In terms of Westminster/England, but also the knock-on affect for Wales, the North of Ireland/Northern Ireland and Scotland in the current UK system, this is 100% correct. To be clear, it doesn’t matter at all whether you hate/love/don’t care about/are indifferent to Jeremy Corbyn, the end result is the...
Last year Jeremy Hunt, the ex Health Secretary and current Chancellor stated that he wants to eliminate the 150 avoidable deaths that occur in the NHS every week. Unlike death from diseases such as cancer or heart disease, these arise from basic medical error. Fix the errors and “every...
New app to help people eat the right portions to get to 5 a dayWhilst most people are aware of the 5-a-day message, studies show they are less aware of portion sizes and the need for variety.Official figures suggest that only a third of UK adults and 12% of...
Another death in my old network of survivors of serious mental illness. James and I hadn’t spoken for more than 10 years and he’s been gone a year… Still a bit of a shock I must say….
He would be roughly the 10th suicide I’ve known.
We’re often bloody rude about...
People with coughs and colds should avoid seeing elderly relatives to protect them from a surge in winter viruses, health officials have advised.
The message from experts is: if you feel unwell, stay at home.
The guidance was issued as Britons prepare for their least restricted Christmas since COVID curbs and subsequent guidance...
Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town?
We danced and sang, and the music played in a de boomtown.
Perhaps it was never those halcyon days but one thing we do know is that come the Thatcher government of 1979 the idea that people could be anything...
A mother has challenged health secretary Steve Barclay during a hospital visit, telling him that NHS staff are being "worked to the bone".
Sarah Pinnington-Auld said her three-year-old daughter Lucy, who has cystic fibrosis, was pushed off the "absolutely horrific" waiting list at King's College Hospital in Denmark Hill, London,...
Officers investigating a fatal road traffic collision near Shaftesbury are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward.
Dorset Police received two reports at around 12.40am on Sunday 18 December 2022 relating to a collision on the B3091 south of Shaftesbury, near to the junction with...
According to a government-commissioned research, a "decade of neglect" by consecutive Conservative administrations has undermined the NHS to the point that it will be unable to address the 7 million-strong backlog of care.
According to a research by the King's Fund health think tank, years of underfunding the health sector...
Starting University is an intimidating and scary time at the best of times. Most people who attend University are leaving home and looking after themselves for the very first time. This means looking after their finances for the very first time, which isn’t always easy.
The cost of living crisis...
