearing loss, autism or learning difficulties, a series of new guides have been developed to help patients use GP services on line such as book appointments, repeat their …
Continue readingBAKING BLIND GOING GLOBAL
Our ‘blogger’ and international prize winner, Penny Melville-Brown from Hampshire, will be travelling over coming months in the USA, Costa Rica, China, Australia, Malawi and Europe. Having been selected from over 200 candidates from 27 …
Continue readingTHE WILLIAM MERRITT CENTRE ANNOUNCE NEW ACCESSABILLITY EXHIBITION
The William Merritt Centre are pleased to announce the new name for their annual exhibition is the AccessAbility Exhibition. It will take place on the 11th October 2017 at the Centenary Pavilion, Leeds United Football …
Continue readingFLU VACCINE FOR TOTS
They call youngsters the flu super-spreaders, meaning that they pass on flu to the vulnerable members of the community, including the elderly. The vaccine, a nasal spray, did not work in young children (in reception …
Continue readingONE JAB FITS ALL
It is now being suggested that there could be a single injection that delivers every childhood vaccine in one go. The multi-jab stores stores the vaccines in microscopic sealed cups that release the initial dose …
Continue readingBEAT DIABETES
In the UK there are millions of over-weight people. And it is estimated they are costing the NHS £10billion a year. Professor Mark Baker, director at the centre for guidelines at NICE said, “We know …
Continue readingNHS WINTER WORRIES
Doctors have warned that the NHS may well struggle to cope during the coming winter. They have said that even in the summer there was bed blocking caused by a shortage of social care. In …
Continue readingACTIVE FOR LIFE ON NATIONAL FITNESS DAY
This ‘blog’ has been contributed by Barry Horne who is the Chief Executive of English Federation of Disability Sport. “The English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) is a passionate advocate for activity and the many benefits it brings …
Continue reading‘AND ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST’
In an earlier article we launched our campaign to replace a Political Party’s Manifesto with a Legally Binding Contract .. see Election Manifesto .. or Legally Binding Contract? What prompted our campaign was the number of …
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