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Apr 2016
Cancer Research UK has warned that rising obesity rates may be linked to an increase in the number of women diagnosed with womb cancer. Latest figures show that in the 1990s, around 19 in 100,000 women in the UK were diagnosed, with the figure rising to 29 in 100,000 in 2013. Although the scientific link…
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Apr 2016
Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield Fire Commanders have all outlined their priorities over the next 12 months. All of the Fire plans for the coming 12 months have a commercial or business element. The Group Action Manager of the Bradford area, Martin Speed, has pledged to make Bradford a safer place to live and…
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Apr 2016
The University of Greenwich has issued an apology following the university data breach of personal details of several hundred students online. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has confirmed that an investigation is underway following students’ names, addresses, dates of birth, mobile phone numbers, medical problems and signatures being displayed on the University’s website. The ICO…
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Apr 2016
A study by the Lancet medical journal, based on analysis of over 100 million GP and nurse consultations, has indicated that GP workloads have reached “unsustainable” levels and that general practice is nearing “saturation point”. GPs are dealing with longer and more frequent consultations and workloads have increased by 16 per cent over the last…
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Apr 2016
Most screening for gestational diabetes takes place 28 weeks into the pregnancy, but a study of 4,069 women conducted by the University of Cambridge, showed that the foetus was already affected by that stage. There were no indications of large babies at 20 weeks. Gestational diabetes, if left untreated, increases the risk of stillbirth and…
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Mar 2016
The Government has announced the National Minimum Wage increases which will be in place from October 2016. The Government has accepted recommendations from the Low Pay Commission in respect of the rates of pay. The minimum rates of pay from 1st October 2016 will be as follows:- Workers aged 21-24 – £6.95 per hour Workers aged…
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