NHS weight management service offered to families of under fours
Severely obese pre-schoolers in Somerset are among the first to receive NHS weight management help. Source link
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NHS spring Covid booster jab booking service to open
People eligible for the free vaccine in England, including everyone aged over 74, can book from Monday. Source link
Leaked emails reveal child gender service concerns
In another email exchange, in November last year, clinicians wrote to Dr Michael Holland, chief executive of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, to raise concerns that they had “insufficient information” for patients. They wrote: “The situation is now having a significant impact on the safety and well-being of the families we are supporting.” … Read more
Workplace mental health service firm faces investigation
Amy (not her real name), started working as a counsellor at Health Assured last year. She says people contacted the helpline for a wide range of issues, including trauma, bereavement, work-related stress, anxiety and depression, and very often, they thought they needed therapy. Source link
Public service delivery hit at govt. offices across Kerala as pro-Congress and BJP State employees strike work
A march taken out by Kerala government employees and teachers to the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram on January 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: S. Mahinsha A one-day token strike by pro-Opposition State employee unions for payment of dearness allowance (DA) dues and better service conditions partially hobbled the functioning of government offices across Kerala on January 24 … Read more
Belagavi district administration to issue notice to service centres under Maharashtra scheme
The district administration has decided to issue notice to the common service centres functioning under the Maharashtra government’s Jyotiba Phule Health Insurance Scheme and also hospitals empanelled by the Maharashtra government in Belagavi district. Deputy Commissioner Nitesh Patil told journalists in Belagavi on Friday that he has already consulted senior officers in the State government … Read more
All India Pregnant Job service: The Indian men who fell for the scam
The conmen in Bihar state promised to pay huge sums of money to men to get childless women pregnant. Source link
Pattabiram residents want more wider service lanes near ROB
Residents of Pattabiram have urged the Highways department to ensure that service lanes on either side of the under-construction road over the bridge across the railway siding line at level crossing 2 are wide enough to allow large vehicles and pedestrians. The lane on one side is too narrow, once the bridge is opened to … Read more
Avoidable 111 calls may risk lives over Christmas, service head warns
The north-west of England service says repeat medication orders on bank holidays add unnecessary pressure. Source link
NHS interpreting service problems contributed to patient deaths
The FoI found that of the total 2,607 reviewed cases, 80 included references to interpretation or communication problems due to language difficulties in the recommendation section of the report, which it therefore considered to be a contributing factor to death or brain injury. Source link