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 [...]
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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 [...]
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