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Apr 2015
The Equality Act 2010 does not provide a list of conditions which may or may not amount to a disability. Instead, we must work with the definition in the legislation which defines a person having a disability if they have a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on…
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Apr 2015
In a recent case before the Employment Tribunal, a zero hours worker succeeded in a harassment claim on the grounds of their sex. The individual was employed as a casual worker as a waitress and, under the terms of her agreement, there was no guarantee of any hours from the company and she was not…
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Apr 2015
A charity has warned that too many people in England are dying from bowel cancer because the disease is being spotted too late. The charity, Beating Bowel Cancer, found that there was a substantial variation between NHS regions in diagnosing the disease, and said that 3,200 lives could be saved every year if all regions…
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Apr 2015
A study has shown that risks of people with stomach problems going on to develop stomach cancer could be identified through a simple breath test, by detecting chemical compounds. Although further work will be required to validate the test before it is ready to use in clinics, experts say that if the benefits are proven…
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Apr 2015
In an attempt to discourage “health tourism”, visitors to England from outside the EU who receive NHS treatment will now be charged 150% of the cost of the treatment. Furthermore, citizens from outside the EU who stay in the UK for longer than six months will be required to pay a “health surcharge” as part…
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Apr 2015
A report by the Royal College of Nursing has warned that the next government must take immediate action to increase NHS nurse numbers. According to the RCN, if health visitors, school nurses and midwives are not included, there are fewer nurses now than in 2010. It said that a significant factor in the shortage was…
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