How to Have a Pet-Friendly Christmas – While Christmas is an exciting time of year for the family, it can be both stressful and potentially dangerous for your pet. Follow our top tips to make sure you can have a pet friendly Christmas. Safety around Christmas decorations Candles Candles brighten many homes over Christmas, but […]
Garden Health and Safety Tips: Did you know that aside from being a hobby, gardening can be a great way to enjoy your outdoor time? Well, there are myriads of ways that you can enjoy your outdoors. Thanks to contemporary society and the 21st century way of living, many most people have little or no […]
As the clocks go back and the nights draw in, it is an overnight adjustment for all of us keeping children safe in the dark. The darker evenings can have a big impact. However, our routines of picking up children from playdates or afterschool clubs, cycling home from work or taking the dog out for […]
9 top tips to prevent falling and first aid advice if we fall: More than 500,000 people aged 65 years and over attend accident and emergency departments every year as the result of accidents at home – the majority of these being falls. Frighteningly more than 3,500 people in England and Wales die every year following […]
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Babies: from birth to crawling Babies do not come with instructions. They are all different and bring unique challenges. Hormones and sleep deprivation combined with parental exhaustion and the responsibility of a tiny new baby can be totally overwhelming, particularly for first-time parents. With a new baby comes an irrepressible need to protect them. You’ll […]
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Oxford Vaccine Raises Hope: When Will First Covid-19 Vaccine Be Available? The world is breathing a sigh of relief after scientists at Oxford University, in a paper published in The Lancet, said their experimental Covid vaccine had been shown to trigger a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. So, when […]
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Autumn in the UK heralds the start of firework season where there are many festivities where fireworks feature strongly; such as Halloween, Bonfire Night, Diwali, New Year and Chinese New Year. This year many shops and supermarkets are voluntarily choosing not to sell fireworks for private displays. It is far safer to attend a public […]
Fireworks are exciting and eagerly anticipated by many people, yet for the majority of pets it can be a stressful and dangerous time. Pets have no idea that it is Bonfire night, New Year or some other celebration. All they know is that the world around them has suddenly become frightening and unpredictable. This year […]
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As NHS workers, we’ve all felt uneasy or isolated at times travelling home late, or in the wee hours. On November 8th the Suzi Lamplugh Trust, founded in 1986, by Diane and Paul Lamplugh, parents of murdered estate agent Suzie Lamplugh, held National Personal Safety Day encouraging people, particularly lone workers, (as their daughter Suzie […]
Bonfire night celebrations are great fun for adults and kids alike. Unfortunately, darkness, fireworks, trailing fancy dress costumes and undercooked bangers can be a hazardous combination. According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, around 1000 people end up in hospital every year due to injuries caused by fireworks in the four week […]