The 14th-20th May marked 2018’s Mental Health Awareness Week. The annual event was set up almost 17 years ago by the Mental Health Foundation and aims to improve understanding of mental health conditions in all areas of life. This is an issue that we can ill afford to...

Despite increasing awareness of the toll that night shifts take on our bodies, the UK’s night-force is continuing to rise year on year. According to figures from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) 2017, the amount of night-workers has increased by 260,000...

Over the next 7 years we could see up to five million people living with diabetes in the UK. Around 90% of those people will have Type 2 diabetes, a largely preventable form of the disease. Recent figures from the NHS’s Quality and Outcomes Framework show that the...

We all start the New Year with such good intentions, but, a few months down the line and the enthusiasm of the 31st December can be hard to maintain. Some changes are too important to be left for another year and quitting smoking is one of them. Making real and...

Over the festive season our alcohol consumption can rise dramatically; with friends dropping in unexpectedly, celebratory meals out and the office party!  But few of us give much thought to what our alcohol levels might be like the following morning as we drive to...

The Chief Medical Officer recommends that adults aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week. That’s roughly 30 minutes a day, if you factor in two rest days a week. Despite this advice, 6 million people aged 40-60 are still not managing even 10...