HEALTH

Dyslexia – what do we know?

Dyslexia – what do we know?

With Dyslexia Awareness Week recently behind us, and 10% of the UK’s population said to suffer from it in some form or another, it seems an appropriate time for us to open up and understand more. What ...
A diagnosis of dementia, what now?

A diagnosis of dementia, what now?

Even in the darkest phase be it thick or thin, always someone marches brave here beneath my skin K.D. Lang If your partner has just received a diagnosis of dementia, you are probably both feeling scar ...
Back Care Awareness Week 2nd to 6th October

Back Care Awareness Week 2nd to 6th October

Applying WD40, drinking your own urine and hanging off a doorframe are just some of strange ‘cures’ back pain sufferers have tried, according to members of the British Chiropractic Association (BCA). ...
Will your postcode stop you getting free care?

Will your postcode stop you getting free care?

It is a little known fact that if you are adjudged as having what is called a ‘primary health care need’, the NHS is responsible for paying your social care fees via the non means-tested benefit entit ...