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Medical reports in British general practice [ 1 ] Purpose Examples Legal proceedings to advance patient care Child protection reports, recommendat...
Sun and Health, Sunlight in the right amount is good for our health too. It is important to know how to enjoy sunshine safely so it can do you good and not harm. , solar keratosis ...
Physical Activity For Health, What are the health benefits of physical activity? The health benefits of doing regular physical activity have been shown in many studies. ,...
Help With Health Costs, How can people on a low income apply for help with health costs? Some people on a low income may qualify for help with NHS health costs. Your enti...
Personal Health Budgets, You don't need to have a personal health budget. What are personal health budgets? A personal health budget is an agreed amount of...
You will need a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) from your home country (unless you are from Switzerland). If you do not have an EHIC you may be charged for treatment.
Treating Your Infection (Public Health England), Public Health England (PHE) produces the leaflet below which you may be given by your GP to explain why you have not been pre...
Medical conditions Your insurer must be fully informed of any pre-existing medical issues which might invalidate your policy if not notified: Remember that if your doctor advises you against tr...
Consent to Treatment in Children (Mental Capacity and Mental Health Legislation), Signing a consent form is not obligatory but a written record that the main issues have been covered does off...
Ethnicity and Health, Ethnicity and health - is there a problem? Black and minority ethnic groups in the UK have worse health outcomes in many areas than the general popu...
Sexual Health, Sexual health includes a broad range of important health issues (see below under the section 'Sexual health needs'), many of which are considered prio...
You will need a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) from your home country (unless you are from Switzerland). If you do not have an EHIC you may be charged for treatment.
Antenatal Mental Health Problems, Specialist multidisciplinary perinatal teams should be available in all areas to provide direct services, consultation and advice to maternity services, othe...
Poverty and Mental Health, There is a growing contribution of mental health problems to the global disease burden - neuropsychiatric disorders now account for about 13% of the total. [ 1 ] ...
Health and Social Class, There will be a new integrated public health service - Public Health England. The Department of Health will publish documents in 2011 on...
The different ways to fund a medical negligence claim include: Legal expenses insurance. There are some insurance policies (for example, house insurance policies) that...
Consent To Treatment (Mental Capacity and Mental Health Legislation), The Mental Capacity Act (2005) formalises the area assessing whether the patient is mentally capable of making the deci...
The first is contribution-based and depends upon your National Insurance contributions. The second is income-based and depends upon your financial and home circumstances.
Better rates of insurance policies. You are likely to feel good about yourself. How can I stop smoking?
Remember, if you travel against medical advice you may invalidate your insurance. Remember the risks of long-haul air travel in terms of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolus. , ad...
