National Eye Health Week (18 – 24 September 2017) aims to help improve the nation’s eye health. This short was an entry for the cathedral eye clinic. The brief was to make an animation aimed at young people to remind them to look after their eyes. […]
One million people in the UK are living with avoidable sight loss severe enough to have a significant impact on their daily lives – leaving them unable to do things such as drive. And worryingly, this number is forecast to rise by a third by 2030, if we don’t take action now. Eyesight declines as […]
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As part of its investigation into offender mental health in London, the London Assembly Health Committee held a public discussion on 19 April 2017, and sent out a call for evidence to stakeholders in both the public and voluntary sectors. We also visited the St Giles Trust to speak with service users and front-line practitioners, […]
The impact that alopecia is having on British women’s lives is huge. Knowing how common hair loss is and how important self-image is to most women, it’s concerning that they feel less attractive and avoid certain social circumstances when suffering. There are more demands on young women than ever. It’s common for them to juggle […]
If you’re tired all the time, you might not merely be working hard, you may have serious underlying medical condition known as obstructive sleep apnoea. It’s my belief that there are many people out there who are suffering from extreme fatigue but don’t know they have sleep apnoea – and they need to seek medical […]
Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder and is a common type of urinary tract infection. Others UTIs include acute pyelonephritis, which affects the kidneys and can lead to loin pain and high fever, and urethritis, which is inflammation of the tube that carries urine from the bladder outside the body. ‘Cystitis, which is caused […]
What is cancer? How is it caused? Can it be prevented? […]
Every suicide tells a different but equally tragic story. Suicide prevention is a high priority for councils, which already provide a range of vital services that support the health and mental wellbeing of our communities. However we need a root and branch overhaul of mental health services, which focuses on prevention and early intervention, particularly for […]
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK and affects one in eight women during their lifetime. Risk factors include age and family history which you can’t change. However, according to the World Health Organisation, a third of breast cancer cases are thought to be preventable. ‘There is good evidence that […]
Consultant Urologist Mr Roland Morley answers questions on incontinence for The Urology Foundation in this short radio interview. September is Urology Awareness Month. […]
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