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Posted onChildren’s commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza and Department for Education scientific adviser Prof Russell Viner have reviewed the latest evidence, finding that long periods of time spent on screens alone can affect children’s sleep and physical activity, which are key to their development.
Boris Johnson wanted authoritarian Covid rules, inquiry hears
Posted onPA Media Lord Patrick Vallance, former government chief scientific adviser, gave evidence to the inquiry in west London Boris Johnson pushed for a more “ruthless, authoritarian approach” towards people who refused to self-isolate during the pandemic, according to documents seen by the Covid inquiry. The instinct of policy makers was to favour “punitive measures” over…
Fiona Phillips’ husband, Martin Frizell, on her Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Posted onThe husband of TV presenter Fiona Phillips says they have become socially isolated since her Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Phillips, who hosted ITV’s GMTV breakfast programme, announced in 2023 that she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s the previous year, at the age of 61. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Martin Frizell, a former editor of…
Every GP practice must now offer online booking
Posted onFrom today, every GP practice in England will have to offer online appointment bookings throughout the day. The move, ordered by the government, is aimed at reducing the so-called ‘8am scramble’ to get through to practices on the phone. Surgeries will have to provide the service from 08:00 to 18:30 Monday to Friday. Alongside requesting…
Robert Kennedy Jr: Could he really revolutionise US healthcare?
Posted onBBC Listen to Jim read this article There’s a saying that Robert F Kennedy Jr is very fond of. He used it on the day he was confirmed as US health secretary. “A healthy person has a thousand dreams, a sick person only has one,” he said as he stood in the Oval Office. “60%…
Vaginal mesh: Im in constant pain – woman harmed by mesh urges action on redress scheme
Posted onKath Sansom, founder of Sling The Mesh, who will be handing in the letter at Downing Street with MP Sharon Hodgson and others, said pelvic mesh had “stolen women’s health, irreversibly ruined their quality of life, their independence, and their future”.
