As we all learn to navigate through the uncertainty that is lockdown, practising methods of self-care is more important now than ever before. Of course, a lot is to be said for a tranquil bath and your favourite scented candle, but attempting to maintain a healthy body and having efficient physical health is also imperative […]
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Have you had your flu jab yet?
With winter fast approaching the common cold is an inevitable but this is just the start of the germs that this season brings with it. The NHS has restarted it’s campaign this month advising the public to see if they are eligible for their free flu jab. The vaccination is a protection from the flu […]
PHE advise dental professionals to be vaccinated against Hepatitis B
Dental professionals have been advised to get the Hepatitis B vaccine. Public Health England (PHE) have released temporary recommendations to “support clinicians undertaking an individual risk assessment.” The reason behind this is to “ensure that stock is available for those individual at the highest and most immediate risk of exposure to Hepatitis B during the period of […]
OPINION: How having an eating disorder almost killed me.
Standing on the scales, I cried, as I had lost another few pounds. “I can’t keep doing this to myself,” I thought. “But I need to, I have to be skinnier. I need to do this.” I was 15 years old, struggling at school and work, struggling with family life, struggling to keep myself alive. […]