Jim Fitzpatrick may be out of step with his Party’s choice of Leader, but he is remarkably in tune with other MPs on the question of physiotherapy provision for people with muscular dystrophy. Muscular Dystrophy UK, a charity which provides ...
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Staff shortages hit public services
Hackney South MP Meg Hillier has accused the Government of taking too little responsibility for ensuring that schools have enough trained teachers. Ms Hillier was speaking as Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, which has released a report identifying that ...
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Jack Allen celebrated his 90th birthday last week. Happy birthday, Jack – 90 is a great achievement. But although he was celebrating, and looking forward, Jack took time out to take a birthday gift to the people who made it ...
Read More »NHS admits more BAME workers report bullying
NHS England has announced that it is to invest £2 million to reduce inequalities at work. Part of the money will pay for 75 “champions” to help NHS Trusts tackle racism. The news comes as a new report from the ...
Read More »NHS asks: are you prepared for Ramadan?
The local NHS has issued its usual warning to those intending to observe Ramadan to take care of their health while fasting. Doctors warn it is particularly important to be careful this year as Ramadan will take place when the ...
Read More »Diabetes: the system lets down our children
A new report has revealed that up to three quarters of children who have diabetes are not getting all their regular health checks – and are therefore at risk of developing complications sooner than necessary. Nearly three quarters of children ...
Read More »Mental health project aims to raise awareness through outreach
Emdad Rahman The Lighted Path, a new Tower Hamlets-based mental health project, is launching on Sunday, 5th June 2016 at Sir John Macdougal Gardens, 121 Westferry Road, London E14. The project aims to raise awareness of mental health, and volunteers ...
Read More »Hunt ploughs on regardless
As we come to the end of the first day in the latest bout of industrial action by the junior hospital doctors, Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt has been on TV and the radio telling the doctors off ...
Read More »Here’s some help to ward off Type 2 diabetes
The east London area is one of 27 areas across the country to be chosen to be part of the first stage of the Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme. That means that money will be spent now on helping ...
Read More »Doctors on fourth strike to save NHS
As junior doctors begin their fourth episode of industrial action, all the signs are that both their resolve and public support remain solid. The latest recruit to the doctors’ cause is the Patients Association, which has now indicated its formal ...
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