Archive for April, 2010

Railway NHS surgeries snubbed by commuters

Posted on April 24th, 2010 by Kirsty  |  No Comments »

University of Sheffield researchers claim that NHS walk-in centres near railway stations are not popular with commuters and are a waste of money. A five-year pilot programme of six centres near stations in London, Newcastle, Manchester and Leeds was set up in 2004 as part of a £50m programme. But a study has found they [...]

1 in 5 overweight when start school

Posted on April 18th, 2010 by Kirsty  |  No Comments »

NHS figures show that over one in five children in England start their school life overweight or obese. Shockingly this rises to 1 in 3 by the end of primary school, which makes the child approximately 11. The statistics showed that obesity levels were higher in London, the North East and West Midlands than elsewhere [...]