Monthly Archives: August 2011
What is it like to hear voices?
Hearing Voices
Mental health professionals usually define hearing voices as a symptom of medical illness. Many people who hear voices are able to live with them and may consider them a positive part of their lives. Many people hear voices but never find them a problem or need to seek help from mental health services.
The Co-operative and Procter and Gamble’s fundraising for Mencap
Young people with a learning disability feature in TV advert
Advertising campaign to promote The Co-operative and Procter and Gamble’s fundraising for Mencap
The Co-operative has joined forces with Procter and Gamble (P&G) to raise £300,000 for Mencap and ENABLE Scotland.
For six weeks from Wednesday 3 August, 3p from over 20 P&G brands sold in The Co-operative stores will be donated to the charities. P&G brands include Fairy, Herbal Essence and Pampers.
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“Unacceptable delays” for arthritis treatment
People are facing “unacceptably long” delays to receive treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, according to a survey of eight European countries.
6:30AM BST 04 Aug 2011
It found patients in England waited 21 weeks for treatment, well in excess of the three month “therapeutic window” in which it is best to treat to maximise chances of a good outcome.
