Awareness Campaigns

Smoking is still the largest cause of preventable death in England. It costs communities an estimated £12.6 billion annually with an additional annual cost of £2.5 billion to the National Health [...]

On 24 September, champion Lead Pharmacist Dorna Ghashghaei took to the ring to fight it out to raise money for the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. Charity [...]

Action for Brain Injury Week is on 17th-23rd May 2021.   This year’s theme is ‘A Life of Lockdown?’ Social isolation is something that has been experienced by many over the past year during [...]

World Mental Health Day is on the 10th October every year and was created in 1992 by the World Federation of Mental Health (WFMH). Everyone deserves to feel safe and supported when talking about [...]

The NHS Improvement falls prevention resources have been updated as of June 2019. The resources include advice and audit templates from the new Falls Commissioning for Quality and Innovation [...]

This SIGN guideline was published in January 2019 and is expected to be of interest to those involved in the assessment and diagnosis of people at risk of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), [...]

Stopping the over-medication of children and young people with a learning disability, autism or both (STOMP) and supporting treatment and appropriate medication in paediatrics (STAMP). This [...]

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a publicity campaign to warn consumers about the health risks of using dietary products commonly known as ‘fat burners’ which are mainly obtained via [...]

World No Tobacco Day was created by the World Health Organization (WHO) and takes place every year on the 31st May. What is the aim of World No Tobacco Day? The World Health Organization (WHO) [...]

Children’s Hospice Week (CHW) is currently the only awareness and fundraising week for children with serious conditions, of its kind. These children’s hospices greatly need support and [...]