From ‘The Migraine Trust’ Living with migraine The Migraine Trust, in this month’s ebulletin, we will be discussing more about our Men’s Health Awareness Month survey findings, tips on how you can support people with …
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PREDICITING THE FUTURE FOR PATIENTS WITH IPF & COPD
From the ‘British Lung Foundation’ Predicting the future for patients with IPF and COPD Research and Written By Professor Louise Wain Professor Louise Wain is part of the Genetic Epidemiology Group at University of Leicester, …
Continue readingTHE PROGRESSION AND STAGES OF DEMENTIA
From the ‘Alzheimer’s Society’ The progression and stages of dementia Dementia is progressive. This means symptoms may be relatively mild at first but they get worse with time. Dementia affects everyone differently, however it can …
Continue readingSELECT COMMITTEE CRITICISES GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO REPORT ON THE DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT GAP
The Department for Work and Pensions select committee has criticised the government’s response to its recommendations on how to tackle the disability employment gap, calling it ‘lacklustre’. The committee made a number of recommendations on improving disabled people’s opportunities …
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Carers Insurance Great Carers Insurance that supports Carers UK For every policy sold 7.5% of the premium will be donated to Carers UK GET A QUOTE What we cover Carers & Personal Assistant Insurance, Self Employed Carers Insurance, …
Continue readingTHE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF REQUEST
Here, including all the puns (sorry we mean buns!) are the requests from the Great British Bake Off to be totally representative. So .. have you got what it cakes (oooops, takes)?? APPLICATIONS CLOSE SUNDAY …
Continue readingTHE BIG YOUNG PEOPLE’S SURVEY
From ‘YOUNG MINDS’ Your voice matters – tell us what needs to change There’s so much going on in our lives, and in the world, that it can all feel a bit hard to deal …
Continue readingSHARING THE EXPERIENCE OF CLAIMING BENEFITS (ESA)
From ‘Leonard Cheshire’ Stephen has been claiming Employment and Support Allowance for over nine years. Sharing his experience of assessments, he says: “It feels like being put under the spotlight, they want to scrutinise every …
Continue readingCOP 26 IS ONLY THE START
From the ‘British lung Foundation’ At the start of this month, we spent two weeks at COP26, highlighting how important it is to treat air pollution as a health issue as well as a climate one. Here’s …
Continue readingDEATHS OF PEOPLE TREATED UNDER THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT ROSE DURING THE PANDEMIC
The number of deaths of people being treated under the Mental Health Act in England rose during the coronavirus pandemic, estimates suggest. The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) findings come amid concerns over staff shortages in …
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