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The importance of adequate rail infrastructure financing
Libor Lochman, Britta Schreiner and Hans Besser from CER – the Voice of European Railways, emphasise the importance of infrastructure investment throughout Europe
Mobility is vital for the European Union’s internal market, for the quality of life of Europe’s citizens, and for society as a whole. Effective mobility requires a modern,...
Understanding coronary artery disease in postmenopausal ladies
Dr Stefano Savonitto, Director of Cardiology at Manzoni Hospital sheds light on the risk of heart disease in women
When thinking about their health, women are especially concerned about cancer. However, the most frequent cause of death among women is heart disease and especially coronary artery disease. The number of...
New standards for children’s unscheduled care
Dr Stephanie Smith, Consultant Emergency Paediatrician and spokesperson for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) details the changes needed to children’s healthcare
The NHS was dubbed the key issue in the General Election – with polls consistently revealing it was the top priority for voters 1. A...
Tackling child mental health
Dr Alistair Thomson, MindEd Consortium Executive and Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) details the importance of tackling the growing number of child mental health cases arising in the UK
Barely a day goes by without children and young people’s mental health hitting the headlines. And...
Nutrition and prostate cancer
Prostate cancer will become an increasing burden on society
Prostate cancer is now the most common malignancy in Western men, accounting for 30% of newly diagnosed cancers, and it is the second leading cause of male cancer-related death. The burden of human suffering and the cost to society are expected...
Obesity levels are expected increase significantly by 2030
A new report from the World Health Organization has revealed the growing issue of obesity...
By 2030, 74 per cent of men and 64 per cent of women in the UK will be overweight. These figures are higher than the 70 and 59 per cent, respectively, seen five years go.
The...
Tackling child mental health
Dr Alistair Thomson, MindEd Consortium Executive and Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) details the importance of tackling the growing number of child mental health cases arising in the UK…
Barely a day goes by without children and young people’s mental health hitting the headlines. And...
New standards for children’s unscheduled care
Dr Stephanie Smith, Consultant Emergency Paediatrician and spokesperson for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health details the changes needed to children’s healthcare…
The NHS has been dubbed the key issue at next month’s General Election – with polls consistently revealing it’s the top priority for voters. A recent...
Letting people die at home could save millions
Charities involved in palliative care have said letting people die at home could save the NHS millions of pounds...
Charities have called for more support to help people with terminal illnesses die at home if they want to. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggested that...
Unemployment falls to 1.84 million
Official figures have revealed that UK unemployment fell to 1.84 million in the three months to February...
Unemployment figures have seen an improvement, according to new figures released by the Office for National Statistics. The rate fell by 76,000 to 1.84 million, meaning the rate of unemployment fell to 5.6...
Inflation holds at a record low of zero
Disposable incomes have received a boost as inflation rates remain at a record low of 0.0 per cent
Inflation, which is measured by the consumer prices index, held at zero in March, remaining unchanged from February. The data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed current inflation is at...
UK hiring levels remain ‘sky-high’
There has been significant growth in the number of new workers being taken on by companies across the UK...
According to the latest Business Trends Report from BDO the employment index has seen growth. The readings for March came in at 113.0. This was almost the same as February's figure...
Delivering services online
John Chilver, Deputy Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources at Buckinghamshire County Council, tells why it is vital that the fight continues to convince taxpayers and staff to do business with the Council online…
Everyone is on the internet these days, aren’t they? Isn’t it true that new technology is old...
Teenagers experimenting with e-cigarettes
New research has revealed that many teenagers are using e-cigarettes, despite having never smoked before...
Research published in BMC Public Health has revealed that one in five teenagers surveyed had tried or bought e-cigarettes. Scientists asked a total of 16,193 people between the ages of 14 and 17 about their...
Managing wellbeing in the workplace
Louise Aston, Workwell Director, Business in the Community, gives her views on why a positive culture of wellbeing is vital for all organisations…
Supporting employees to be happy and healthy at work is one of the most important ways that an organisation can ensure sustainable high-level performance, and there is...
Musculoskeletal disorders in the working population
Vern Putz Anderson from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) details the risk factors, symptoms and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace…
Aches and pains are a part of life, but musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs, such as back...
Extreme events in deterministic systems
Prof Dr Henk W Broer and Dr Alef E Sterk from the University of Groningen discuss how mathematical modelling offers a fruitful approach towards understanding climatic extremes…
Dynamical systems are mathematical models for everything that evolves in time. For example springs and pendulum clocks. More complicated examples are the atmosphere...
Coventry council sick days cost £11.6m
Sick days at Coventry City Council will have cost an estimated £11.6m by the end of the financial year, it has emerged...
According to new figures, staff taking sick leave will cost Coventry City Council around £11.6m. This means the average Band D taxpayer will have contributed around £177 last...
Delivering services online
John Chilver, Deputy Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources at Buckinghamshire County Council, tells why it is vital that the fight continues to convince taxpayers and staff to do business with the Council online
Everyone is on the internet these days, aren’t they? Isn’t it true that new technology is old...
Managing wellbeing in the workplace
Louise Aston, Workwell Director, Business in the Community, gives her views on why a positive culture of wellbeing is vital for all organisations
Supporting employees to be happy and healthy at work is one of the most important ways that an organisation can ensure sustainable high-level performance, and there is...
