Musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace
Christa Sedlatschek, Director at the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work outlines how musculoskeletal disorders affect workplaces across Europe…
Across Europe, musculoskeletal disorders...
Four new chemical elements added to the periodic table
Super-heavy chemical elements discovered by scientists from Russia, the US, and Japan have been added to the periodic table
Thousands of homes in Wiltshire benefit from broadband partnership
More than 70,000 homes and business have access to high-speed fibre broadband in Wiltshire thanks an Online Programme…
The Wiltshire Online Programme is a multi-million...
New measures announced to keep children safe online at school
Under new plans announced by the government, all schools will be required to put in place strengthened measures to protect children from online harm…
The...
Transport Secretary opens new link road in Crewe
The Secretary of State for Transport has today opened the final stretch of road which completes the eastern bypass around Crewe…
The new 1.1KM long...
Extra funding available for domestic abuse services in Sheffield
Sheffield City Council as announced they are boosting support services for domestic abuse victims with an extra £28,000 of funding…
The extra government funding will...
Council to charge elderly residents for help if fall in home
Tendring District Council (TDC) in Essex are considering a new scheme which would charge vulnerable people for help if they have a fall in...
Thousands finding work through government jobs scheme
More than 750,000 people who were previously long-term unemployed have found a job through the government’s Work Programme, industry figures have shown…
New national statistics...
Npower to pay £26m over billing and complaints failures
Npower are to pay out one of the largest settlements agreed between Ofgem and a “big six” energy supplier…
Following failures to deal with inaccurate...
New measures to tackle homelessness announced
Radical new measures have been announced by the government to help tackle homelessness and protect the most vulnerable people in society…
The package of measures...
Cancer not down to ‘bad luck’, suggests new study
A new study suggests that cancer is not largely down to bad luck but overwhelmingly a result of environmental factors…
The study in the journal...
UK employment reaches new record high
According to the Department for Work & Pensions, the UK employment rate has reached a new record high of 73.9 per cent…
Over half a...
Make tackling childhood obesity your new year’s resolution urges royal college
A year on from their last article in AG, Prof Russell Viner, Officer for Health Promotion at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child...
Benefits for UK fishermen following tough negotiations in Europe
Reforms to the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy will lead to improvements in fish stocks, substantial quota increases and a more profitable industry, the government...
NUS survey finds students experience mental health issues
The majority of students experience mental health issues, but do not seek help for their problems, it has emerged…
A new survey from the National...
Tax-raising powers for local authorities should increase
A think tank has called for the government to give local authorities more power to amend taxes and raise revenue…
A report from think tank...
Working towards eliminating childhood cancer
Worldwide, childhood cancer affects approximately 250,000 new children each year, for reasons unknown the incidence is rising...
Medical image analysis
Medical imaging plays a critical role for diagnosis, treatment planning and follow-up and also in biomedical research.
Failing children’s services face tough measures
Children’s services that are failing could be taken over by high-performing councils and charities if they show no sign of improvement…
Local authority social services...
Probiotics on poultry gut health research
The chicken industry has become one of the fastest growing livestock industries around the world due to the demand for high quality protein by...
