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Bobsleigh Brad – Meet the man behind the sled
After a year of injuries, funding setbacks and rented sleds, Team Bobsleigh Brad have defied all the odds with a string of top 10 results in the World Cup campaign. Despite being one of the slightest team’s in the competition and pushing the heaviest sled, the boys successfully bagged silver[...]
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Nursing is a serious business, it’s important to have fun…
That is the motto of our Associate Director of Nursing (London & Midlands), Nicola Piper, who qualified as a Nurse over 30 years ago. Nicky made the shift to Occupational Health Nursing in 1999 after leaving Brunel University with a Bsc (Hons) specialist practitioner in OH. From helping troops on[...]
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Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2020
20th-26th January 2020 is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. Medigold Health’s Trainee Occupational Health Physician, Yvette Martin, discusses the importance of cervical screening and what your workplace can do to help prevent the disease. It’s been over 10 years since the death of reality TV star Jade Goody who spoke publicly[...]
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New Year’s resolutions – why not just give up now?
Our Specialty Registrar in Occupational Medicine, Dr Paul McGovern, offers you some no-nonsense advice on how to achieve your New Year’s resolutions. January gym-goers always leave me feeling somewhat conflicted. On the one hand, they appear en-masse like a carpet of spandexed cicadas, to fill the gym on January 2nd.[...]
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The Season of Goodwill
The Season of Goodwill For many of us, Christmas is often a fun and exciting time full of get-togethers, tasty food and exchanging presents with loved ones. However, Christmas can also be a very tough time for many people, including those who are homeless, lonely, bereaved or struggling with finances.[...]
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Tackling Work-Related Stress
Work-related stress, depression or anxiety is a harmful reaction occurring secondary to excessive pressures and demands in the workplace. We all experience pressure at work, sometimes that can be useful for driving us towards achieving targets and to inspire us to produce our best work. But, if that pressure outweighs[...]
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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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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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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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