Running costs of vaccine damage scheme more than double amount paid to victims
The amount spent on administration costs and medical assessments is more than double the £32m paid out in financial support to victims so far. The Taxpayers' Alliance think tank said the public would be "stunned" at the…
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Living with tinnitus can be distressing. So what can you do about it?
It might come and go with periods of stress, or it might be the permanent, irritating background track to daily life and nightly sleep. Whatever form it takes, tinnitus – hearing sounds like ringing, buzzing or hissing…
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From ‘Ozempic breath’ to hair loss: sorting the science from the hype about weight loss jabs
It doesn't completely suppress hunger, but it is powerful," says Dr Federica Amati, nutrition lead at Imperial College School of Medicine and author of The Appetite Reset. "The medicine is about 1,000 times stronger than…
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Businesses urged to prepare for landmark Martyn’s Law legislation with new Cambria qualifications
The college’s Northop Business School is offering NEBOSH National Certificates designed to support those affected by the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 – widely known as Martyn’s Law. Named in memory of…
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Smaller Systems Make Organisational Behaviour Impossible to Hide
In larger organisations, culture can sometimes become strangely abstract. Entire departments exist to communicate values, mission statements and carefully polished leadership messaging while the operational reality…
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Can They Actually do the Job? Why Knowledge was Only Ever Part of the Story
For providers, it is also the reform that changes daily practice most, because it hands the sector a bigger role in deciding the question everything else depends on. Can this apprentice actually do the job? From Cliff…
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$15m fund launched to create ‘unstoppable momentum’ to end FGM worldwide
The launch of the fund comes as women's rights are increasingly under attack and donor funding is in sharp decline, particularly for work led by FGM survivors in local communities. It is thought to be the largest single…
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A scientist said bananas ‘kill’ the benefit of blueberries. Is that true?
But this summer, the Mel Robbins Podcast featured Dr Rhonda Patrick, a biomedical scientist, who said that adding banana to a blueberry smoothie could adversely affect the nutritional benefits of the berries. Could the…
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Building the care workforce of tomorrow
The Raising the Profile of the Care Workforce International Conference , delivered by the University in partnership with Training in Care (TIC), brought together experts from higher education, workforce development and…
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New regulated esports qualifications now available following NCFE and Esports Academics partnership
The Level 2 and Level 3 qualifications developed through the partnership have secured regulatory approval and are now available for delivery from the start of the new academic year, providing schools and colleges with…
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