healthcare

PLAY TRANSFORMS TRAUMATISED CHILD’S LIFE

Guest Opinion Posted on 10/06/202410/06/2024

A young girl from Nottingham has started to overcome her extreme fear of hospitals thanks to health play specialists and resources from children’s charity, Starlight.

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Real Voices: Living with endometriosis

Lizzie Lewis Posted on 05/03/202305/03/2023

In this week’s Real Voices, Marion describes her experience of having undiagnosed endometriosis for thirty years.

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Home blood tests could lead to healthcare revolution

Nancy Platts Posted on 02/03/202321/02/2023

Expanded testing could detect undiagnosed illnesses for thousands of people.

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Real Voices: Life after a bipolar diagnosis

Lizzie Lewis Posted on 29/01/202306/02/2023

In this week’s Real Voices, Sam talks about his experience of being diagnosed bipolar late in life.

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Trauma Awareness Cards launched to empower trauma survivors

Lizzie Lewis Posted on 28/10/202228/10/2022

Trauma cards have been launched by Healthwatch Essex to enable survivors of trauma to communicate more effectively with healthcare professionals.

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Two million dogs worldwide vaccinated against rabies by UK charity

Louise Akers Posted on 05/10/202205/10/2022

Mission Rabies’ mass vaccination campaign aims to stop human deaths from rabies by 2030.

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UK charity announces new funding for African health professionals

Heather Rogers Posted on 27/09/202228/09/2022

The Hamish Ogston Foundation has pledged £1.5million towards funding the next generation of African health professionals in a new scheme aimed at combating brain drain