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With over 1 million more people visiting A&E compared to three years ago, last year's harsh winter put exceptional pressure on urgent and emergency wards.

The new funding will go to A&E departments identified as being under the most pressure and be targeted at 'pinch points' in local services.

The aim is for patients to be treated promptly, with fewer delays in A&E, and for other patients to get the care, prescriptions or advice they need without going to A&E.

Local initiatives: how extra A&E funding could be spent

Hospitals have put...

The British Osteopathic Association (BOA) has welcomed publication of a report by the government's Transport Select Committee on whiplash, which has set out a number of recommendations for how whiplash injuries caused by road accidents should be handled in the future.

The committee was set up because of concerns that the UK was becoming the 'whiplash capital of the world' and the cost of claims for compensation pushing up insurance premiums.

A key recommendation of the report is to establish a standardised assessment for whiplash injuries that would provide clearer evidence...

Royal Mail today (7 August) welcomed the Government’s consultation on imposing tougher penalties for irresponsible dog owners.

Dog attacks are a significant hazard, faced by postmen and women on a daily basis. Since April 2011, there have been over 5,500 attacks on Royal Mail postmen and women, some leading to a permanent disabling injury. Attacks have resulted in the loss of 4,100 working days due to injuries. Over 2,400 postmen and women were attacked across the UK by dogs from April 2012 to April 2013. While the number of attacks has fallen by 24 per cent nationally since 2011,...

Fitness First has embarked on a nationwide project which will see its gyms undergo a complete transformation, with investment being made to improve the clubs' decors as well as their equipment, changing rooms and workout areas.

With an investment of over £20 million across clubs commencing in 2013, Fitness First is taking fitness technology and the gym experience to another level. Each site will be kitted out with the latest exercise equipment to put members in complete control of their workout.

So what are these unique 'workout of the future' inspired initiatives?

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