1. 'I can’t be violent, I’m a vegetarian'

   07/05/20

   believed. They can’t believe they are the victim. It goes against our idea of what it is to be a man. We ... has increased during the Covid-19 ‘lockdown’ and men on both sides are affected. Generally, women are ... and website visits have increased six-fold. Calls to the Men’s Advice Line for men being abused are up ... More

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

   18/06/20

   of Bedfordshire. What’s your message when it comes to Covid-19 and public health inequalities? The ... example, are at greater risk of death. That is nothing to do with biology and everything to do with other ... Equality Act, the public sector equality duty, equality impact tools- but none are evident in the ... More

3. NHS Health Checks

   19/11/20

   heart attacks and strokes prevent 4,000 people from developing type 2 diabetes detect at least 20,000 ... cases of type 2 diabetes or kidney disease earlier One of the lives saved could be yours. Is it ... a hassle? Tell me exactly what all the tests are The questions are: your age, your ethnic group, whether you ... More

4. Cancer

   17/02/16

   than ever before. So what does it mean for me? It means that if you have symptoms you're concerned ... above are taken from this publication.) Types of cancer Prostates FAQs Bowel C ancer FAQs Skin Cancer ... Links to all our cancer FAQs More of us are getting cancer but more of us are surviving it. This ... More

5. 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

6. World Cup 2018 Survival Guide

   21/06/18

   What's the World Cup got to do with diabetes? Well, the odds on you getting diabetes are ... What are the odds? Do you understand risk? There’s evidence that men don’t. Thinking of it in terms of ... info here about diet and exercise will reduce your type 2 diabetes risk. Pace yourself Portugal didn’t ... More

7. Ben: 'I was very hard - working. Probably too much.'

   26/07/18

   Ben is in his late 40s. He has type 1 diabetes with some type 2 characteristics. About four years ... having a lot of hypos at night. It turns out my diabetes is not 100% type 1. I still produce some of my ... on the board and I said ‘what board?’ It was very scary.  Looking back, had I left it any longer, my ... More

8. Paul: 'sometimes you need to be pushy'

   12/11/19

   the nurse kept asking me what she should check for. My impression was they’d never heard of the NHS ... diabetic. Both my father and my brother had diabetes and were injecting. Because the GP hadn’t filled me ... with confidence, I changed practice. I switched to a GP who was a specialist in diabetes. In fact I was ... More

9. Miscarriage and men

   01/02/21

   because of Covid restrictions. Partners have had to wait outside, sit in the car and wait. What are the ... One in 4 women are likely to suffer a miscarriage in their lifetime and for some, it can be a very ... openly about how they feel after a miscarriage. It’s a taboo subject but males/partners are just as ... More

10. He and Him

    22/02/21

    You wouldn't always know it but men are a very diverse group. Our new podcast on identifying ... More

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