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Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed
Source: Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed – BBC News Children aged 17 or younger will face a lifelong ban on buying cigarettes, as the…
Mental health support to be offered to people with diabetes in UK first
Source: Diabetes patients call for more tailored mental health support – BBC News A woman with type 1 diabetes says she was left feeling as though her two young daughters…
Health visitors call for limits on ‘impossible’ 1,000-family caseloads
Source: Health visitors call for limits on ‘impossible’ 1,000-family caseloads – BBC News Limits should be introduced on the “unmanageable” caseloads of health visitors in England, with some now responsible…
Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80%
Source: Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80% – BBC News A vaccine during pregnancy which protects newborns against nasty chest infections is cutting hospital admissions of…
Getting ahead of the DfE guidance with BoardingSafe #ad
How are you planning to manage personal devices from September? Time is ticking and seems to disappear during term-time. For boarding schools, the nature of residential settings means managing phones…
Supporting Girls Through Exam Season: Comfort, Rest and Confidence #ad
As the academic year moves into the spring months, many schools begin preparing students for exams and important assessments. For girls in boarding schools, this period often brings a combination…
BSA Group expands safeguarding support for members
To strengthen BSA’s safeguarding support for schools, specialist consultancy and training provider The Athena Programme has become part of BSA Group. Founded by Dr Sarah Carlick, The Athena Programme supports…
Don’t feel like exercising? Maybe it’s the wrong time of day for you
Source: Don’t feel like exercising? Maybe it’s the wrong time of day for you – BBC News To get the most out of a gym session, fitness class or a…
‘I’m not being listened to’ – new health plan launched as women say they are still ignored
Source: Women’s health strategy: ‘I still don’t feel listened to’ – BBC News Zoe Trafford often had to play the role of agony aunt to her customers. But the hairdresser…
Breakthrough £90,000 Alzheimer’s drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests
Source: ‘Breakthrough’ Alzheimer’s drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests – BBC News Influential analysis has concluded that “breakthrough” Alzheimer’s drugs are unlikely to benefit patients. Researchers said the impact…
