Blog and updates
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16 Jan 2023
Why the decline in bees is linked to early human deaths
It has been estimated that the global decline of pollinators such as bees, is linked to around 500,000 early deaths per year!
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13 Jan 2023
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
This week, the BBC reported that the mother of an 11 year old boy with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) would be questioning leading experts in the disease about care and treatment for DMD. The...
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12 Jan 2023
Quick Reference to the Unit 4 Assessment Activities: Free Unit 4 Resource
Here is a sneak peak of what you can expect from the HUGE resource bundle we are giving away with our Success in Unit 4 teacher CPD on Wednesday 8th February.
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12 Jan 2023
Community Living: The Key to Quality of Life?
The Old Hall community is a group of 44 adults and 15 children living cooperatively in Suffolk. One of its founding members lauds the project as a more economically viable and less stressful way of...
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11 Jan 2023
Power Lists: Free Unit 2 Teaching Resource
Here is a sneak peak of what you can expect from the HUGE resource bundle we are giving away with our Success in Unit 2 teacher CPD on Wednesday 1st February.
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11 Jan 2023
Guide Dog Shortage
You may have heard that there is a shortage of guide dogs. Whilst most people wait for a guide dog to be trained by an organisation such as Guide Dogs, it is possible for users to train their own!
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10 Jan 2023
The festive season, stress and the sympathetic nervous system
The festive season can be stressful! But how does stress affect the body? And can a lot of small stressors add up to a significant impact?
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10 Jan 2023
Celebrity Game of Life: Free Unit 1 Teaching Resource
Here is a sneak peak of what you can expect from the HUGE resource bundle we are giving away with our Success in Unit 1 teacher CPD on Monday 30th January.
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9 Jan 2023
What is bed blocking and why does it matter?
'Bed Blocking' is an unpleasant term used to describe the situation when hospital beds are occupied by 'patients' that don't really need them. In most cases, these are individuals that are...
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11 Dec 2022
Festive Quizzes 2022: Level 2 BTEC Health & Social Care
Santa and his elves have just delivered the 2022 Health & Social Care festive quizzes! This one is most suitable for Level 2 learners but why not give it a go with your Level 3 students too?
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11 Dec 2022
Festive Quizzes 2022: Level 3 BTEC Health & Social Care
Santa and his elves have just delivered the 2022 Health & Social Care festive quizzes! This one is most suitable for Level 3 learners but why not give it a go with your Level 2 students too?
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2 Dec 2022
Deprivation linked to poorer cancer outcomes
Research led by Cancer Research UK shows that cancer death rates are 74% higher amongst the most deprived populations in Scotland compared to the least deprived.
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1 Dec 2022
Diphtheria cases in people seeking asylum in the UK
This week we have learned that cases of diphtheria are rising amongst people seeking asylum in the UK. What is diphtheria?
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30 Nov 2022
Living with kidney disease: Dee's story
In 2018 Dee was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney disease. Her initial reaction was despair but now she hosts a podcast and is sending out messages of support and hope to kidney patients everywhere.
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29 Nov 2022
Stigma around HIV persists in Northern Ireland and it is causing harm
The charity Positive Life exists to promote a positive future for people living with or affected by HIV in Northern Ireland. In a report on the BBC, they are warning that despite medical...
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28 Nov 2022
Emphasising the importance of the first five years of life
The Princess of Wales has written a piece in the Daily Telegraph where she says that not enough is being done to support the crucial early years of development. Princess of Wales exclusive: Not...
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22 Nov 2022
The impact of unheated homes and heating on prescription
As winter sets in and the cost of living crisis continues, how will keeping the heating off affect our bodies? And will more doctors need to prescribe heating to the most vulnerable?
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21 Nov 2022
The dangers of black mould
The tragic death of two year old Awaab Ishak has focused attention on the state of housing in England.
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17 Nov 2022
The impact of a guide dog
Dr Amit Patel lost his sight overnight. Thanks to his guide dog Kika, he can continue to work, stay safe and enjoy his life.
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16 Nov 2022
How stress can make you sick
Last week was stress awareness week. Do you know how stress makes you sick?
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