Blog — 07 November 2022

Lupus FAQs – what are the causes, symptoms, and treatment?

October 2022 was Lupus Awareness Month, run by Lupus UK. It was an important opportunity to raise awareness of the disease amongst the public and medical profession. Globally, the butterfly…

Blog — 31 October 2022

National Cholesterol Month: the importance of maintaining a healthy cholesterol level

Each year in October, HEART UK campaign to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining a healthy cholesterol level. As National Cholesterol Month draws to a close, we outline how…

Blog — 29 September 2022

Marking World Heart Day 2022

Today is World Heart Day, a day established by the World Heart Federation in 2000 with the aim of informing people around the world that cardiovascular disease and strokes are…

Blog — 22 July 2022

Systemic racism in maternity care: an urgent human rights issue

Since our previous article on the Maternity Disparities Taskforce, further reporting on the issue of disparities in maternity care for those from ethnic minorities has been presented by Birthrights, a UK…

Blog — 08 June 2022

Child Safety Week

Child Safety Week is an annual community education campaign run by the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT). CAPT’s aim is to help families to build their confidence and enhance and/or improve…

Blog — 06 April 2022

The Ockenden review: a summary

The long-awaited independent review of maternity services at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (‘the Trust’), known as the Ockenden review, has concluded after being commissioned in the summer of…