Posts Tagged ‘health’
Top boy: stories of Hackney’s young drug dealers
Ronan Bennett spent two years interviewing gang members in east London for his powerfully personal TV drama, Top Boy. Here he describes their hidden, hopeless world – and the lengths they’ll go to escape from it
Read MoreHackney Council pumps taxpayer millions into tobacco firms
Anti-smoking campaigners angry at Town Hall tobacco investments. ‘Everyone does it’ response from council as it promotes smoke-free kids’ play area
Read MoreHappy Kitchen: Hackney foodie heaven
A new eatery in London Fields leads the way in health-giving, sustainable, ethical food
Read MoreOlympic chief calls for ‘mandatory’ funding for local sports facilities
Local authorities must protect budgets, says Lord Moynihan, as drive to get more people playing sport falters
Read MoreClissold Park play area to become smoke-free
The council, as part of the Hackney Tobacco Control Alliance, is introducing a new no-smoking initiative in the borough’s most popular park
Read MorePro-choice campaigners fight moves to turn back clock on abortion rights
Diane Abbott among those opposing involvement of anti-abortion charity in possible amendment to law
Read MoreWhy are some mentally ill patients treated like criminals?
When Linda Morgan’s son Joe Paraskeva was sectioned, he tried to escape from hospital and was given a prison sentence that could see him spend the rest of his life behind bars. His mother has launched a campaign, Justice for Joe, to highlight his case
Read MoreSummer portions for getting trim
The final in our four-part series on eating well from a local nutritional therapist
Read MoreThe beauty of putting foods together and being prepared
The third in our four-part series on eating well from a local nutritional therapist
Read MoreEat right for summer: facts about fats
Stay healthy: which fats to eat, which ones to reduce – and which to avoid
Read MoreShift some weight and spring into summer
Lose some pounds and stay healthy: what to eat, what to reduce – and what to avoid
Read MoreHealth agency issues Olympics emergency warning
Health Protection Agency says upheaval caused by its abolition could pose ‘extreme risks’ during Olympic Games
Read MoreHackney GPs speak out against government’s ‘destruction’ of the NHS
Local doctors express concern over the coalition government’s proposed health and social care reforms
Read MorePopularity should not dictate public health policy
Andrew Lansley’s moves on tobacco are welcome – but waiting for a swing in public opinion to act is the counsel of despair
Read MoreKicking the habit: Hackney residents get free help to quit smoking
Smokers are being offered free nicotine gum and patches by the NHS to help them quit
Read MoreHackney girls aged 12 – 18 urged to have their HPV jab
Health body warns that the local area is lagging behind with vaccinations offering protection against cervical cancer
Read MoreGet your teeth to a dentist, says Hackney NHS
Find out more about free NHS dental services at two local events next week
Read MoreNHS changes: David Cameron’s dodgy prescription
Cameron’s NHS ‘reforms’ will work not in the interests of staff and patients, as he claims, but very much against them
Read MoreNightingale Practice redevelopment begins
Clapton residents to get improved health facilities at new surgery
Read MoreDiane Abbott takes up shadow junior ministerial position
MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington says she is honoured to play a part in rebuilding the Labour party
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