Check Up: Our NHS at 70
Check Up: Our NHS at 70

Author: Mark Thomas

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2018-08-14

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 1786825023

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Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the NHS, award-winning comedian and activist Mark Thomas takes a look at our NHS, what state it's in, where it's going, and what we need to do to keep it. To create this show Mark Thomas conducted a series of public interviews with academics and practitioners, he spent a month in residency at the Imperial Healthcare Trust, and he spoke to a retired doctor about what could go wrong with his own health over the coming years. The result is this funny, raw and angry show about a service created, in its founder's words "in place of fear", which is now threatened by lack of funding. Through the interviews and hospital scenes recreated in the show, we see a service held together by dedicated staff, crippled by government policy which has created an internal market and indebted by PFI contracts from which private companies have made millions. This informative show toured venues throughout the UK in 2018, and is a strong wake-up call for those who want to see the NHS survive.

Menopause For Dummies
Menopause For Dummies

Author: Dr. Sarah Brewer

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-02-15

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 1119998247

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Every woman experiences the menopause in different ways, so you need to know what to expect in order to help yourself. This book explains the various stages of the menopause, including the perimenopause, and helps you understand how it can affect your body and your emotions. It evaluates all the options available—including HRT and explains what treatment and lifestyle changes will help you stay healthy and happy. With in-depth coverage of HRT, covering new developments and weighing up the risks and benefits, advice on adopting an holistic approach to managing the symptoms and side effects including conventional medicine, and alternatives, diet and lifestyle changes, Menopause For Dummies will help you make the right decisions and stay in control.

My Revision Notes Edexcel (B) GCSE Schools History Project 2nd edition
My Revision Notes Edexcel (B) GCSE Schools History Project 2nd edition

Author: Sally Thorne

Publisher: Hodder Education

Published: 2014-08-29

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1471831833

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Unlock your full potential with this revision guide which focuses on the key content and skills you need to succeed in Edexcel (B) GCSE Schools History Project. It covers the popular topics of Medicine and Health through Time for Unit 1; the American West 1840-95 and Germany 1918-45 for Unit 2; and The Transformation of Surgery c1845-c1918 for Unit 3. How this revision guide helps you: - It condenses each topic into easy-to-revise chunks with tick boxes to track your progress. - There is a revision task for each chunk of content to make sure you have understood and learnt the key information. - Key term boxes help you learn the essential vocabulary - Exam Practice provides sample exam-style questions for each topic and you can check your answers online - Exam tips explain how to approach each kind of sample question and help you avoid the most common mistakes people make in their exams. - For each topic there are also quick quizzes online at www.hodderplus.co.uk/myrevisionnotes. This second edition is for the revised specification for first examination in 2015.

Evidence check 2
Evidence check 2

Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Science and Technology Committee

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2010-02-22

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9780215544100

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Examines the Government's policies on the provision of homeopathy through the National Health Service (NHS) and the licensing of homeopathic products by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

Sod Seventy!: The Guide to Living Well
Sod Seventy!: The Guide to Living Well

Author: Muir Gray

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2024-11-07

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1399422081

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Keep fit, keep the brain going, and with a spot of good fortune you can be living a fulfilling, active life in your 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond! Too many people think that ageing inevitably causes problems after seventy, but a lot of these can in fact be postponed or prevented because they are not caused by ageing, but by a loss of fitness, preventable disease, ageism and the negative beliefs and pessimistic attitudes that pervade society. Shake off the stereotypes and empower yourself by adopting the simple actions described in this book. Keep fit, eat well, keep your brain active, and with a spot of good fortune you can be living a rewarding, active life into your eighties, nineties and beyond. Live better for longer, and remember, seventy is the end of the beginning, not the beginning of the end! This edition includes new chapters on: - The brain and the mind (including dementia prevention) - Managing your NHS service - Taking charge of your healthcare in the digital world - Fighting back after lockdown Part brain and body exercise book, part manifesto for a happier, healthier life – this book will show you how to Sod Seventy! and live life to the fullest.

Health Promotion and Public Health for Nursing Students
Health Promotion and Public Health for Nursing Students

Author: Daryl Evans

Publisher: Learning Matters

Published: 2014-03-20

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1446298132

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The health service is changing to emphasise the need for public involvement and empowerment in their own health. Student nurses need preparation for practice which brings health promotion into the forefront of nursing care. Written in clear language and in a simple to use format, this book provides a practical guide to what health promotion is and how it interacts with public health. It focuses on the real world and explains carefully how health promotion can be implemented in straightforward terms, while drawing on the main theories, models and evidence that inform practice. The book covers the essential topics like lifestyle changes, health screening and teaching patients enabling students to become health promoting nurses of the future. Key features Case studies and scenarios makes theory easy to apply to nursing practice Plenty of activities help build critical thinking and independent learning skills Applicable to the whole pre-registration nursing programme, all levels and fields including child and adolescent perspectives and health promotion for mental health

From the Heart
From the Heart

Author: Kym Marsh

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Published: 2011-06-23

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1848949707

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KYM MARSH is one of our most-loved stars, but her life has been a rollercoaster ride through love, laughter and tears. Now Kym's ready to tell her full story for the first time, describing her difficult childhood growing up on a council estate in Wigan, and struggling at school with bullying and an eating disorder. She describes falling in love at 17 and finding herself pregnant while still a teenager. By the time she was 21, she was a single mum with two very young children, David and Emily, and it was a real struggle to make ends meet. But Kym had always dreamt of performing and even though the odds were stacked against her, she was determined to make her dream a reality. One day she auditioned for a new TV show called Popstars and her life changed forever. Kym now stars in the nation's favourite soap, Coronation Street. But her life off-screen hasn't been easy. She reflects on her marriage to Jack Ryder and how hard she tried to make it work. Kym found new love with Hollyoaks star Jamie Lomas and after tragically losing their first baby Archie in 2009, the couple were over the moon to welcome little Polly Lomas into the world earlier this year. Entertaining, funny and incredibly honest, From the Heart is a fantastic read all about how sometimes the best things happen in life when you refuse to give up hope.

The Wonder Down Under
The Wonder Down Under

Author: Nina Brochmann

Publisher: Yellow Kite

Published: 2018-03-08

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1473666910

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'The Wonder Down Under is set to do for the vagina what Guilia Enders' Gut did for our digestive system a few years ago.' - Stylist 'This new guide should be on every woman's shelf' - Emerald Street 'A vital publication - it deserves to be a hit' - The Press Association 'Tells you everything you need to know' - Fabulous The Wonder Down Under explains everything you ever wanted to know about the vagina but didn't dare ask. Learn the truth about the clitoris' inner life, the menstrual hormone dance and whether the vaginal orgasm really exists. The book helps you understand how different types of contraception work in the body, what a "normal" vulva looks like and how wearing socks can change your sex life. Medical students and sex educators Nina Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl draw on their medical expertise to bring vagina enlightenment to the world. Their no-nonsense approach, written with great humour, makes this a must-read for women (and men!) of all ages. Say goodbye to the myths and misconceptions surrounding female anatomy, this is a timely and empowering book that will inspire women to make informed choices about their sexual health. Listen to Nina and Ellen on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour here: bbc.in/2D3Svjh Or watch their myth-busting TED talk 'The virginity fraud': www.ted.com/talks/nina_dolvik_brochmann_and_ellen_stokken_dahl_the_virginity_fraud

Prostrate Cancer
Prostrate Cancer

Author: Robert Duffy

Publisher: BX.Plans Ltd.

Published: 2020-07-27

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 1910843768

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Generally affecting men over the age of 50, there are around 47,000 cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed each year in the UK. There is currently no screening programme for the disease and the symptoms could be quite easily ignored, as they don’t tend to cause too many problems in the early stages. Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer in the UK. This essential guide provides straightforward information on the disease: from what the prostate is and how to recognise the symptoms of the condition, to what happens during screening and diagnosis, and the treatments available. Presented in an informative but conversational way, the book is aimed primarily at men who have just been diagnosed with prostate cancer, but anyone wanting further information on the condition can use it. All the medical issues are covered in an easy-to-follow way, together with sections that deal specifically with the emotional effects of the disease and strategies you can use to help your body fight the cancer.