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Archive for March, 2008

The Search is on for Britain’s Top Disabled Model

~ March 29th, 2008

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Do you know someone who has what it takes to become “Britain’s Missing Top Model”? Well, you’d better hurry as the deadline for applications is Friday April 4th.
The BBC are looking for beautiful female models between 18-30 years old to compete for the title in a 5-part reality TV series to air on […]

Posted by Kelvin Jones in Activities

New NHS Choices from April

~ March 27th, 2008

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The new NHS Choices scheme about to be introduced in April ‘08 plans to enable patients to choose which hospital or specialist they would like to see - and they can choose from any NHS hospital and some private ones.
Looking around the website, there does seem to be some generally useful information […]

Posted by Rebecca Graceson in News

MMR/Autism Doctor before the GMC

~ March 27th, 2008

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Dr Andrew Wakefield is in front of the General Medical Council today to defend himself against the charge of Serious Professional Misconduct in relation to a study he published in the Lancet in ‘98.
The study reported links between MMR and an increased risk of autism. The Lancet has since distanced itself from […]

Posted by Rebecca Graceson in News

Remploy cutting costs? Not for managers

~ March 25th, 2008

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State-owned company Remploy provides skilled jobs for disabled workers and make a range of goods. Recently the company has been ‘restructuring’ which is involving the voluntary redudancies of 2,000 of their workforce.
Luckily the financial difficulties don’t go all the way to the top, and Remploy’s managers are still able to afford their […]

Posted by Rebecca Graceson in News

Short break victory for EDCM

~ March 18th, 2008

Every Disabled Child Matters (EDCM) have announced some good news today. The government have responded to the campaign for short breaks to help support families with disabled children. They have created a new legal duty for local authorities to provide the short breaks.
EDCM have reported that although this is a breakthrough, it doesn’t […]

Posted by Rebecca Graceson in Inspiration, News

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