Even the DOCTORS don't know what measles looks like: Medics in worst-hit part of country are having to 'send pictures of symptoms to younger clinicians' to teach them tell-tale signs of illness country has 'forgotten about'
The virus, which initially causes symptoms similar to a cold, flu or Covid, has sickened hundreds of children across England and Wales in recent weeks and hospitalised dozens. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
$178k-a-year manager at the U.K. ’s financial regulator ordered back to the office by judge, who agreed WFH is detrimental to her work
Employees wanting to work from home and employers wanting staff to return to the office have sparred since the COVID-19 pandemic—and there’s been no definite answer on what’s truly better for everyone. But while the jury might still be out on the matter, a judge in the U.K. has pointed to clear…#elizabethwilson #wilson #fca #robertrichter #goldmansachs #davidsolomon #wales #alexbearman #russellcooke #fortune (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Port Talbot: Tata workers'£100m fund is enough, says minister
Mr Davies said that every single one of the workers "will have access to any training they need or want". Mr Davies said the main focus of the fund was reskilling workers, but some of the money may be used for infrastructure projects to attract investment. "I understand how difficult it must be…#mrdavies #wales (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Anthony Hopkins Working On Autobiography, Wife Doing Documentary On His Life
Jodie Foster’s Clarice Starling once told Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the iconic film, The Silence of the Lambs, “Why don’t you look at yourself and write down what you see?” Anthony Hopkins, who played Lecter, is finally taking that advice. Hopkins claims he has good recall of events. “I realized how…#jodiefosters #claricestarling #hanniballecter #silenceoflambs #anthonyhopkins #hopkins #stella #jodiefoster #wales #laurenceolivier (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Questions raised over British Steel ’s finances
British Steel’s financial footing has been thrown into question after auditors warned of “material uncertainty” over the struggling manufacturer’s ability to operate without a fresh cash injection from its Chinese owner. The auditors at Moore Kingston Smith also unexpectedly resigned just days…#britishsteels #moorekingstonsmith #tatasteels #porttalbot #wales #companieshouse #britishsteel #sc.horpe (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Leave the Poor Princess Alone
There she is in her pink suit, pearl earrings and feathered shag. There she is with her upcast eyes, unknowable sorrow and perfect sympathy. There she is, that candle in the wind someone keeps relighting. Though killed in a car crash in 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, turns up everywhere today, in…#caseyanddiana #stratfordfestival #ontario #offbroadway #dodidiana #spencer #newyears #crown #netflix #musical (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Doctor Who’ Star Millie Gibson to Be Replaced by Varada Sethu After One Season
“Doctor Who” star Millie Gibson will be replaced after one season, Variety has confirmed. “Jurassic World Dominion” actor Varada Sethu will star opposite Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor’s companion in the 15th season of the show. Gibson, who until now was best known for playing Kelly Neelan on British…#milliegibson #variety #varadasethu #ncutigatwa #kellyneelan #rubysunday #ruby #wales #sethu #badwolf (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Plans for nursing associate role in Wales confirmed
The health minister for Wales has confirmed plans to introduce a nursing associate role to the NHS. Eluned Morgan described the move, which is subject to necessary UK legislation, as a ‘momentous decision for nursing’. Plans for a regulated band 4 nursing role in Wales were first mooted earlier this month. At the time it... Read moreThe post Plans for nursing associate role in Wales confirmed appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - January 19, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
England and Wales's 'bad health blackspots' REVEALED... so use this interactive map to see if your area is one of them
Research by the cross-party IPPR Commission on Health and Prosperity found a 'stark divide' in health and wealth throughout the UK was leaving many 'bad health blackspots'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DR MARTIN SCURR: A planned operation reduces the risk of complications for Kate
She exudes radiant good health, so the news that the Princess of Wales has undergone abdominal surgery at the London Clinic will have given rise to some concern. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kate, UK's Princess of Wales, has surgery, Charles in hospital next week
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Source: Reuters: Health - January 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Westminster government must unlock funding for Northern Ireland public sector pay rise now
The government must release funding so health, education and other public sector workers in Northern Ireland can have their pay disputes resolved, says UNISON today (Thursday).
The call comes as thousands of health, care, school and other public sector workers, belonging to UNISON and 14 other unions, are to take strike action today, following the Westminster government’s ongoing failure to provide the funding needed to resolve pay disputes, says the union.
The action, which is expected to be Northern Ireland’s biggest public sector strike in recent history, takes place in the continuing absence of a Northern Irela...
Source: UNISON Health care news - January 18, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release Northern Ireland public sector pay Source Type: news
DR MARTIN SCURR: A planned operation reduces the risk of complications for Princess Kate - A non-smoker and woman of slender build, she undoubtedly has the lowest possible risk for any type of surgery
She exudes radiant good health, so the news that the Princess of Wales has undergone abdominal surgery at the London Clinic will have given rise to some concern. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Long Does It Take to Get COVID-19? Here ’ s What a New Study Says
With COVID-19 spreading as widely as it is right now, you run the risk of meeting an infected person every time you go into a public place. But every trip to the pharmacy or meal in a restaurant doesn’t lead to a case of COVID-19. So what makes some exposures more harmful than others?
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The length of time you spend around a person with COVID-19 seems to heavily influence your likelihood of getting sick, according to a recent Nature study that has been peer-reviewed but not fully edited. Most exposures that result in transmission last at least an hour, if not much longer,...
Source: TIME: Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Kate Middleton Recovering After Successful Abdominal Surgery
The Princess of Wales has undergone successful and planned abdominal surgery at a private hospital in Britain. Kate Middleton will now recover in hospital in London’s West End for up to two weeks. “Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales was admitted to The London Clinic yesterday for planned…#katemiddleton #westend #londonclinic #easter #kensingtonpalace #palace #royal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
