General News New ME brain scan study findings The Sussex charity that works for the 6,000 people affected by Myalgic Encephalopathy(ME) or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(CFS) across the county has welcomed important new research into the illness. A study by scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine has discovered differences in the brains By Besi • 2 min read
Health Local MP helps breast cancer campaign Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown, has given his backing to the Breast Cancer Campaign to support them with their ambition of overcoming breast cancer by 2050. In Brighton and Hove each year 191 women are diagnosed with breast cancer, and just under fifty women die as a result of it annually By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Health Kemptown MP backs further measures against FGM Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, backs further Government measures to tackle Female Genital Multilation (FGM). In a letter to MPs, Mike Penning, the Minister of State for Police, Criminal Justice and Victims, has announced the Government will amend the Serious Crime Bill to incr By Sarah Green • 1 min read
General News Dementia Café Open Day The next Dementia Café Open Day organised by the Alzheimers Society is on Saturday, October 25. The event will take place from 2-5pm at Patching Lodge, Freshfield Road, Brighton and will include beauty sessions, computer sessions and advice given in a very social setting. By Besi • 1 min read
Health Labour stands up for the NHS Labour made a firm commitment to a free and locally accountable NHS, and slammed the Conservatives’ push for privatisation within the health service at todays (October 23) full council meeting. By Besi • 1 min read
Health Sunday Lunch at Lunch Positive In addition to the weekly Friday HIV Lunch Club, Lunch Positive will be running a monthly Sunday Lunch for people with HIV starting November 2. The Sunday Lunch will be held at the Lunch Positive hired venue, Dorset Gardens Methodist Church and will take place on the first Sunday of each month durin By Besi • 2 min read
Health Kemptown MP re-elected as Vice Chair of the HIV/AIDS all-party parliamentary group Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, was re-elected as Vice-Chairman of the HIV/AIDS All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) at its Annual General Meeting in Westminster earlier today. By Besi • 2 min read
Health New sexual health service for male sex workers Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity, is launching a new and confidential service exclusively for male sex workers in Brighton and Hove called PRO (TECT). The tailor-made service will provide sex workers with a safe space to talk about anything to do with thei By Besi • 2 min read
Health Labour candidates pledge to challenge mental health stigma and discrimination Labour’s Parliamentary Candidates for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven, Nancy Platts and Brighton Pavilion, Purna Sen were joined by Labour council candidates Caroline Penn for Hollingdean & Stanmer and Catherine Wilson for Regency to mark World Health Day on Friday October 10. By Besi • 2 min read
Health Kemptown MP raises awareness of World Mental Health Day Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, is encouraging his constituents to help raise awareness of the event which is being used this year to raise awareness of Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia affects around 1 in 100 people throughout their lifetime, and can take a variety of forms, By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Health THT supper club raises over £90,000 for people with HIV A host of celebrities including, Nigella Lawson, Jim Broadbent, Jemima Khan and Harry Enfield, were among dinner party guests who took part in HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust’s ‘The Supper Club’ fundraiser last night, October 8. By Besi • 1 min read
General News New hope for Brighton mum A search for a stem cell donor is back on to help Nikki Braterman. A mum of two from Brighton, Nikki has been offered new hope following a consultation with cancer specialists at the Royal Marsden hospital in London. By Besi • 2 min read
