GP says 'eat this' to boost immunity and guard against chest infections
"Eating a well-balanced diet with the right vitamins and minerals can help to strengthen your immune system, which will, in ...
DWP issues new Winter Fuel Payment update for every State Pensioner
DWP’s ongoing Pension Credit take-up plan is encouraging older people to make a claim before December 21, 2024 as successful applications will also be entitled to a backdated Winter Fuel Payment. A ...
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Red wine chemical could stop bowel cancer
Experts are recruiting people aged between 50 and 73 who have taken part in the NHS bowel screening programme and been found ...
Millions of private sector workers issued pay packet warning 'for first time in four years'
A newreport says businesses face higher costs after tax rises in budget as public sector benefits from above-inflation pay ...
Scots forced to wait more than a year for tooth extractions on the NHS
Scots are being forced to wait more than a year for a tooth extraction on the NHS, figures obtained from health boards have ...
GP knew about the detailed suicide plan of rugby-mad teenage girl, 17, but didn't tell her parents and just a day later she was found hanged at home
Isobelle Phipps, 17, (pictured) visited her doctor and revealed her specific plan to end her own life. The GP did not inform ...
NHS urges vulnerable to get Covid and flu vaccines
NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough said only 27% of those eligible for the Covid vaccine, and 35% of those eligible for a ...
New NHS centre to 'massively reduce waiting times'
A new £45m outpatient centre is due to open next month as part of an attempt to reduce NHS waiting lists. The East Midlands ...
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Family hit by cancer trauma calls for more support
The NHS has been approached for comment. "Parents and families should be able to access immediate psychological support when their child receives a cancer diagnosis, and this support should be ongoing ...
Women share 'frustration' at lack of birthing pools
The NHS says "being in a birth pool can be relaxing and a good way of reducing pain in labour". Although there is no evidence ...
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However, the county's statistics are better than the national average
One in five (20.5%) of Year 6 pupils in the Somerset local authority area were obese in the 2023/24 academic year, according to the latest figures from the NHS. A further 14.8% were overweight, ...