Failing to apply moisturiser with SPF (Sun Protection Factor) and sunscreen properly to the face in particular the eyes could be putting people at risk of skin cancer. Researchers found difference in the way people applied sunscreen and SPF moisturiser. More skin is missed with moisturiser, the eyelids in particular, where the skin is more…
The government are being accused of failing children who have special educational needs after a report found funding for pupils had been cut by 17% across England since 2015. A report by thinktank IPPR North also revealed the north had been worst affected with cuts of 22% per pupil. Researchers found government spending on support…
A further four healthcare professionals have been arrested on suspicion of mistreating stroke victims at a hospital in Blackpool. The suspects were detained by Lancashire police on suspicion of “administering any poison or noxious thing” with intent to injure patients. The total number of people who have been arrested in the investigation is seven. Three…
Research published by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) showed children in low-income families suffer social exclusion and a sense of shame due to not having enough food to eat. Many of these children do not qualify for free school meals and if they do the lunches can be too little for teenagers, some children…
A prescription drug linked to 33 deaths in 2017 in Northern Ireland is now being treated as a class C drug. Pregabalin is also known as Lyrica or street named bud. It is an anti-epileptic drug also used to relieve chronic pain. Northern Ireland has the highest prescription rate in the UK. It is illegal to…
The NHS in England has no chance of training enough GPs and nurses to solve the shortages it faces. A report predicts that in the next five years nurse shortages will double and GPs gaps nearly treble. The Nuffield Trust, Health Foundation and King’s Fund all say a combination of international recruitment, student grants and…
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