Blog and updates
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30 Oct 2023
Job Profile: Call Handler/Emergency Medical Dispatcher
Working as part of the ambulance service, call handlers and emergency medical dispatchers deal with emergency calls from the public and make sure that the right help reaches people as soon as...
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27 Oct 2023
Why being bilingual is good for your brain
Happy Friday, especially if you are bilingual!
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25 Oct 2023
Research focus: New cervical cancer treatment programme
The BBC has reported on new research into cervical cancer treatment – Biggest cervical cancer drug advance in 20 years hailed. We have looked at the original research - LBA8 A randomised phase III...
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24 Oct 2023
How Careful Planning of Our Cities and Towns Can Boost Our Health and Wellbeing
The Guardian has reported on Why health and wellbeing should be at centre of urban planning. It starts by reminding us that the epidemics of cholera, typhoid and other infectious diseases of the...
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20 Oct 2023
Insomnia and Young People
Daisy Maskell is a KISS FM radio DJ and a long-term insomniac. She has found it difficult to sleep for as long as she can remember. Insomnia is a particular issue for young people and since...
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19 Oct 2023
Is the World Becoming More Allergic?
A fascinating BBC sounds programme on allergies. What are allergies? What purpose do they serve? Why do more people have them in high income countries? Can we cure allergies?
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18 Oct 2023
Watch Again: UCAS Personal Statement Clinic
In case you missed it, here is the link to the replay of our livestream offering information and advice to students applying through UCAS for Health & Social Care Professional degrees
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17 Oct 2023
Job Profile: Palliative Care Assistant
Palliative care assistants are healthcare assistants that provide specialist and end of life care and support to patients and their families.
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13 Oct 2023
The GoodSAM app
The GoodSAM app is a smartphone app that is contributing to saving the lives of individuals experiencing cardiac arrest across the world. It is in use in the UK and Australia.
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12 Oct 2023
Is vaping harmful to your health and to the environment?
There is so much in the news about vapes right now, this is a useful podcast episode to listen to. Sliced Bread: Vapes This episode explores the environmental and health impacts of vaping.Nearly...
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11 Oct 2023
Knife Crime: What Can We Do To Combat This Crisis?
Knife crime surged between 2013 and 2023, prompting various interventions to address the issue.
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10 Oct 2023
If You Don’t Know: Losing Your Wife and Son Ft. Global Boga
If You Don't Know is a Radio 1xtra podcast hosted by De-Graft Mensah. Updated weekly, De-Graft explores black voices and stories.
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9 Oct 2023
Job Profile: Operating Department Practitioner
If you have ever had surgery in an NHS hospital, the team that looked after you before, during and after surgery probably included an operating department practitioner (ODP).
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6 Oct 2023
At Home with the Furys
If you are lucky enough to have Netflix, you might want to watch the latest documentary series At Home with the Furys.
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5 Oct 2023
Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
As of August 2023, Prostate Cancer UK reported that over 52,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in the UK. Some 30% of these patients will receive radiotherapy as their main...
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4 Oct 2023
Kinship Care Week
The theme for this year's Kinship Care Week is to #DoOneThing to raise awareness and keep kinship care in the spotlight.
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3 Oct 2023
Stoptober
Stoptober is a month long, national campaign to encourage smokers to quit. It has taken place every October since 2012. The principal aim of the campaign is to encourage smokers to try quitting...
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2 Oct 2023
Job Profile: Family Support Worker
Family Support Worker is an important social care role. Also known as family liaison workers, or parent support workers, or family support practitioners, they offer practical and emotional support...
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