Author:Ben Moorhouse

Measles is in the news again, with serious outbreaks in Wales and England and the number of children catching measles is rising. Measles can be a very serious disease, leading to ear and chest infections, fits, diarrhoea, and damage to the brain; measles can kill. Your child is at risk of measles if he or …
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If so, it may be suitable for you to take part in a study called STRATA (SerTRaline for AnxieTy in adults with Autism). STRATA aims to find out whether the medication sertraline is an effective treatment for anxiety in adults with a diagnosis of autism. We aim to enrol 306 autistic adults (aged ≥18 years, …
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Could you be a community champion? NCC are looking for volunteers from across the city who can help to shape this network of community champions – people who really understand how their local communities work and what is important to them. You don’t need any special skills or experience to be a community champion – …
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The Bulwell & Top Valley Lifestyle Working Group has produced a survey to obtain the Lifestyle challenges within the PCN area and to hear the opinions of citizens regarding what services they would like to see. This will help the working group decide on future actions on how to tackle the health needs of the …
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Parkside Medical Practice is proud to be one of the first 500 Doctors of the World Safe Surgeries in the UK, providing accessible healthcare for the most vulnerable members of our community. Safe Surgeries launched in 2018 and aims to remove barriers to GP registration by providing clinical and non-clinical staff with free training, advice, …
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How has COVID-19 impacted your health and wellbeing? What has been helpful and what has not been helpful for your mental health? Researchers from a collaboration group are asking people to complete a short questionnaire to help better understand how the coronavirus and changing restrictions are affecting us all and the impact on our day-to-day …
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My Live Well with Pain has been created by clinicians who specialise insupporting people with persistent pain. It is designed to help you learn howto live well, despite your pain. Visit their website here On the site, you’ll find leaflets and factsheets to download, inspirationalvideos, podcasts and more. You don’t need to sign-up, and the …
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Stopping smoking is always beneficial to your health. It’s never too late to quit, even if you’ve been smoking for 10 years or more. So, if you’re a smoker that wants to quit, are over 16 and live in Nottingham city you can get help to stop smoking with Stub it! Stub it! offers a …
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NHS Digital are improving the way in which they collect information from our clinical records for planning and research activities; this is really important for the ongoing development of NHS funded and public health services. There are very strict security arrangements in place around this data extraction and legal safeguards are in place to prevent …
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