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Families of disabled children lack access to support and information

  • February 21, 2012 5:01 pm
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Families of disabled children lack access to support and information By Pui-Guan Man Tuesday, 21 February 2012 More than a third of families caring for a child with a disability have not had a home visit from a professional worker, a survey by grant provider the Family Fund has found. Out of 500 families questioned [...]

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Paediatricians call on government to scrap health bill

  • February 17, 2012 11:02 am
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Health Fair Heather taking the blood pressures of some children at the health fair in St. Kitts Paediatricians call on government to scrap health bill By Janaki Mahadevan Friday, 17 February 2012 More than 150 members of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health have called on the government to withdraw the Health and [...]

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Government commits £1m to address underage and problem drinking

  • February 16, 2012 10:01 am
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School Health Health Program by www.trinitycarefoundation.org/ … Government commits £1m to address underage and problem drinking By Joe Lepper Wednesday, 15 February 2012 Ten projects are set to share a newly created £1m government fund to tackle binge and underage drinking. Alcohol: source of antisocial behaviour. Image: Jim Varney The Department for Communities and Local [...]

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Austerity measures threaten to exacerbate health inequality, ministers warned

  • February 15, 2012 6:00 pm
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Health Care for Profit Only??? No! Demonstration for REAL health care reform, Fayetteville, AR, 26 August, 2009. The crowd was about 50 when I was there. Austerity measures threaten to exacerbate health inequality, ministers warned By Joe Lepper Wednesday, 15 February 2012 Children’s campaigners have backed a stark warning from government health adviser Sir Michael [...]

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Government commits £1m to tackle underage and problem drinking

  • February 15, 2012 3:02 pm
  • Health
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Health Balls These are Chinese health balls. The idea is that by twirling these 2 balls in your palm, one can increase general well-being…go figure how! Government commits £1m to tackle underage and problem drinking By Joe Lepper Wednesday, 15 February 2012 Ten projects are set to share a newly created £1m government fund to [...]

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