General News Christina Chatfield : Local dental hygienist draws attention to mouth cancer : Launch tonight at Emporium In the UK, mouth cancer kills more people than testicular or cervical cancer put together. One person is dying every five hours from mouth cancer. Award winning local dental hygienist, Christina Chatfield is aiming to draw attention to the issue and is walking from Kirriemore in Scotland to Brighton By Besi • 2 min read
Health People living with HIV to speak out on World AIDS Day Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity, is planning two national projects around this year’s World AIDS Day on Sunday, December 1. Key dates include: • National HIV Testing Week (November 22 – 29) This November sees the second annual National HIV Testing Week, c By Besi • 1 min read
Health Gay men urged to support ‘National HIV Testing Week’ Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), the UK’s largest HIV and sexual health charity, and its partners HIV Prevention England are asking gay and bisexual men to pledge support for this year’s National HIV Testing Week, to help halt the spread of infection within the community. Gay and bisexual men remain on By Olivia Hall-Smith • 2 min read
Film ANONYMOUS PEOPLE : Film premiere at St Peter’s Church The Anonymous People, a feature documentary about the 23.5 million Americans living in long-term recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs, will be premiered in Brighton at St Peter’s Church on Friday, November 22. Hosted by Recovery@StPeters, the showing of this inspiring film, which is to By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health Efforts to tackle gonorrhoea treatment resistance may be working New data Public Health England (PHE) data suggest there has been a slowdown in emerging gonorrhoea resistance to first-line treatments in 2012. Experts believe significant public health efforts, coupled with a successful recent switch in prescribing guidelines, have been effective in targeting previ By Besi • 2 min read
General News Have you been vaccinated against Polio? Public Health England (PHE) and National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) are reminding UK residents travelling to Israel, or the West Bank and Gaza in Palestine, to make sure they are up-to-date with their routine immunisations and have had a polio containing vaccine in the past 10 years. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Council puts super strength alcohol on the agenda Licensing and trading standards officers at Brighton & Hove City Council are working with Sussex Police to develop a voluntary scheme for businesses where they can join together to limit the availability of super-strength alcohol in the city. The Sensible on Strength scheme would encourage licensed By Besi • 2 min read
Health Hove MP Weatherley joins paralympians in Parliament At a recent event in the House of Commons, Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, met with two Paralympians to raise awareness of social care for disabled people and discuss the impact of the new Care Bill that is going through Parliament. The event, organised by disability cha By Besi • 1 min read
Health Hove MP gets jab in Parliament Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has received his annual flu jab in Parliament and is urging at-risk groups to get vaccinated against the flu virus as soon as possible. The Department of Health provides free seasonal flu vaccinations for at-risk groups, which include tho By Besi • 1 min read
Health Good news for LGBT people in Devon Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has been successful in a bid to take part in national equality charity Stonewall’s Health Champion programme. It is the only CCG in the south west to be accepted onto the programme this year and one of just five CCGs in England. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Hankie Quilt to be displayed on World AIDS Day The Hankie Quilt, is a Community Project based in Brighton & Hove to remember those who have been lost to HIV/AIDS and to support those still living. The Quilt will be displayed during an exhibition at the Brighton Dome Gallery Foyer Bar & Cafe to mark World AIDS Day on Sunday, December 1. 100 Artis By Besi • 1 min read
General News ‘Cold Weather Plan’ launches to prepare for winter With winter fast approaching, the Cold Weather Plan for England has been published by Public Health England (PHE) today, in collaboration with the Department of Health, NHS England and the Local Government Association (LGA). There are on average 24,000 excess winter deaths per year in England, many By Besi • 3 min read
