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Taking place on Wednesday 23 September between 3-7pm in the reception of the University’s Maxwell building, the event provides an opportunity for students, colleagues and the wider Salford community to view the plans…
Read moreEquivalent to three A Levels, they combine classroom learning with substantial experience in the workplace and provide an alternative to A Levels, other post-16 courses and apprenticeships. Students spend approximately…
Read moreConsultant paediatrician Dr John Gibbs worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital throughout the period in 2015 to 2016 when Letby murdered seven babies, and attempted to murder seven more, on the neonatal unit. He said…
Read moreWhat do you do? If the answer is to go in (or log on), you're not alone. Research suggests anywhere between a third to a half of people in the UK work even when sick - something experts call presenteeism. And your…
Read moreEnvironmental pollution is known to be associated with poorer mental health but its role in suicide risk is less well understood. Scientists at Queen's University Belfast examined whether air, noise, light, and water…
Read moreAll four US deaths have occurred in the state. Due to the Trump administration changing how it reports measles deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not count any of the deaths in its national…
Read moreThe inquiry, she said, would focus on the hospital and its staff, not the convictions. Eighteen months later, with the 822-page report in the public domain, her decision to press on while Letby's guilt was in the process…
Read moreA public inquiry found a "complete failure" to protect babies on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester hospital in north-west England. In a series of findings, the inquiry chair, Lady Justice Thirlwall, said two…
Read moreThe Thirlwall inquiry's final report said there was a "complete failure" to protect babies on the neonatal unit where Letby murdered seven and attempted to murder seven more. But a third of the report was given over to…
Read moreAs a consultant dermatologist with a special interest in the health impacts of social media, I see how digital platforms are normalising harmful attitudes towards sun exposure, while the sunbed industry thrives. Social…
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