Battling Obesity – Lockdown

by Dr Wayne Cottrell | Jan 29, 2021 | covid-19, lock-down, NHS, Obesity, World news

  There are two types of people in this world, the fitness fanatics and the free-living fridge lovers, but one thing that hasn’t failed to unite the two is a lockdown. Firstly, there is no shame in putting on a few pounds over lockdown. Regardless of who you are,...

Mental Health & lockdown

by Luke Hutton | Jan 12, 2021 | covid-19, lock-down, NHS, World news

It came as no surprise when the UK went into lockdown for the 3rd time during this pandemic and while Mr Johnson tries to find a balance between economic recovery, saving the NHS and saving lives, it seems mental health really has no priority. Many parents have called...

HPV vaccine for adults

by Dr Wayne Cottrell | Jul 23, 2019 | Cancer, HPV, NHS, STI

Currently in England, both girls and boys are offered the HPV vaccine between 12 and 13 years of age. Vaccinating before our young adults become sexually active is very important but not necessary. Although HPV is usually passed from person to person by sexual...

LGBT History Month 2019

by Dr Wayne Cottrell | Feb 1, 2019 | Genital Herpes, Gonorrhoea, HIV, HPV, NHS, STI

February 1st brings us a whole month of LGBT education on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, plus the history of gay rights and related civil rights. How much do you know about the LGBT community? In the UK we celebrate LGBT History Month during February...

Budget cut crisis for London

by Dr Wayne Cottrell | Oct 31, 2018 | breast cancer, Cancer, NHS, screening, STI

London’s mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on the government to revise health budget cuts, claiming London is currently suffering ‘stark health inequalities’. Leaving “health variations from postcode to postcode, borough to borough”. Recent studies have shown budget cuts...

Britain’s obesity crisis

by Dr Wayne Cottrell | Sep 25, 2018 | breast cancer, Cancer, NHS, screening

Obesity is being branded “the new smoking” as it has now become the second biggest cause of cancer. Posing further risks to health, with deadly diseases such as type two diabetes and heart disease, NHS England have now demanded action should be taken to tackle the...