·         Survival rate has increased from 3% to 7.9% since 2010
·         There is no screening test for pancreatic cancer and most will die within 2-6 months
·         This is the worst survival rate of any of the 22 common cancers and compares with 97%, 85%, and 66% survival for testicular,...
The Domestic Abuse (DA) Bill is being introduced to ensure Local Authorities offer help and support to anyone experiencing domestic violence and abuse. The Bill is expected to come in over the next 12 months. Local authorities in Dorset have always been committed to providing advice and support in...
It’s Children’s Mental Health Week and our libraries are promoting Reading Well for Children, a new reading list to support children’s mental health and well-being.
Reading Well for Children, created by The Reading Agency, is a list of 33 titles aimed at children aged 7 – 11.
The books provide advice and stories to support children’s...
The family of a man who sadly died following a collision in Charmouth has issued a tribute.
Dorset Police was called at 7.11pm on Thursday 23 January 2020 to reports of a collision involving a pedestrian and a car at the junction of The Street and Lower Sea Lane. It...
Some heart breaking news across Christchurch today, Another local bloke has taken his own life. One of the hardest things for a bloke is too speak out and ask for help because it’s not ‘Manley’ or portrays men as weak. We are all human and suffer in our own...
More than 8 in ten (83%) people have experienced early signs of poor mental health including feeling anxious, stressed, having low mood or trouble sleeping in the last 12 months (Public Health England 2019).
January can be a particularly difficult time as the days get shorter and more people are...
BACKGROUND
In 1960 John had an accident aged 15 and suffered a spinal injury, dislocated C6/7 vertebrae and broke the spinal cord (complete lesion) and is a Tetraplegic, paralysed from the chest down no hand grip or finger movement, for life. There was no help from district nurses or social...
We know where most of the billionaire corporate media is on this. Don't mention anything that undermines their attempts to bring about a far right Brexit in which they win and we lose. Use contemptible establishment apologists like Guido Fawkes to make up stuff and then repeat, repeat, repeat.
From...
Despite promises, meaningful change around mental health has been left on pause. The next Government must press play.
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Think about that for a second. The study last year published in the British Medical Journal Open stated that 120,000 (approx 130,000 now) people in the UK DIED EARLIER THAN THEY SHOULD HAVE because of this Tory government's policies!!
Of course, the people dying are mostly the poorest, the vulnerable,...
