Hampshire taxi driver gives free ride for mental health chat
A taxi driver from Farnborough has undertaken mental health training with the Samaritans. Source link
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Panel to ensure smooth implementation of free education for poor children in private schools
The School Education Department has constituted a State-level committee for determining the ‘per-child’ expenditure to be met by the government for students admitted to private schools under the provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. | Photo Credit: VENKATACHALAPATHY_C The School Education Department has constituted a State-level committee for … Read more
Morning-after pill to be made free at pharmacies in England
Women across England will be able to get the morning-after pill for free from pharmacies from later this year, the government has said. Emergency contraception is already free of charge from most GPs and sexual health clinics. But ministers say getting it in pharmacies is a “postcode lottery” – with some councils funding free prescriptions, … Read more
Watch: Jammu & Kashmir women welcome free bus travel scheme
J&K women welcome free bus travel scheme | Video Credit: The Hindu Women of Jammu and Kashmir have applauded Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s budget announcement of free bus transport for women. On March 7, Abdullah had announced free ridership for women on all government-owned public transport, including e-buses, starting April 1, 2025. Women believe the … Read more
Margate: Visitors flock to visit free sauna at Walpole Bay
Cash Murphy BBC News, South East Ian Palmer/BBC The sauna has been permanently located at Walpole Bay in Margate since 2020 A free-to-use sauna in Kent has become a “real community hub” due to its accessibility, its manager has said. In 2014, the company People Care. Planet Care – formerly known as Haeckels – launched … Read more
Clive Myrie: What I saw during my 24 hours at London’s Royal Free Hospital
Clive Myrie Chief presenter ‘It’s going to be a long night’: Watch as Clive Myrie finds corridors filled with beds at London hospital It’s just before 10:00 GMT at the Royal Free Hospital in north London. Raymond Dubbery is 81 and suffering from pneumonia. His hair thinning, he’s frail and very thin. The skin hangs … Read more
Inside the Royal Free – what it tells us about the NHS
Nick Triggle, Hugh Pym, Chloe Hayward, Vicki Loader & Jim Reed BBC News BBC News The BBC has been reporting live from the Royal Free Hospital in London to illustrate the pressures facing the health service this winter. By 10am the A&E unit was full and within hours the hospital had to declare it had … Read more
Why the BBC is spending a day in hospital at Royal Free London NHS trust
Hugh Pym and Chloe Hayward BBC News BBC Scarcely a day goes by without the NHS being in the news – even more so during the winter. Today, new numbers from NHS England will reveal how the system coped during the peak of winter pressures. We will learn how many patients were stuck on trolleys … Read more
Hospitals cannot refuse free medical treatment to rape, acid attack victims: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court said not providing such victims/survivors with required medical treatment is a criminal offence and all doctors, administration, officers, nurses, paramedical personnel etc., shall be informed of the same. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Taking a serious note of the fact that survivors of sexual violence and acid attacks face difficulties … Read more
Team of oncologists launch 24×7 free of cost Pink Cancer Helpline number for early detection of breast cancer – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: Recognizing the critical need for awareness and early intervention, a team of oncologists under the Cancer Mukt Bharat campaign have launched India’s first 24×7 free of cost Pink Breast Cancer helpline number to encourage women to take first step towards breast cancer early detection and treatment. Women across the country can now access … Read more