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Alcohol marketing linked to higher risk drinking among UK teens
According to a study by the BMJ, alcohol marketing is linked to a higher risk of drinking among teens in the UK, and ownership of keep reading
Month: March 2019
Health & Patient Care
TV watershed for junk food adverts ‘a welcome step’, says BMA
The BMA has welcomed the proposed public consultation on junk food adverts only being shown post-9pm The government has launched a proposal for junk food keep reading
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Cuts to smoking cessation services ‘bad for public health’, says BMA
The BMA has responded to a new report detailing cuts to smoking cessation service budgets The British Medical Association (BMA) has stated that recently-announced government keep reading
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2018 NHS staff survey
Stress in the NHS is at its highest for five years, the 2018 Staff Survey has found. A total 39.8% of staff said they were keep reading
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How fake news creates false hope
An unsupported claim about ‘a complete cure for cancer in a year’ spread across the world recently, spreading false hope for those living with the keep reading
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Winter figures show that “the NHS is truly in crisis”, says BMA
According to the British Medical Association (BMA), the NHS is truly in crisis; this is in response to the latest winter operational figures The latest keep reading
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Wales to introduce first GP locum register
Wales will soon be the first UK country to introduce a GP locum register Earlier this week, it was announced that Wales would be the keep reading
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The place for primary care
The built environment of your practice has a huge impact on patients, says Claire Rick from Assura. Here, she looks at the work they are keep reading
Health & Patient Care
New PHE cervical cancer campaign
Cervical cancer screening rates are at a 20-year low, says Public Health England (PHE). To help encourage more women to attend their appointments, PHE has launched keep reading
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Assaults on staff at Betsi Cadwaladr halve in five years
As reported by the BBC, attacks by mental health patients on Betsi Cadwaladr staff have halved in just five years Assaults on staff at Betsi keep reading