When food changes everything

Gluten free by the sea

Being diagnosed with Coeliac Disease can be a life-changing experience. Kevin Gollop of Gluten Free By the Sea explains what he went through

Continue reading…

Eating disorder group supports action on low self-esteem

Not to Eating Disorders, UK

Plymouth-based eating disorder support group NotEDuk has supported action on low self-esteem amongst Britain’s children and young people

Continue reading…

Positive partnerships on the agenda for budget day

Promoting Positive Partnerships, Plymouth

Mental health conference on budget day aims to promote partnerships to improve mental health services across Plymouth

Continue reading…

Macmillan's Age Old Excuse Campaign fights age discrimination in cancer treatment

Macmillan Age Old Excuse campaign

Macmillan’s Age Old Excuse Campaign is highlighting and fighting age discrimination in cancer treatment in the UK

Continue reading…

Obese America and the creep of corn (infographic)

Big Bad Corn

Ever wondered why Americans have a tendency to be obese? It’s not just their mind-boggling reluctance to implement nationwide public health care, but it could also have something to do with the insidious creep of corn. Here’s an infographic…

Continue reading…

Medical and clinical negligence - the facts

When something goes wrong at the hospital or your GP’s office, it can have life-altering consequences. Misdiagnoses can lead you to explore treatment paths that hurt you more than help you, and mistakes during surgery can result in irreversible damages. If you feel you have been the victim of medical malpractice, you may be able to seek medical compensation to cover the damages done by your health care professional. Read this article for more information about medical negligence in the UK and how to deal with the legal proceedings of your malpractice case.

Continue reading…

Torbay Hospital staff rewarded with a Kit Kat

Kit Kat

Kit Kats for the staff, slap up meal for the management

Continue reading…

Torbay MP Adrian Sanders replies to letter on NHS Health and Welfare Reform Bill

NHS

Torbay MP Adrian Sanders has replied to an open letter from chair of the Torbay Labour Party Cllr Darren Cowell on the NHS Healthy and Welfare Reform Bill

Continue reading…

Letter to Torbay MP Adrian Sanders about the NHS Health and Welfare Reform Bill

NHS reform bill poster

Cllr Darren Cowell, chair of the Torbay Labour Party, has written to Torbay MP Adrian Sanders about the NHS Health and Welfare Reform Bill, here it is…

Continue reading…

Plymouth MP Oliver Colvile asks a cancer question

Oliver Colvile

Plymouth MP Oliver Colvile has been criticised for taking hospitality from one of the world’s biggest tobacco companies. Now he’s asked a question in Parliament about cancer, but it’s not about lung cancer

Continue reading…

Plymouth MP Oliver Colvile followed by the fug of tobacco firm hospitality

cigarettes in ashtray

Plymouth MP Oliver Colvile hasn’t shaken off the odour of his hospitality from Japan Tobacco what with cigarette packaging consultation being in the air…

Continue reading…