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Become a NHS Trust Governor
Could you represent your community by standing for election as a governor for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust? The Trust provides wellbeing, mental health, substance misuse and learning disability services in the two counties. Covering a population of some [Read More]
UCS to head up Pro-Anorexia Research
University Campus Suffolk (UCS) has been awarded funding by the Nominet Trust to research pro-Anorexia websites. In association with eating disorder charity Beat and Childnet International, UCS is undertaking a 6 month study which aims to improve our knowledge and [Read More]
Girls: Protein Supplements will Make you Fit not Fat!
Many women are often under the false impression that if they take protein supplements they will instantly balloon in weight or transform into a muscle bound bodybuilder. [Read More]
Norovirus forces ward closure at Hospital
A ward at West Suffolk Hospital has closed to new admissions after several patients showed symptoms of norovirus. A total of 16 patients on ward G3 have shown symptoms of the highly contagious diarrhoea and vomiting virus. The ward was closed to new admissions on Saturday [Read More]
Lottery opens small grants programme for Suffolk
Projects in Suffolk are now invited to apply for a Healthy Communities Small Grant from the People’s Health Trust, the independent charity responsible for deciding how the good causes money raised through the Health Lottery is spent. This new funding raised by [Read More]
Mouth Cancer Virus in East of England
A new study suggests many people in the East of England are unaware of one of the most common Sexually Transmitted Infections – the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). The virus has been linked to cervical cancer and mouth cancer transmitted by oral sex. The survey, [Read More]
Take the AVERT AIDS Challenge!
This World AIDS Day, Thursday 1st December (2011), international AIDS charity AVERT is asking people to take the AVERT AIDS Challenge, which aims to educate and inform people about HIV and AIDS, as well as draw awareness to the work AVERT undertakes on a global scale. The [Read More]
Campaign: Support for Meningitis Surviors in Suffolk
Charity campaigns for essential support for Meningitis survivors as numbers getting the disease in Suffolk increase. [Read More]
Chance for Suffolk to get healthy and get it for free!
“Get active, get healthy and get it for free!” This is the message from Live Well Suffolk which has launched it’s ‘Let’s get physical’ campaign to help anyone in Suffolk get more active and take practical steps towards a more healthy future. Live Well Suffolk [Read More]
Ipswich Film Theatre: Exclusive Screening
Members of the public are invited to watch a collection of short films at Ipswich Film Theatre, which aim to tackle the stigma surrounding mental health. The screening, which will be held on 3 October 2011 at 6:30pm, is the first in series of wellbeing events taking place [Read More]
