Further delays in social care reform Why further delays in social care reform will continue to impact employers Reform to the provision of social care services in England has long been a political hot potato. Indeed, the report published by the Dilnot Commission way back in 2011 stated; “The current social care system is widely […]
At the end of 2024 the government took the controversial decision to overlook the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s recommendation to award compensation to those people represented by the Women Against State Pension Increases (WASPI) campaign. The WASPI campaign centred on the increase of state pension age for women born in the 1950s, which many
The Labour government came into office with the promise of boosting growth in the British economy. With this in mind the Get Britain Working White Paper was published by the DWP in November 2024. The launch was accompanied by much coverage in the spoken and written national media. The White Paper seeks to improve productivity.
Work-related illness The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was first established half a century ago, and it is undeniable that the HSE has made a massive difference to work-related illness since inception. In a press release issued last week the HSE’s Chief Executive, Sarah Albon, said; “This year marks 50 years since the legislation which
Should ADHD be a diagnosis? People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often struggle to concentrate. They commonly have issues with timekeeping, as well as with relationships with other. They are more prone to suffering from alongside anxiety and depression. These patterns can have profound impacts on the workplace. The rate at which ADHD is
Incredible new steps for bionic legs Professor Hugh Herr is an American rock climber, engineer and biophysicist. At the age of 17 he was caught in a blizzard while climbing and ended up losing both his legs below the knee to frostbite. Ever since then, he’s worked on inventing prosthetic legs that work and feel
A breakthrough in treating Endometriosis In the UK, 1 in 10 women of reproductive age will suffer from Endometriosis. About 1.5m women in the UK are currently living with the condition. It arises when cells similar to those the endometrium, the lining of the womb, are found elsewhere in the body. The condition can strike anytime between puberty
New treatments for Alzheimer’s New treatments for Alzheimer’s are welcomed by patients and doctors. Nobody needs a string of statistics to understand how devastating Alzheimer’s can be for patients, their loved ones and society. Treatments for the condition have been notable in their scarcity, particularly after one of the largest pharmaceutical firms in the world pulled out of the market
Can an injection treat obesity? In 2019/2020 there were over 1 million hospital admissions in the UK where obesity was a factor, an increase of 17% on 2018/2019. The Health Survey for England 2021 estimated in the same report that 25.9% of adults in England are obese and a further 37.9% are overweight. Around 2 in every 3 patients were female (64%)
‘Breakthrough’ drug extends breast cancer survival time A ‘breakthrough’ drug aimed at treating breast cancer is continuing to show positive results in Phase III trials. The drug, Capivasertib, first attracted headlines when some of the first trial results were published at the San Antonio Breast CancerSymposium in December 2022. Now the full trial results have been published