Researchers are suggesting that a desk job can almost double the risk of a premature death. People who sat for long periods were up to twice as likely to die over the next four years, …
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PROSTITUTION AND THE DISABLED
Lorraine Kelly, in her SUN column, wrote about how she felt it was wrong that Katie Price was even thinking about hiring a prostitute for her son Harvey. But she agreed that being disabled shouldn’t …
Continue readingCAN EYE TESTS SPOT DEMENTIA?
It is possible that a simple eye test could detect the early signs of dementia. US researchers have found that that the thinning of the outer retina indicates frontotemporal dementia which mainly effects the front …
Continue readingUSE OF STRONG PAINKILLERS DOUBLES
Prescriptions of strong painkillers in England has doubled over the past 15 years increasing fears of addiction. One in Twenty people were prescribed opioid painkillers, such as codeine and tramadol, in 2015 – twice the …
Continue readingELECTION MANIFESTO .. OR LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT? A PETITION TO CHANGE WHAT POLITICIANS PROMISE?
The June 8th 2017 General Election produced an election upset and a ‘hung parliament’. And it was generally felt that the Tories ‘lost’ a huge amount of support because of the many unpopular policies contained in …
Continue readingGPs THREATEN TO STOP TAKING NEW PATIENTS
In a funding row with the Government hundreds of GP surgeries have threatened to shut their doors to new patients. This means that people who move house could be left without a doctor. A British …
Continue readingDEBBIE ABRAHAMS GIVES US HER THOUGHTS
Debbie Abrahams is Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Here are her thoughts with regard to Disability in the UK. “It has never been clearer that Tory austerity policies are having an …
Continue readingA MILLION PATIENTS PUT IN HOSPITAL
The Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has said that doctors were making too many prescribing mistakes, and urged the NHS to realise that the wrong dose or the wrong drug was a leading cause of needless …
Continue readingWHO PAYS THE £400m?
TV’S new Doctor Who, Actress Jodie Whittacker, is urging Theresa May to stop demands that charities should pay £400million in back pay. The sum arise from the times when mental health organisations paid overnight carers …
Continue reading85% DROP IN HOMES FOR OLDER AND DISABLED PEOPLE
A survey of 69 Housing Associations that combined deliver a third of supported and sheltered homes in England has found plans to build new homes for older and disabled people are down from 8,800 to …
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