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13 Jul 2014

Slower response times for ambulances

AMBULANCES are taking longer to reach people with life-threatening conditions, suggest statistics released by NHS England. Six of England’s eleven ambulance trust England’s ambulance services…

25 Jun 2014

Reduction in GP funding puts entire NHS at risk, BMA conference to hear

Below is a snippet from article take from the Guardian: Patients are being put at risk by “brutal disinvestment” in general practice and are now…

23 May 2014

GPs warn ‘surgeries will close without more NHS funding’

Below is a snippet from article take from the Independent: GP leaders have warned that patient care “from Cumbria to London’s East End” is under…

15 May 2014

Take up of formal childcare by low income working families

Take-up of formal childcare by low income families can bring benefits to children’s learning and development.  This analysis looks at an authorities comparative situation against…

22 Apr 2014

A look at social isolation

Loneliness can be damaging both for physical and mental wellbeing. As such it is important to consider ways in which loneliness and social isolation can…

07 Mar 2014

The Changing Measure of Fuel Poverty

Based on a review of fuel poverty by Professor Sir John Hills, the Department of Energy & Climate Change has employed a new measure of…

31 Dec 2013

Rural ambulance times ‘need rethink’

Below is a snippet from article take from BBC News: A minister has called for a change in paramedic response targets in rural areas after…

20 Dec 2013

Active People Survey Analysis 7

The seventh year of the survey, Active People Survey 7, started in mid October 2012 and ran continuously for 12 months until mid October 2013.…

17 Dec 2013

An analysis of Public Health England’s Health Profile Data for 2015

Public Health England produce a series of Health Profiles that are designed to help local government and health services identify problems in their areas and…

25 Nov 2013

Rural Matters

Below is a snippet from article take from Frontline: Nick Payne explains why the healthcare available to people living outside our major towns and cities…