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What is NHS Screening, and how does it work?

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What is NHS Screening, and how does it work? The NHS’s screening programme is a way to determine if people have an increased chance of specific health problems. The earlier these signs are detected, the sooner the NHS can offer management and treatment   Who is screening for? It is important to note that screening … Continued

Can you lift someone out of loneliness?

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Loneliness Awareness Week 2022 The 13th to 17th of June this year is Loneliness Awareness Week. It’s part of the Better Health: Every Mind Matters campaign, which aims to reduce the stigma around loneliness and encourage more people to talk openly about it. The campaign also encourages people to take simple actions to help themselves … Continued

Learning Disabilities: Support and Reasonable Adjustments 

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Learning disabilities are more common than you might think. While over 2% of the population may not sound a lot, it amounts to 1.5 million people. That’s one in every fifty of us.  According to figures from the learning disability charity Mencap, 353,000 children in the UK have learning disabilities and 870,000 people of working … Continued

Share your views on Cervical Screening

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Share your views on Cervical Screening North Gosforth and Jesmond Lower Gosforth PCNs are working together to address health inequalities in our area. One focus is on cervical screening, where uptake of appointments has declined in recent years. We want to understand why this is and see what we can do to encourage more people … Continued

What is NHS Screening, and how does it work?

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What is NHS Screening, and how does it work? The NHS’s screening programme is a way to determine if people have an increased chance of specific health problems. The earlier these signs are detected, the sooner the NHS can offer management and treatment   Who is screening for? It is important to note that screening … Continued