We’ve all been to the doctor, right? We know how it works; we know how to get an appointment and what to say when we go. I’m always surprised at how little people do understand about how their doctor’s surgery really works, and how to get the best out...
Brenda Webster, 69, from Pimperne, is having “treatment after treatment to extend my life,” having beaten breast cancer 26 years ago, only for it to return.
It’s been an up and down few years as different treatments were offered with varying side effects, but she’s been able to enjoy our...
This week is #DementiaActionWeek18 #DAW2018 I thought I would share my relationship with my mum who was stricken down by Dementia, almost 9 years ago. This post is called “Wake up Mum, why won’t you wake up?” It’s been almost 9 years since I first visited my mum and...
Dorset Mind are pleased to announce a new ambassador – Bournemouth Rugby Club’s linchpin forward Toby Keneally. This timely announcement comes towards the end of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, during which the charity has been working hard to reduce the stigma around mental health.
Toby will complete a...
Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital is ‘thrilled’ to report that one of its orthopaedic consultants, Mr Charles Willis-Owen, has been included on the 2018 “Top Doctors List” and is the only consultant outside of London, to gain this accolade.
The prestigious ‘Top Doctors’ list features the top five to 10 per...
According to Nursing Notes patients will be allowed to see and be assessed by a GP but they won’t be handed a prescription and instead signposted to where to buy medicated products.
People who receive free prescriptions, such as those on a low-income or pregnant, will not automatically be exempt from...
Healthwatch Dorset have published a new report about maternity services in Dorset, called Baby Steps.
Healthwatch Dorset spoke to over 100 local women and their families to find out what it's really like when you have a baby in Dorset. They organised two events in Boscombe, ran a facebook survey and...
The five healthy habits:
not smoking
having a body mass index between 18.5 and 25
taking at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise a day
having no more than one 150ml glass of wine a day for women, or two for men
having a diet rich in items such...
A Bournemouth-based customer services expert who is raising £10,000 for charity is dialling up for her latest challenge that will see her trek the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
Mandy Holford, director of customer services at Echo-U South, will trek through the Peruvian Andes along the Inca Trail over six...
Launched in February 2016, the AFCB Cherries Community Fund provides financial assistance to projects that help young people and vulnerable groups, or those that promote a healthy lifestyle in Bournemouth. Funded by the popular Matchday Draw and any other club donations, the first round of the Cherries Community Fund...
