Health & Beauty

The overall experience of inpatients at Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust (NDHT) has improved this year, according to the latest national inpatient survey.

Nearly 600 people shared their views about the care they received at NDHT.

The results have been published by the Care Quality Commission as part of its look at standards around the country.

The survey also puts NDHT in the top fifth of trusts for issues such as feeling looked after by hospital staff and the level of respect and dignity for patients.

Dr Alison Diamond, chief executive for the Trust,...

Severe hay fever costs the UK 29 million days of work each year, according to a new survey from the Met Office.

The research found that more than one in ten (11%) UK adults of working age suffer from hay fever to the extent that it stop them going into work, causing them to miss an average of 8.4 working days per year.

In total, the Met Office survey found 41 per cent of UK adults of working age say they suffer from hay fever to some extent. Amongst this group, 11.2 working days a year are impacted by it, with respondents estimating their productivity drops by an average of...

Following the installation of a new state of the art Aquagym, the Flamingo Pool in Axminster launches its new ‘Aquatherapy’ GP referral scheme.

The Flamingo Pool’s pilot scheme currently offers 12 fully funded sessions to clients referred, under certain criteria, by their GP or an approved certified professional. Partly funded sessions will be offered upon completion of the first 12 sessions.

Each 30 minute session, led by one of the GP referral instructors and limited in participant numbers, will take into account each client’s specific needs and exercise programme. Water...

Protein is a vital part of any balanced diet, helping to build and repair the cells, muscle and tissue throughout the body.

Everyone should be aware of the need to get plenty of protein in their diet – check this out for a full look at what protein is and what it does for a better idea – but a new study suggests that older adults actually need to double their protein intake later in life.

Scientists at the University of Stirling, who carried out the research, have now called for the nutrition guidelines – the figures that many people base their dietary decisions on – to be...