Category Archives: health
Patients will view their NHS records online in three years
NHS patients will be given online access to their health records in the next three years under plans to be announced by the Government today.
By Robert Winnett, Political Editor
7:00AM GMT 13 Nov 201
Doctors’ surgeries will have to set up services to allow anyone to see their health files, book appointments and order repeat prescriptions on the internet.
People will also be given detailed information on the survival rates and success of treatments in their areas, so they can choose to go to more “successful” hospitals or doctors if they wish.
A Government source said: “Many people are juggling longer working hours with caring for children and older relatives.
Anosmia: Norfolk clinic helps those without a sense of smell
Imagine a world where you have no sense of smell.
By Martin Barber BBC News, Norfolk
Imagine a world where you have no sense of smell.
The aromas of a morning coffee, fresh flowers, clean washing, newly baked bread or perhaps the comforting scent of loved ones – all gone.
That world is very real to an estimated three million people in the UK who spend their lives with no sense of smell – a condition known as anosmia.
It can lead to life-threatening situations, isolation, depression and a loss of interest in food as 80% of what we taste comes from smell. The common cold is one of a number of causes.
Top tips for keeping your home safe during Halloween
This helpful guide will give you some top tips to help make sure your Halloween stays an enjoyable one.
Halloween is a fun time of year, especially for children. But on the odd occasion events can turn sour when trick or treaters don’t play fair. Sometimes people have to make home insurance claims for malicious damage to their house.
This helpful guide will give you some top tips to help make sure your Halloween stays an enjoyable one.
How to keep your house safe during Halloween