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Suicide Awareness – World Mental Health Day
Thursday 10th October 2019, is World Mental Health Day, and this year’s theme set by the World Federation for Mental Health is – Suicide Awareness. In 2018, there were approximately 6,859 registered deaths by suicide in the UK and Republic of Ireland, equating to an average of 18 suicides per[...]
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Mental Heath Newsletter – October Edition
Check out the October edition of our mental health newsletter. This edition focuses on being mindful and the small steps we can take to improve our mood as the Autumn nights get longer. Dates for your diary in October are: World Mental Health Day – 10th October Go Sober For[...]
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Proud to be Sponsoring the First Bus Excellence Awards 2019
As part of our ongoing commitment to our clients, we are delighted to sponsor the ‘Colleague of the Year – Engineering’ Award category at both the First Bus Excellence Awards – South and the First Bus Excellence Awards – Scotland & North England. The winners from the South will be announced at the[...]
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Maisie Summers-Newton World Champion
More phenomenal success for Medigold Heath Sponsored Maisie Summers-Newton, at the World Para-swimming Championships at the London Aquatics Centre in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The ninth edition of the World Para Swimming Championships is a key qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, and will be the second time[...]
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Do You Know Your Numbers? We Know Our Numbers!
Do you know your Numbers? We Know Our Numbers! This ‘Know Your Numbers Week’, Medigold Health provided employees in our UK offices the opportunity to have a free health assessment to make sure we all know our numbers and, more importantly, what those numbers mean. During the assessment, employees had[...]
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World Suicide Prevention Day 2019
What is World Suicide Prevention Day? Organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention and the World Health Organisation, the purpose of the day is to promote worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides. Every year organisations and communities around the world come together to create awareness of one of our country’s[...]
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Mental Heath Newsletter – September Edition
Check out the September edition of our mental health newsletter. This month we are focusing on knowing our numbers. Do you know what your blood pressure should be? Do you know your systolic from your diastolic? Confused? Don’t be… The 9th-15th September is Know Your Numbers Week, a great time[...]
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Skin Cancer – The Risk Is Real
Skin Cancer – The Risk is Real With the summers getting hotter, and the winters more extreme, it is tempting to want to take full advantage of the sunshine. However, sun exposure can be dangerous, so we need to make sure we take precautions to reduce the likelihood of skin[...]
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Diabetes – It’s not that sweet
What do Tom Hanks, Billie-Jean King and Halle Berry have in common? Fame? Fortune? No… Type 2 diabetes, a common disease which can onset silently. In 2018, Diabetes UK reported that over 3 million people in the UK were living with a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes, with a further 1[...]
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