The Mental and Physical Health Impact of Bullying
Bullying is unfortunately a frequent occurrence. A survey of teenagers by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 20% had been the victim of bullying during the previous year, while figures collected by the Workplace Bullying Institute showed almost a quarter of employees had experienced bullying at some point in their careers.
NHS has Received 8% more Written Complaints in the Last Year
If you went out for a meal and weren’t satisfied or bought a faulty product, you might write a letter of complaint; it’s no surprise that your experience of the NHS should be any different. Recent research by the Health and Social Care Information Centre shows that the number of complaints put in writing to [...]
Eye Disease - Cataracts
Cataracts are the most common eye disease affecting older people. The lens of the eye is normally clear, allowing light to reach the back of the eye. However, in cataracts the lens becomes clouded in parts, preventing the passage of light, which causes blurred vision. During the aging process, the proteins which make up the [...]
Cancer Factsheet
Cancer occurs when cells – the individual units that make up tissues and organs – in a particular part of the body grow and multiply in an uncontrolled manner. The cancerous cells spread and invade healthy tissues and organs impairing their function. There are more than 200 types of cancer and these can present as [...]
Heart Disease FAQ
Although heart disease is not the most common disease amongst older adults, it is the leading cause of death in developed countries. With age the artery walls thicken and are less elastic, so damage is more likely to occur, which in turn increases the build up of plaques on the inside of the arteries; cholesterol [...]
Hypertension Explained
More commonly known as high blood pressure, around 30% of older adults have hypertension. Although high blood pressure does not tend to have any symptoms, if left untreated it can lead to heart disease, stroke and damage to the kidneys. However, blood pressure is routinely checked at appointments, which allows abnormally high readings to be [...]
