1. Our world - class equality tools were absent from our Covid - 19 response

   18/06/20

   factors like risk of being infected and underlying health conditions. When I started tracking Covid-19 in ... government had a single strap-line. Many thought that ‘protect the NHS’ was about just that. It needed to be ... communities and how to introduce prevention such as social distancing. I’m fortunate to be well-connected with ... More

2. How to be a mate

   28/10/16

   you might think. You don't need any special skills, you just need to be willing to do it. ... Keep it real: don’t make a big deal of how your mate is feeling but don’t make light of it either. Be ... More

3. Be a Haringey Health Champion

   07/11/14

   Volunteer to be a Man MOT Health Champion and make a difference- free training and incentives Do ... More

4. John: I told my GP I respected him. But if I'd followed his advice I'd probably be dead.

   03/06/14

   several ways. Although sometimes it doesn't feel like it. I'm lucky I have a pushy wife. Being ... prostate is slightly enlarged, then that could be the first step to diagnosis and cure. For the biopsy, my ... sent for analysis. Being stabbed twelve times is still six more than most people receive. Still, ... More

5. 'Shy bladder syndrome must be one of the most secretive afflictions going'

   03/06/14

   or feelings following a trauma can be reduced by having you move your eyes rapidly while reflecting ... Up-to-date information on this topic can be found here: Paruresis FAQs. Page created on February 21st, 2006 ... More

6. Don't be a tit over breast reduction

   03/06/14

   blood tests may be needed. Is there anything men can do themselves? Yes, if you’re just overweight, the ... can you consider surgery? Men need to be out of their teens and have finished puberty before ... a patient may go from being self-conscious about his breasts to self-conscious about the scars on his chest. ... More

7. Yesterday on the Covid - 19 front - line

   05/02/21

   a Covid-19 ward in a London hospital. I usually work in an out-patients clinic and I volunteered to be ... redeployed to deal with Covid-19. I wanted to be able to help. There’s no point sitting in out-patients ... It's scary but I like being of use I haven’t been on a ward for twenty years. We were all terrified ... More

8. NHS support now

   14/04/21

   If you need support with mental wellbeing, these are the key NHS links. You may be able to speak ... More

9. Do you have a hazardous waist?

   13/01/21

   Are you overweight? There's a very easy way to check. Get a tape measure. Being overweight ... Wales alone around 50,000 deaths will be down to excess weight. Find a tape measure and measure your ... More

10. He and Him

    22/02/21

    the myriad ways in which we all identify can be lost in the noise.  Three guys who identify as male ... More

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