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Never mind 10,000 steps a day, a team of hoteliers made more than £10,000 in a day by stepping out on a fund-raising walk for the Hospitality Action charity.
When Alex Halsey and his child therapy team came close to running out of vital sensory bears, he knew exactly who to turn to.
Following the revelation by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) earlier this year that at least one so-called ‘three parent baby’ had been born in the UK, the debate about ‘designer babies’ rumbles on, and a specialist fertility consultant at Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) has said she is concerned by public perception about the difference between the contentious practice of gene editing and the relatively uncontroversial process of healthy embryo selection.
A singer whose performance was described as ‘worldclass’ and ‘breathtaking’ by judges who named her as winner of Germany’s version of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ will be doing a five-hour singathon at The Dolphin in Plymouth on 1 November as a fundraiser for the local dementia care home where she now works.
An historic mansion near Bristol that has played vital roles in the health of the city for 200 years is now welcoming organisations and businesses that want to use its facilities for retreats, away-days and well-being events.
Medical Imaging at the University of Exeter is celebrating 20 years of teaching and research excellence, training much-needed radiographers for the NHS and beyond.
In 2019, when Bristol couple Sarah and Matthew had been trying to conceive for two years without result, they sought fertility advice from their GP and were relieved to be taken seriously, referred for initial blood tests and very pleased to discover they qualified for NHS funding for investigations and possible treatment.
A campaign to save lives by equipping black cabs with lifesaving bleed kits is to be rolled out to 160 Plymouth cabs, thanks to a £10,000 donation from global defence company Babcock International Group (Babcock) – one of the largest employers in the area, with thousands of workers based at its Devonport facility.
National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP is supporting survivors of catastrophic injury during Major Trauma Awareness Week this week.
Families with children who have special educational needs and disabilities are invited to take part in a live online session titled “Let’s Talk SEND.”
Fertility nurse consultant, Paula Bot, a recent addition to the specialist fertility team at Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM), has quoted the opportunity to train the next generation of fertility nurses as one of the highlights of her new role.
Blood pressure monitors are now available to borrow free of charge from all libraries across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA) has launched a new community defibrillator package to help save lives across Dorset and Somerset.
The Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) has expanded its team with the addition of Dr Hadeel Alkharouf as its latest Clinical Fellow in reproductive medicine.
A popular event which sees the beautiful gardens at St Peter’s Hospice open to the public, is returning this September for the first time in four years.
Staff and residents at a Taunton dementia care home who have been busy creating a tranquil and productive garden are now offering to share it with other local people living with or caring for someone with dementia at a free new dementia café they have set up.
Bristol charity St Peter’s Hospice has launched its ‘Sustainable September’ campaign which includes two exciting shopping events designed to provide an alternative to the fast fashion trend.
Six residents, two family members and carers from a dementia care home in Wellington, were among the many happy visitors to the annual Taunton Flower Show last weekend.
Bristol-based fertility treatment providers BCRM are appealing for local men to donate sperm for the newly-launched sperm bank at their state-of-the-clinic at Aztec West.
