Health concerns see intimate piercing on under-18s banned in Wales
Wales has become the first country in the UK to introduce a nationwide ban on the intimate piercing of under-18s. The law, which comes into force on Thursday, makes it
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Tag: Health and Wellbeing
Researchers warn homelessness is soaring with serious health implications for those affected
The recent rise in homelessness has its roots in welfare reform and the housing market, almost entirely accounted for by an increase in families losing their privately-rented housing, experts have
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Two million will be living with four or more chronic illnesses by 2035
Within 20 years more than two million Britons will be living with four or more chronic illnesses due to years spent living a sedentary lifestyle, new research has found. Although
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Children being ‘disadvantaged most’ by cuts in public health services
Youngsters are being “disadvantaged most” by cuts to public health services, leading children’s doctors have said. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) said there had been “destructive”
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Expert panel report calls for different system of care for people of Wales
Wales needs a different system which provides seamless health and care services – that’s the message from the independent review of Health and Social Care, chaired by Dr Ruth Hussey.
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New campaign urges public to avoid asking their doctor for antibiotics
People are being urged not to ask their doctor for antibiotics as part of a new campaign aimed at tackling growing resistance to the drugs. An estimated 5,000 people die
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University of Derby launches online Integrative Health and Social Care HE Diploma
The University of Derby has launched a new course aimed at supporting health and social care workers into higher education while they continue to work and earn. The Diploma of
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‘Tale of two Englands’ as records show profound inequality and growing North-South divide
More people in the North of England are dying early than those in the South in a growing health divide across the country, research has found. A study of death
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Third of dementia cases ‘entirely preventable’ by making life-style changes
A third of dementia cases could be prevented by making environmental and life-style changes starting in childhood, scientists have claimed. The panel of 24 international experts identified a range of
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International study sees Britain ‘flat-lining’ on housing, health, crime and intolerence
Britain is “flat-lining” on key measures of social progress compared to other developed nations, according to a new international study. And the 2017 Social Progress Index identified a “correlation” between
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