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Your Voice Matter

Please join as at the next Patient Participation Group Meeting ( PPG ) on Thursday 16th January 2020 @ 18.30 at the Medical Centre site in Holloway Road.

We shall be offering light refreshments and would be happy to have you in attendance and we are keen to hear your views as they really do matter to us.

The Cervical Screening Hub

Ladies aged 50 up to their 71st birthday, from The Medical Centre, will been invited for breast screening at Kentish Town. Invitations for screening will be sent some time between the 50th and 53rd birthdays.

Screening will commence on 10/01/20. Ladies who missed their appointment can contact the HUB to reschedule. We would encourage you to do this . This also applies for ladies age 71 or over, who will need to request their mammogram themselves by contacting the HUB.

The HUB number is: 0203 758 2024. There is however a queue to get through to the HUB during peak hour. Ladies can also change their appointment date, time or request another site by completing the appointment request form found on : https://www.london-breastscreening.org.uk/ChangeAppFormW2.aspx

Health News from the BBC and the NHS

BBC Health

Coronavirus: Wuhan to shut public transport over outbreak
Wuhan, a city of nearly nine million, is to temporarily shut public transport amid the outbreak.
Scientists discover 'why stress turns hair white'
Acute stress damages stem cells that control hair and skin colour, a study suggests.
Whorlton Hall abuse: Care watchdog wrong not to publish critical 2015 report
An unpublished report on a hospital for vulnerable adults could have prevented abuse, a review finds.
Dementia patients being 'dumped in hospital'
One in 10 dementia patients spends over a month in hospital after being admitted as an emergency.
Coronavirus: UK to monitor flights from China as precaution
Precautionary measures will apply to flights from Wuhan to Heathrow, the government says.
Cardiff hospital trials cooling patients after cardiac arrest
Andrew Barnett is backing a trial at a hospital a year after he nearly died while playing football.
NHS faces huge clinical negligence legal fees bill
Doctors' groups say the current system is not fit for purpose and requires "fundamental" reform.
Sperm donations from dead men should be allowed, study says
Research suggests the method could help curb a growing shortage of UK donations.
Family told brain-damaged girl no longer qualifies for NHS-funded care
The home care for a nine-year-old girl with damage to 90% of her brain could be cut, a family is told.
Immune discovery 'may treat all cancer'
Research is at an early stage but scientists said it had huge potential for destroying cancers.

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Nutrient drink for Alzheimer's has disappointing result in trial
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Marriage may help lower dementia risk
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Afternoon open heart surgery 'leads to fewer complications'
"Afternoon heart surgery has lower risk of complications, study suggests," says The Guardian. Researchers...
Report calls for better mental health support in the workplace
"Up to 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs each year, a report...
Blood-thinning drugs may reduce dementia risk in people with irregular heartbeats
"Common blood thinning drugs halve the risk of dementia for patients who have an irregular heartbeat,"...
New genetic variants associated with breast cancer identified
"Do you have one of the 180 breast cancer genes? One in five women has a variant that raises her risk...

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